Evaluating Learners’ Written Work: Evaluating Learners’ Written Work


What are we looking for?: What are we looking for? Task Achievement Content Organisation Compliance with genre conventions Language Appropriacy of tone Range and complexity Accuracy


Content: Content Does the writer tell the readers what they need/want to know? Weakness Text from Task 2 Text E from Task 1 Strength Texts C and F from Task 1


Organisation: Organisation Overall structure and layout of text, grouping of ideas and sectioning/paragraphing etc Logical development of ideas (coherence). Organisation of ideas within and between sentences – eg given /new and fronting Use of cohesive devices – grammatical and lexical Sentence connection


Structure, Grouping etc: Structure, Grouping etc Overall Structure and layout : Weakness : Text from Task 2 Strength : Text F


Coherence: Coherence Exept of this there are of course the classic places like the Acropolis and the Agora, the old market-place. There attractions are for people who are interested in ancient history. Nevertheless Athens is also famous for good clothings. Nevertheless, Athens is not only a historical site. It is also a busy, modern city. For example, it has excellent shops and is famous for good clothings.


Given / New Organisation: Given / New Organisation In my house there's a large living room. There are three windows and three doors in it New information Given information In my house there's a large living room. It has three windows and three doors. Along the wall on the left side there are two sofas; a dark green three places sofa and a white two places sofa. There is a long cupboard opposite the sofas … Along the wall on the left side there are two sofas; a dark green three places sofa and a white two places sofa. Opposite the sofas, there is a long cupboard …


Cohesion: Cohesion In addition to what above, I have to clarify that during the recruitment we simulated situations thanks to the role playing method. After checking the results of this process and the curricula of the three candidates, I think that the best among them is Mr Carlo Rossi in consequent of his great experience in the fields searched


Sentence connection: Sentence connection Although the city is big, loud and dirty, tourists can find a lot of romantic places to enjoy their vacations. For example the plaka, the historical city. There are a lot of bars and pubs and taverns in old houses which have been restored and they do have some atmosphere you hardly cannot describe. Exept of this there are of course the classic places like the Acropolis and the Agora, the old market-place.


Compliance with genre conventions - weaknesses: Compliance with genre conventions - weaknesses Layout and organisation Text from Task 2 Text D from Task 1 Content I think that you are absolutely right when you says that in the poor countries … (Text D) Style and linguistic features Silvia agrees with this statement and regrets the Italian government doesn’t consider its arts as an economic opportunity. (Text C)


Appropriacy of Tone: Appropriacy of Tone Text E : Therefore, we must take him on.


Range and complexity: Range and complexity Sentence Construction Strength : Text C; Text from task 2. Weakness : Text B Grammar Strength : Text C Weakness : Text A Lexis Strength : Texts A and F


Accuracy: Accuracy Punctuation and sentence construction Strength : Text from Task 2 Weakness : Texts B and D Spelling and capitalisation Strength : Text E Weakness : Text F Grammar Strength : Texts B and C Weakness : Texts D and F Lexis Strengths : Text A and E Weakness : Text C


Task Two: Task Two Strengths Sentence Complexity Grammatical Range - Cohesion – grammatical, lexical and sentence connection Weaknesses Content does not meet the requirements of the task Layout and text structure is not that of a report - Not always coherent