This essay presents a view towards genre-based writing assessment. The reason for writing this essay is the fact that genre-based writing assessment usually involves thorough textual analysis, which can be a daunting task for those who are unfamiliar with SFL. In this essay, the use of a rubric is recommended. To this end, the essay explains the required knowledge and steps in developing a genre-based writing rubric. While this essay aims to provide fundamental understanding of the genre-based writing assessment, it also implies that SFL knowledge is the most important element for genre-based writing assessment practice.
Zainurrahman (Mon,) studied this question.