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Citations
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Active since
2001
Affiliations
University of Iowa(Current)
American University in Cairo
The University of Texas at Austin
Ohio University
Lia Plakans is an author at University of Iowa specializing in language studies, multilingualism, and writing assessment.
Top concepts
LanguageMultilingualismWriting AssessmentEducationLinguisticsSecond Language WritingLanguage AcquisitionLanguage ComprehensionWritingLanguage Testing
Publications per year
2001–2021
Writing assessment literacy: Surveying second language teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices
Deborah J. Crusan, Lia Plakans, Atta Gebril · Assessing Writing · 2016 · 226 citations · Full text
Teacher Education, Second Language Writing, Writing Instruction +12
Comparing composing processes in writing-only and reading-to-write test tasks
Lia Plakans · Assessing Writing · 2008 · 215 citations
Engineering, Testing Technique, Software Testing +6
A close investigation into source use in integrated second language writing tasks
Lia Plakans, Atta Gebril · Assessing Writing · 2011 · 188 citations
Second Language Writing, Writing Instruction, Syntax +10
The role of reading strategies in integrated L2 writing tasks
Lia Plakans · Journal of English for Academic Purposes · 2009 · 178 citations
Second Language Writing, Writing Instruction, Reading Comprehension +7
Using multiple texts in an integrated writing assessment: Source text use as a predictor of score
Lia Plakans, Atta Gebril · Journal of Second Language Writing · 2013 · 168 citations
Source Text Use, Writing Instruction, Integrated Writing Assessment +10
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