Scott Crossley

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Scott Andrew Crossley (born 1973) is an

Along with Cumming, Hyland, Kormos, Matsuda, Manchón, Ortega, Polio, Storch and Verspoor he is considered one of the most prominent researchers on second language writing.

Career

Crossley obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history at the California State University of Northridge in 1999. In the same year he obtained a Teaching English as a second or foreign language certificate at the University of Memphis. He got his Master of Arts degree in English language at the University of Memphis in 2002 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2006.

Research

Crossley is noted for his work on

Crossley's work has been published in the Written Communication,^[2] The Modern Language Journal,^[3] TESOL Quarterly,^[4] Journal of Second Language Writing,^[5] Language Learning,^[6] and Studies in Second Language Acquisition.^[7]

Bibliography

Articles

• McNamara, Danielle S.; Crossley, Scott A.; McCarthy, Philip M. (January 2010). "Linguistic Features of Writing Quality". Written Communication. 27 (1): 57–86.
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• Crossley, Scott A.; Louwerse, Max M.; McCarthy, Philip M.; McNamara, Danielle S. (March 2007). "A Linguistic Analysis of Simplified and Authentic Texts". The Modern Language Journal. 91 (1): 15–30.
  doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2007.00507.x
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• Crossley, Scott A.; Greenfield, Jerry; McNamara, Danielle S. (September 2008). "Assessing Text Readability Using Cognitively Based Indices". TESOL Quarterly. 42 (3): 475–493.
  doi:10.1002/j.1545-7249.2008.tb00142.x
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• Crossley, Scott A.; McNamara, Danielle S. (June 2009). "Computational assessment of lexical differences in L1 and L2 writing". Journal of Second Language Writing. 18 (2): 119–135.
  doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2009.02.002
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• Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, David B.; McNamara, Danielle S. (April 2011). "Text readability and intuitive simplification: A comparison of readability formulas". Reading in a Foreign Language. 23 (1): 86–101.
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