Overview

Synthesizing twenty-five years of the most significant and influential findings of published research on second language writing in English, this volume promotes understanding and provides access to research developments in the field. Overall, it distinguishes the major contexts of English L2 learning in North America, synthesizes the research themes, issues, and findings that span these contexts, and interprets the methodological progression and substantive findings of this body of knowledge. Of particular interest is the extensive bibliography, which makes this volume an essential reference tool for libraries and serious writing professionals, both researchers and practitioners, both L1 and L2. This book is designed to help researchers become familiar with the most important research on this topic, to promote understanding of pedagogical needs of L2 writing students, and to introduce graduate students to L2 writing research findings.It is organized in three sections: Contexts for L2 Writing, covering research on L2 writers' in school settings, in community, workplace, and professional environments, and in respect to ideological issues; Instruction and Assessment, focusing on pedagogical and assessment issues within courses and institutions; Basic Research on Second Language Writing, reviewing basic empirical research on L2 writers, composing processes, and texts. ""A Synthesis of Research on L2 Writing in English"" is intended for L2 writing researchers world wide, L2 writing practitioners, graduate students in TESOL methods courses, L1 English writing professionals and practitioners, and graduate students in teacher education courses in literacy development, as well as writing centers serving the growing number of L2 writers using those services.

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Author:   Ilona Leki (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA) ,  Alister Cumming (University of Toronto, Canada) ,  Tony Silva (Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780805855333

ISBN 10:   0805855335
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   24 June 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

@contents: Selected Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Section I: Contexts for L2 Writing Introduction to Section I 1. Young Writers 2. Writing in Secondary School 3. Undergraduate Writing 4. Graduate Student Writing 5. L2 Adult Newcomer, Resettlement, and Community Literacy 6. Workplace Writing in L2 7. Scholarly Writing in L2 8. Ideological, Political, and Identity Issues in L2 Writing Section II: Instruction and Assessment Introduction to Section II 9. Curriculum and Instruction 10. Assessment Section III: Basic Research on Second Language Writing Introduction to Section III 11. Writer characteristics 12. Composing processes 13. Written texts: Textual Issues 14. Written texts: Grammatical Issues Afterword

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I applaud the authors for this sizeable undertaking, as well as the care exercised in selecting and sequencing topics and subtopics. A major strength and salient feature of this volume is its range: It will serve as a key reference tool for researchers working in L2 composition and in allied fields. John Hedgcock, Monterey Institute of International Studies The authors command the field in ways that perhaps no one else does. Their vast collective knowledge shines on every page. Barbara Kroll, University of Southern California

I applaud the authors for this sizeable undertaking, as well as the care exercised in selecting and sequencing topics and subtopics. A major strength and salient feature of this volume is its range: It will serve as a key reference tool for researchers working in L2 composition and in allied fields. John Hedgcock, Monterey Institute of International Studies The authors command the field in ways that perhaps no one else does. Their vast collective knowledge shines on every page. Barbara Kroll, University of Southern California

"""I applaud the authors for this sizeable undertaking, as well as the care exercised in selecting and sequencing topics and subtopics. A major strength and salient feature of this volume is its range: It will serve as a key reference tool for researchers working in L2 composition and in allied fields."" John Hedgcock, Monterey Institute of International Studies ""The authors command the field in ways that perhaps no one else does. Their vast collective knowledge shines on every page."" Barbara Kroll, University of Southern California"

""I applaud the authors for this sizeable undertaking, as well as the care exercised in selecting and sequencing topics and subtopics. A major strength and salient feature of this volume is its range: It will serve as a key reference tool for researchers working in L2 composition and in allied fields."" John Hedgcock, Monterey Institute of International Studies ""The authors command the field in ways that perhaps no one else does. Their vast collective knowledge shines on every page."" Barbara Kroll, University of Southern California

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University of Tennessee, USA Purdue University, USA University of Toronto, Canada

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