Khaled Barkaoui is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, Canada, and Past President of the Canadian Association of Language Assessment (CALA).Ali Hadidi is Course Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University, Canada.

• 1. Introduction 2. A Framework for Analyzing L2 Learners’ Texts 3. Research on L2 Writing Development 4. Method 5. Changes in Grammatical Aspects 6. Changes in Discourse Aspects 7. Changes in Sociolinguistic and Strategic Aspects 8. C hanges in Content and Source Use 9. Discussion and Implications

Khaled Barkaoui is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, Canada, and Past President of the Canadian Association of Language Assessment (CALA).Ali Hadidi is Course Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University, Canada.

• 1. Introduction 2. A Framework for Analyzing L2 Learners’ Texts 3. Research on L2 Writing Development 4. Method 5. Changes in Grammatical Aspects 6. Changes in Discourse Aspects 7. Changes in Sociolinguistic and Strategic Aspects 8. C hanges in Content and Source Use 9. Discussion and Implications

Khaled Barkaoui is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, Canada, and Past President of the Canadian Association of Language Assessment (CALA).Ali Hadidi is Course Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at York University, Canada.

• 1. Introduction 2. A Framework for Analyzing L2 Learners’ Texts 3. Research on L2 Writing Development 4. Method 5. Changes in Grammatical Aspects 6. Changes in Discourse Aspects 7. Changes in Sociolinguistic and Strategic Aspects 8. C hanges in Content and Source Use 9. Discussion and Implications