Deborah Crusan is professor of TESOL/applied linguistics at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, United States. Her research interests include writing assessment, particularly for placement of second language writers, directed self-placement, and its consequences for second language writers, and the politics of assessment. Her 2010 book, Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom, was published by University of Michigan Press.
The Promise of Directed Self-Placement for Second Language Writers
Article first published online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.5054/tq.2010.272524
2011 TESOL International Association
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CRUSAN, D. (2011), The Promise of Directed Self-Placement for Second Language Writers. TESOL Quarterly, 45: 774–780. doi: 10.5054/tq.2010.272524
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Deborah Crusan is professor of TESOL/applied linguistics at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, United States. Her research interests include writing assessment, particularly for placement of second language writers, directed self-placement, and its consequences for second language writers, and the politics of assessment. Her 2010 book, Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom, was published by University of Michigan Press.
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- Issue published online: 4 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 4 JAN 2012
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