Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-293) and indexes.

1. Writing and teaching writing
Guiding concepts in L2 writing teaching -- Focus on language structures -- Focus on text functions -- Focus on creative expression -- Focus on the writing process -- Focus on content -- Focus on genre -- Toward a synthesis: Process, purpose, and context -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities

2. Second language writers
Potential L1 and L2 writer differences -- Cultural schemata and writing -- Expectations about teaching and learning -- Teaching and learning styles -- Cultural differences in written texts -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 2.1. Perceptual learning style preference questionnaire

3. Syllabus design and lesson planning
Elements of a writing syllabus -- Analyzing student needs -- Analyzing the learning context -- Setting course goals and objectives -- Developing the syllabus -- Sample approaches to syllabus organization -- Planning units of work -- Planning lessons -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 3.1. Lesson plan for a writing class

4. Texts and materials in the writing class
The roles of materials in the writing class -- Materials and authenticity -- Selecting and assessing textbooks -- Modifying writing textbooks -- Designing materials for the writing class -- Selecting and locating texts -- Finding and selecting language and practice materials -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities

5. Tasks in the L2 writing class
Types of writing tasks -- Task components -- Graphological tasks -- Language scaffolding -- Language scaffolding tasks -- Composing tasks -- Sequencing writing tasks: The teaching-writing cycle -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities

6. New technologies in writing instruction
Computers, writing, and language learning -- Word processing and writing teaching -- Online writing -- Internet resources for writing -- CALL resources for writing -- Corpora and concordancing -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 6.1. Some useful websites for writing teachers

7. Responding to student writing
Teacher written feedback -- Teacher-student conferencing -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 7.1. A rubric for the first draft of a university expository essay assignment -- Appendix 7.2. A peer response sheet

8. Assessing student writing
Purposes of assessment -- Validity and reliability issues -- Designing assessment tasks -- Approaches to scoring -- Reducing assessment anxiety -- Portfolio assessments -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 8.1. Holistic marking scheme -- Appendix 8.2. An analytic scoring rubric

9. Researching writing and writers
Some preliminaries and key steps -- Generating research: Formulating and focusing a question -- Designing research -- Collecting data -- Analyzing writing data -- Reporting research -- Summary and conclusion -- Discussion questions and activities -- Appendix 9.1. Some topics and issues in writing research

"This book is an accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English. It sets out the key issues in second language writing instruction to offer both pre-service and in-service teachers a guide to writing instruction grounded in current theory and research. The author takes the stance that student writers not only need realistic strategies for drafting and revising, but also a clear understanding of genre to structure their writing experience according to the demands and constraints of particular target contexts. This book will be extremely useful to prospective and practicing teachers alike. Assumes no prior knowledge of L2 writing. Step-by-step discussion of 'how-to-do' particular research and teaching approaches. Extensive use of examples of textbook activities, computer screen shots, test materials, teacher feedback, and student writing." (Publisher's Website)