Quality in higher education assumes the challenge of developing in all citizens of the 21st
century the cognitive, motivational, and socio-cultural dimensions that provide them with …

The present study reports the process of development and validation of a rating scale in the
Iranian EFL academic writing assessment context. To achieve this goal, the study was …

This study was conducted to examine how teachers carried out teaching and learning (T&L)
based on higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in the process of argumentative essay writing …

Methods A questionnaire modified from the Chinese Version Critical Thinking Disposition
Inventory (CTDI-CV) and the Evaluation Criteria for English Argumentative Writing (ECEAW) …

ABSTRACT The Analytic Scale of Argumentative Writing (ASAW) was developed because of
the need for a genre-specific scale to assess English as a Second Language (ESL) …

Abstract English persuasive writing is an important skill to be mastered by students as it is
highly valued when and if students continue their studies to a higher education level. The …

Persuasive writing is one of the main writing genres secondary students are required to
master. However, while the students can naturally argue verbally and in an informal setting …

Persuasive writing is a complex form of written discourse, requiring the writer to justify his
stance with a strong argument. The problems students experience when attempting …

The field of ELT is constantly witnessing the introduction of new instructional approaches:
one such perhaps recent initiative is critical discourse analysis (CDA). Accordingly, the …

Abstract Literature on Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' problems in
their writing skills is lacking. The present study analyzes a group of Iranian EFL students' …