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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.
Looking back and highlighting the many ways in which SL and FL learning contexts differ, this collection of papers challenges readers to (re-)consider what the field knows about L2 writing development. Looking forward, the resulting contextualization and expansion of theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical insights is sure to facilitate a more robust understanding of all L2 writing, irrespective of the educational environment, while appropriately recognizing the situatedness and diversity of writing practices in FL settings.
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.
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