Using portfolios to assess the writing of ESL students: A powerful alternative?

Journal of Second Language Writing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-72

  Song, Bailin ^a   August, Bonne ^a  

^a KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CUNY WAT; ESL students; Portfolio assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644288716     PISSN: 10603743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-3743(02)00053-X     Document Type: Article

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