1st Edition

A Design Orientation to Second Language Writing Instruction

By Heather Willis Allen Copyright 2026
196 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A Design Orientation to Second Language Writing Instruction presents the principles of a Design orientation to second language writing and argues for new directions in second language writing instruction. This book elaborates an approach to L2 writing instruction relevant for the diverse multilingual educational contexts and ever-changing literacies of the 21 st century. A comprehensive... Read more

1 Looking Back, Looking Forward: L2 Writing and Learning-by-Design

2 L2 Writing As Designing Meaning

3 L2 Writing and Multimodality

4 L2 Writing and Intertextuality

5 L2 Writing and Creativity

6 LS Writing and Collaborative Practices

Afterword

Biography

Heather Willis Allen received her PhD in Education and French from Emory University, USA. She is Associate Professor of French in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Dr. Allen's research foci are multiliteracies and Design pedagogies, second language writing, and teacher education.

"A Design Orientation to Second Language Writing Instruction is a thought-provoking and intellectually ambitious work that successfully challenges the field to modernize its practices. It leaves the reader not with a bag of tricks, but with a renewed philosophy—a powerful lens through which to see the immense potential in every multilingual writer. As such, it is essential reading for any educator committed to fostering inclusive, equitable, and transformative writing classrooms."

- Xin Li, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, in Applied Linguistics, 2025 (00, 1-4)