Evaluating Writing in English as a Second Language

The aim of this paper is to discuss a few approaches to the evaluation of writing, their advantages and disadvantages in detail and accompanied them with practical examples based on teacher's experience in running a Course of Academic Writing at the Faculty of Informatics and Management (FIM) of the University of Hradec Kralove (UHK), Czech Republic. Firstly, the evaluation methods will be described and their benefits and drawbacks contrasted. Secondly, evaluation scales for grading students’ assignments will be outlined. Finally, the paper will provide a practical example of evaluating writing in the Course of Academic Writing at FIM UHK.