Developing and Assessing Academic and Professional Writing Skills

Susanne Göpferich is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Imke Neumann is a post-doctoral writing researcher and instructor at the University of Giessen/Germany. Their research focuses on the development of plurilingual skills including translation competence and academic literacy.

• Contents: Christine S. Sing: Writing for specific purposes: Developing business students ability to technicalize Hans Malmström/Diane Pecorari/Magnus Gustafsson: Coverage and development of academic vocabulary in assessment texts in English Medium Instruction Liana Konstantinidou/Joachim Hoefele/Otto Kruse: Assessing writing in vocational education and training schools: Results from an intervention study Susanne Göpferich/Imke Neumann: Writing competence profiles as an assessment grid? Students L1 and L2 writing competences and their development after one semester of instruction Sandra Ballweg: Portfolios as a means of developing and assessing writing skills Sabine Dengscherz/Melanie Steindl: Prepare an outline first and then just write spontaneously An analysis of students writing strategies and their attitudes towards professional writing.