Gavin BROOKS
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Associate Professor
Language Japanese
Publication Date 2011/10
Type Academic Paper
Title Analyzing the rubric as a tool for evaluating students' L2 academic writing
Contribution Type Multiple author(s)
Journal Conference Proceedings from the Third Asian Conference on Education
Journal TypeJapan
Publisher IAFOR
Volume, Issue, Page 3(1),pp.700-708
Total page number 9
Authorship Lead author
Author and coauthor Gavin Brooks
Details This paper examines a proposed study aimed at clarifying how rubrics are used in L2 academic writing classes at Japanese universities and why they play an important role. It argues that rubrics are central to university writing instruction and that their design must reflect the learning objectives of the course. The paper suggests that the proposed research will serve as a starting point for investigating both the positive and negative effects of rubric use in academic writing instruction.