Exploring the impact of using automated writing evaluation in English as a foreign language university students' writing

• Published in: Computer assisted language learning Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 234 - 257
• Main Authors: Wang, Ying-Jian, Shang, Hui-Fang, Briody, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Accuracy; automated writing evaluation (AWE); Computer Generated Language Analysis; Control Groups; EFL writing; English as a Second Language Instruction; English language; Foreign language learning; Higher Education; interaction; learner autonomy; Research Methodology; Second Language Writing; Second Language Writing Instruction; Software; Student writing; Studies; Taiwan; Writing Ability; Writing instruction; Taiwan

A period of expanding globalization has emphasized the significant role played by the English language in both communications and information sourcing. In such an environment, it is understandable that many have sought to enhance available writing skills and the assessment of said writing skills. In...