A CATEGORICAL INSTRUMENT FOR SCORING SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING SKILLS James Dean Brown Florida State University Kathleen M. Bailey Monterey Institute of International Studies This paper first reviews recent research on evaluating second language learners’ writing skills. It then discusses research on a categorical instrument for evaluating compositions written by upper intermediate university ESL students. The form of the instrument used in this study included five equally weighted criteria for scoring:
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Texting While Learning Cell phones have become a big part of all of our lives. We use them when we are eating‚ at work‚ and some people even use their cell phones when driving. There’s one place in particular where we use our cell phones that might be causing us harm and we don’t even know it‚ it’s the classroom. Whether you know it or not‚ being on your cell phone in class decreases your ability to learn‚ comprehend and store material. Have you ever wondered why teachers don’t want students on
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TEXTING WHILE DRIVING In today’s society texting and driving has become an increasingly serious issue. Not only is it now illegal which is a totally different subject itself; but its life threatening to you and many others. Texting takes only just moments‚ but in that moment it could harm a life or even take one for that matter. What are the causes of texting while driving? It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited‚ quick and short
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(FROM WIKIPIDEA PAGE 1&2) The Aeta (Ayta‚ pronounced eye-tə)‚ or Agta‚ are an indigenous people who live in scattered‚ isolated mountainous parts of Luzon‚ Philippines. They are considered to be Negritos‚ who are dark to very dark brown-skinned and tend to have features such as a small stature‚ small frame‚ curly to kinky afro-like textured hair with a higher frequency of naturally lighter hair color (blondism) relative to the general population‚ small nose‚ and dark brown eyes. They are thought
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research and university libraries. D. the Internet. 4. The ISBN number of a book gives you A. the Library of Congress address. B. an international reference number. C. the Dewey decimal code. D. a government Internet code. 5. When assembling a writing plan for an essay‚ which of the following should come first? A. The general idea of your essay B. A brief summary of your conclusion C. The first section of the body of your essay. D. Material that catches the reader’s interest 6. Parallel construction
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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TEXTING A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Marciana P. Catolos Memorial National High School Tanay‚ Rizal In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English IV RONNE ALAINE V. ARISCAYO KIMBERLY ANNE DV. FABABAER March 2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researchers would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the following persons who helped them on the fulfillment of this piece of work. Mrs. Noralyn I. Carigo
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Corruption-free ODA program: A national priority By Albert F. del Rosario Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:13:00 07/28/2008 Filed Under: Foreign Aid‚ Graft & Corruption‚ civil society‚Migration MANILA‚ Philippines--Official Development Assistance (ODA)‚ though sourced from abroad‚ is the money of the Filipino people. These precious resources are negotiated in the name of the Republic‚ for the national interest‚ and for development to improve the quality of life of all the people
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BSc International Business Personal Skills for Business Management Students Drawing upon your experience of study and learning during the past two semesters‚ reflect on the development of your academic and generic skills. Identify your strengths and weaknesses‚ and suggest areas which you need to improve or develop‚ including the strategies you will use to do so. Student ID: 1185897 Effective academic and personal skills are not inborn; they are something one can work on and develop through
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Dustin Beeman ENGL105 Critical Reading Writing and Composition Submitted to Professor Harrison Hartley Reflective Essay 24 November 2014 Reflective Essay Is writing for practice and formal study helpful for students? I believe that formal study of writing not important as one would think. I do believe that writing for practice however does provide a useful tool for anybody’s career. We’re all here to progress our careers by obtaining a degree that would be beneficial to the career we
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Texting While Driving Even More Dangerous The popularity of texting has caused an unforeseen danger- texting while driving. It has been proven scientifically that texting while driving reduces your awareness by almost half‚ and that texting while driving is over four times more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol. These are very disturbing results for anyone on the road‚ especially since it has been proven that an estimated 65% of drivers are texting and driving every single day
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