Second Language Writing: Research Insights for the Classroom

ThistextisahighlyaccessibleandauthoritativeapproachtothetheoryandpracticeofteachingwritingtostudentsofEnglish.ThepaperbackeditionisahighlyaccessibleandauthoritativeapproachtothetheoryandpracticeofteachingwritingtostudentsofEnglish.Itsystematicallysetsoutthekeyissuesinsecondlanguagewritinginstructiontoofferbothpre-serviceandin-serviceteachersaguidetowritinginstructiongroundedincurrenttheoryandresearch.Thebookincludeschaptersonapproachestoteachingwriting,needsanalysis,syllabusdesign,lessonplanning,taskdesign,materialsdevelopment,andfeedbackandassessment,andonusingtechnologyinwritingclassesandinconductingresearch.Theauthortakestheclearstancethatstudentwritersnotonlyneedrealisticstrategiesfordraftingandrevising,butalsoneedaclearunderstandingofgenretostructuretheirwritingexperienceaccordingtothedemandsandconstraintsofparticulartargetcontexts.Therearereviewexercises,reflectionquestions,andcopiousexamplestomakethebookextremelyusefultoprospectiveandpracticingteachersalike.