“…This is even more so in the teaching of writing in ESL/EFL situations. Recent studies in teaching and assessing writing support this conclusion ( e.g., Concha &Paratore, 2011;Hafner, 2010;Kuhi&Behnam, 2011;Laquintano, 2010;Leijten, 2011;Maxwell-Reid, 2011;McCutchen, 2011;Suzuki, 2011;Thompson, 2009;Van Hout, 2011 ). When thinking of an effective EFL teacher in general, one may list a number of features.…”