Chapter 9:
Testing the writing skills
Chapter 9:
Testing the writing skills
1. The writing skills
2. Testing composition writing
3. Setting the composition
4. Grading the composition
5. Treatment of written errors
1. The writing skills
language use: the ability to write correct &
appropriate sentences
mechanical skills: the ability to use correct
conventions of written language e.g.
spelling, punctuation..
treatment of content: the ability to think
creatively and develop thought without any
relevant information
1. The writing skills (con.)
stylistic skills: the ability to manipulate
sentences and paragraphs and to use
language effectively
judgment skills: the ability to write in an
appropriate manner for a particular purpose,
e.g. the ability to select, organize and order
relevant information, the use of judgment
important in teaching and testing of writing
2. Testing composition writing
The types of writing tasks in the test should
be the ones which students are confronted
everyday.
The candidate’s performance will have met
the following minimum criteria:
