Writing in Foreign Language Contexts

Learning, Teaching, and Research
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84769-183-5
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

This book represents the most comprehensive account to date of foreign language (FL) writing. Its basic aim is to reflect critically on where the field is now and where it needs need to go next in the exploration of FL writing at the levels of theory, research, and pedagogy, hence the two parts of the book: 'Looking back' and 'Looking ahead'. The chapters in Part I offer accounts of both the inquiry process followed and the main insights gained in various long-term research programs. The chapters in Part 2 contribute a retrospective analysis of the available empirical research and of professional experiences in an attempt to move forward. The book invites the reader to step back and rethink seemingly well established knowledge about L2 writing in light of what is known about writing in FL contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Manchón, Rosa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface (by Ilona Leki)

Introduction - Rosa M. Manchón

Part 1: Looking Back: Research Insights

Chapter 1: Situated Writing Practices in Foreign Language Settings - Carol Rinnert and Hiroe Kobayashi

Chapter 2: Changes in EFL Students' Writing over 3.5 Years - Miyuki Sasaki

Chapter 3: Towards a Blueprint of the Foreign Language Writer - Rob Schoonen, Patrick Snellings, Marie Stevenson and Amos van Gelderen

Chapter 4: The Problem-solving Nature of Foreign Language Composing - Rosa Manchón, Julio Roca, and Liz Murphy

Chapter 5: Age-related Differences and Associated Factors in Foreign Language Writing - M. Luz Celaya and Teresa Navés

Chapter 6: The Globalization of Scholarship - John Flowerdew and Yongyan Li

Chapter 7: A Critical Evaluation of Writing Teaching Programmes in Different Foreign Language Settings - Melinda Reichelt

Part 2: Looking Ahead: Issues in Theory, Research and Pedagogy

Chapter 8: The Contribution of Studies of Foreign Language Writing Research to Research, Theories and Policies - Alister Cumming

Chapter 9: Studying Writing Across EFL Contexts: Looking Back and Moving Forward - Lourdes Ortega

Chapter 10: Training for Writing or Training for Reality? Challenges Facing EFL Writing Teachers and Students in Language Teacher Education Programs - Christine Pearson Casanave

Part 3: Coda

Chapter 11: Bibliography of Sources on Foreign Language Writing - Melinda Reichelt

Über Autor(innen)

Manchón, Rosa
Rosa Manchón is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the postgraduate programme in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Murcia, Spain. Her research interests include second language writing and research methods. Her work has appeared in leading applied linguistics and second language writing journals such as the Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Learning, and the Modern Language Journal. She has also edited various journal issues on SLA and L2 writing as a guest editor for the International Journal of English Studies, International Review of Applied Linguistics, and the Journal of Second Language Writing. She is currently co-editor (with Ilona Leki) of the Journal of Second Writing.