A review of theories and research into second language writing assessment criteria

• Main Author: Duong, Thu Mai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: H. : ĐHQGHN 2019
• Subjects: Writing assessment; Writing teaching approaches; Product-oriented writing assessment; Process-oriented writing assessment
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/66798; https://doi.org/10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4371
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

As language assessment in Vietnam is being intensively attended to by the Ministry of Education and Training and is actually critically transformed, criterion-referenced assessment has gradually been a familiar term for language teachers, assessors and administrators. Although the name of the approach has been extensively used, most teachers of English at all levels of language education still face the challenge of identifying “criteria” for writing assessment scales. This paper attempts to provide a reference for teachers and researchers in second language writing concerning on the major development in the feld in defning this construct of “writing competence”. The paper focuses more on the existing and published literature globally on English writing teaching approaches, research and practices. These contents are reviewed and summarized into two major strands: the product-oriented considerations and the process-oriented considerations.