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Review of Research on Portfolios in ESL/EFL Context

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  • Lijuan Wang
  • Chunyan He

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The portfolio is considered a useful tool both for instruction and assessment. Properly designed and implemented, it provides authentic language material for assessment, increases learners’ involvement in learning process and promotes self-reflection. This article mainly reviews the empirical research on portfolios in ESL/EFL context and offers suggestions for future research. The article starts by providing a brief introduction to portfolio and the framework for systematically designing and implementing portfolio assessment in the classroom. Then it reviews the empirical studies of portfolios in ESL/EFL context from three perspectives, i.e. portfolio assessment on writing, portfolios as a means to promote autonomy and e-portfolios. The article concludes by emphasizing the benefits of portfolios in language learning, indicating challenges in carrying out portfolio assessment, and providing suggestions for future research.

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  • Lijuan Wang & Chunyan He, 2021. "Review of Research on Portfolios in ESL/EFL Context," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(12), pages 1-76, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:13:y:2021:i:12:p:76
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    1. Céline Davesne & Patricia W. Cummins, 2009. "Using Electronic portfolio for second language assessment," Post-Print hal-00565519, HAL.
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