Overview

Writing is one of the most challenging skills for a language learner to acquire due its sheer complexity, and language teachers are faced with a demanding task in the teaching and testing of writing. A great deal of research on different aspects of writing has been carried out to date, however despite the abundance of publications in this field, few books aim to offer insights into teaching and learning writing for early career teachers that shed light on writing instruction in jargon-free discourse. This book aims to fill this perceived gap through presenting relevant conceptual and theoretical frameworks of second language writing research and shedding light on the implications of the recent research findings in a clear and practice-oriented style. In this way, it is intended as a companion book for language teachers who include writing as a part of their courses, in particular, new teachers as they embark on their teaching careers.

Contents

Preface
Hassan Mohebbi, Yijen Wang

1. Teaching writing for academic and specific purposes
Helen Basturkmen

2. Integrating awareness of academic reading into teaching writing in an additional language
Mahmoud Altalouli, Mary Jane Curry

3. Complexity, accuracy, and fluency in writing
Lee McCallum, Niall Curry

4. Teachers’ pedagogical knowledge and assessment literacy
Deborah Crusan, Ali Panahi, Hassan Mohebbi

5. Testing issues in writing
Chengyuan Yu

6. Teacher cognition, pedagogical practice, and meeting student needs in L2 writing
K. James Hartshorn

7. Individual differences and writing instruction
Olena Vasylets, Rosa M. Manchón

8. Learner autonomy and writing
Rachael Ruegg

9. Collaborative writing: Theory, research, and implications
Tomohito Hiromori

10. Written corrective feedback
Minh Thi Thuy Nguyen, Willy Renandya

11. Dynamic written corrective feedback
Kendon Kurzer

12. Feedback on student writing for early career teachers: Effective strategies for teacher, peer, and self-feedback
Grant Eckstein

13. Technology and second language writing instruction
Yijen Wang, Ali Panahi

14. Future directions in writing research
Rosa M. Manchón, Ronald P. Leow