On Second Language Writing brings together internationally recognized scholars in a collection of original articles that, collectively, delineate and explore central issues with regard to theory, research, instruction, assessment, politics, articulation with other disciplines, and standards. In recent years, there has been a dramatic growth of interest in second-language writing and writing instruction in many parts of the world. Although an increasing number of researchers and teachers in both second-language studies and composition studies have come to identify themselves as specialists in second-language writing, research and teaching practices have been dispersed into several different disciplinary and institutional contexts because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field. This volume is the first to bring together prominent second-language writing specialists to systematically address basic issues in the field and to consider the state of the art at the end of the century (and the millennium).
Joan G. Carson Georgia State University Considering the intersection of second language acquisition (SLA) and second language (L2) writing is no easy task.
SLA theory aims to describe and explain learners' competence. L2 writing
focuses ...
Providing an authoritative, readable, and up-to-date guide to teaching writing to ESL Students, this book offers both pre- & in-service teachers advice that is grounded in current theory & research.
Learning how to write in a second language is one of the most challenging
aspects of second language learning. Perhaps this is not surprising in view of the
fact that even for those who speak English as a first language, the ability to write ...
7 Composing in English: effects of a first language on writing in English as a
second language Alexander Friedlander ... The belief is that if ESL writers do any
of their work in their first language, this will inhibit acquisition of the second ...
How to provide appropriate feedback to students on their writing has long been an area of significance to teachers & educators. This text provides scholarly articles on the topic which explore topics such as the socio-cultural assumptions that participants bring to the writing class; feedback delivery & negotiation systems; & more.
The purpose of these tools is to encourage learners to look up language patterns
and other information in online resources as they write and revise and to help
teachers guide their students in using these resources effectively as writing aids.
The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. This book provides a series of discussions about multiple aspects of second language writing, presenting chapters that collectively address a range of issues that are important to new teachers at the post-secondary level. The 13 chapters provide scholarly visions, insight, and interpretation, oriented toward explaining the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. The book is designed to provide foundational content-knowledge in this area, with each chapter authored by recognized experts in the field. In addition to helping train new teachers, the book will serve as an updated reference book for practicing teachers and scholars to consult.
The underlying premise of the field is that any given language is likely to have
written texts that are constructed using identifiable discourse features, and these
features may differ across languages or be coded using different linguistic ...
Second Language Writing Systems looks at how people learn and use a second language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the first and second writing systems, to a certain extent independently of the languages involved. This book for the first time presents the effects of writing systems on second language reading and writing and on second language awareness, and provides a new platform for discussing bilingualism, biliteracy and writing systems.
VIVIAN COOK Since the decline of audiolingualism as a teaching method, there
has been little public debate about the respective roles of spoken language and
written language in language teaching or about how to teach the writing system ...
