Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing

Barbara Kroll (California State University, Northridge), Michael H. Long, Jack C. Richards

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Cambridge University Press
27 August 2003

Writing skills; ELT background & reference material; ELT: English for specific purposes; Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language

Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics

The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers.

The paperback edition 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. Throughout the chapters, presentation and review of scholarship is presented primarily in the interest of understanding how such knowledge directly or potentially imparts teaching, making this a pedagogically relevant book. In addition to helping train new teachers, the book will serve as an updated reference book for practicing teachers and scholars to consult.

Edited by: Barbara Kroll (California State University Northridge)
Series edited by: Michael H. Long, Jack C. Richards
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9780521529839
ISBN 10: 0521529832
Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics
Publication Date: 27 August 2003
Audience: ELT/ESL , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. Exploring the Field of Second Language Writing: Section introduction; 1. Second language writing in the twentieth century: a situated historical perspective; 2. Research on second language writing: an overview of what we investigate and how; Part II. Exploring the Voices of Key Stakeholders: Teachers and Students Section Introduction: 3. Experienced ESL/EFL Writing Instructors' conceptualizations of their teaching: Curriculum options and implications; 4. Second language writing up close and personal: some success stories; Part III. Exploring Writers' Finished Texts: Section introduction; 5. Responding to writing; 6. Grammar and the ESL writing class; 7. Writing teachers as assessors of writing; Part IV. Exploring Contextualities of Texts: Section introduction; 8. Genre and ESL/EFL composition instruction; 9. Changing currents in contrastive rhetoric: implications for teaching and research; 10. Reading and writing relations: L2 perspectives on research and practice; 11. Literature in the teaching of L2 composition; Part V. Exploring Technology: Section introduction; 12. The impact of the computer in second language writing; Epilogue: exploring ourselves: Section introduction; 13. A challenge to L2 writing professionals: is writing overrated?

Reviews for Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing

...Kroll again proves to be up to the task of organizing a compilation that will surely be a trusted reference for teachers for years to come. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language