To get high scores at essay writing tests, learners of English as a foreign language need to focus on good arguments more than on complex grammar. The finding challenges conventional approaches to ...

At a mere five months of age, babies seemingly have the ability to recognize very complex grammatical structures. That is what a research team has now shown. Human language follows certain ...

The findings have implications for how essay writing tests are scored. The Kobe University researcher explains: “Current rubrics for writing questions on language tests instruct test-takers to ‘use ...