Introduction: Teaching the next generation of second language writers / Barbara Kroll

1. EXPLORING THE FIELD OF SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING Chapter 1. Second language writing in the twentieth century : a situated historical perspective / Paul Kei Matsuda Chapter 2. Research on second language writing : an overview of what we investigate and how / Charlene Polio

II EXPLORING THE VOICES OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Chapter 3. Experienced ESL/EFL writing instructors' conceptualizations of their teaching : curriculum options and implications / Alister Cumming Chapter 4. Second language writing up close and personal: some success stories / Tony Silva, Melinda Reichelt, Yoshiki Chikuma, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Ruo-Ping J. Mo, Gloria Vélez-Rendon, and Sandra Wood

III EXPLORING WRITERS' FINISHED TEXTS Chapter 5. Responding to writing / Dana Ferris Chapter 6. Grammar and the ESL writing class / Jan Frodesen and Christine Holten Chapter 7. Writing teachers as assessors of writing / Liz Hamp-Lyons

IV EXPLORING CONTEXTUALITIES OF TEXTS Chapter 8. Genre and ESL/EFL composition instruction / Ann M. Johns Chapter 9. Changing currents in contrastive rhetoric : implications for teaching and research / Ulla Connor Chapter 10. Reading and writing relations : second language perspectives on research and practice / William Grabe Chapter 11. Literature in the teaching of second language composition / Stephanie Vandrick

V EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY Chapter 12. Impact of the computer in second language writing / Martha C. Pennington

EPILOGUE Chapter 13. Challenge to second language writing professionals : is writing overrated? / Ilona Leki

"The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. This book 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. In addition to helping train new teachers, the book will serve as an updated reference book for practicing teachers and scholars to consult.
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