1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Writing

Edited By Rosa M. Manchón, Charlene Polio Copyright 2022
    412 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This unique state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive, systematic discussion of second language (L2) writing and L2 learning. Led by experts Rosa Manchón and Charlene Polio, top international scholars synthesize and contextualize the salient theoretical approaches, methodological issues, empirical findings, and emerging themes in the connection between L2 writing and L2 learning, and set the future research agenda to move the field forward. This will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of second language acquisition (SLA), applied linguistics, education, and composition studies.

    Part 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1

    L2 writing and language learning

    Rosa M. Manchón and Charlene Polio

    Part 2 Theoretical Perspective

    Chapter 2

    Theoretical perspectives on L2 writing, corrective feedback, and language learning in individual writing conditions

    Ron Leow and Bo Ram Suh

    Chapter 3

    Theoretical perspectives on L2 writing and language learning in collaborative writing and the collaborative processing of written corrective feedback

    Neomy Storch

    Part 3 Core Issues: Tasks and Writing

    Chapter 4

    Task effects across modalities

    Roger Gilabert and Olena Vasylets

    Chapter 5

    Task complexity studies

    Mark Johnson

    Part 4 Core Issues: Language Processing

    Chapter 6

    L2 writing processes and language learning in individual and collaborative conditions

    Marije Michel, Laura Stiefenhöfer, Marjolijn Verspoor, and Rosa M. Manchón

    Chapter 7

    Learners’ engagement with written corrective feedback in individual and collaborative L2 writing conditions

    Julio Roca de Larios and Yvette Coyle

    Part 5 Core Issues: Language Transfer and Writing

    Chapter 8

    Transfer, writing, and SLA: L2 writing as a multilingual event

    Rob Schoonen and Sanne van Vuuren

    Chapter 9

    Multicompetence and L2 writing

    Guillaume Gentil

    Part 6 Core Issues: The Role of Individual Differences

    Chapter 10

    Age-related differences in L2 written performance and written corrective feedback processing and use

    Yvette Coyle and Julio Roca de Larios

    Chapter 11

    The role of cognitive individual differences in L2 writing performance and written corrective feedback processing and use

    Mohammad Javed Ahmadian and Olena Vasylets

    Chapter 12

    The role of motivational and affective factors in L2 writing performance and written corrective feedback processing and use

    Mostafa Papi

    Part 7 Core Issues: Writing Research, Corrective Feedback, and Language Development

    Chapter 13

    L2 writing and grammar development

    Charlene Polio

    Chapter 14

    L2 writing and vocabulary development

    Kris Kyle

    Chapter 15

    L2 writing and formulaic language: Formulaic chunks and lexical bundles

    Hyung-Jo Yoon

    Chapter 16

    Written corrective feedback: Short-term and long-term effects on language learning

    EunYoung Kang and ZhaoHong Han

    Chapter 17

    The role of language in assessing L2 writing

    Lia Plakans and Renka Ohta

    Core Issues: Writing Research in Different Contexts

    Chapter 18

    Learning and teaching L2 writing in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) contexts

    Carmen Pérez-Vidal and David Lasagabaster

    Chapter 19

    L2 writing in study-abroad contexts

    Cristi Killingsworth Vallejos and Cristina Sanz

    Chapter 20

    L2 writing and language learning in academic settings

    Nigel Caplan

    Chapter 21

    L2 writing and language learning in electronic environments

    Scott Aubrey and Natsuko Shintani

    Part 3 Expanding research agendas

    Chapter 22

    Directions for future research on L2 writing, language learning, and instructed SLA

    Ron Leow and Rosa Manchón

    Chapter 23

    Directions for future research on attention and L2 writing

    Sean Izumi and Osami Hanaoka

    Chapter 24

    Directions for future research on SLA, L2 writing, and multimodality

    Jungmin Lim and Matthew Kessler

    Chapter 25

    Directions for future methodologies to capture the processing dimension of L2 writing and written corrective feedback

    Andrea Révész, Xiaojun Lu, and Ana Pellicer- Sánchez

    Chapter 26

    Directions for future use of existing corpora in the study of L2 writing

    Shelley Staples, Adriana Picoral, Aleksey Novikov, and Bruna Sommer-Farias

    Chapter 27

    Directions for future automated analyses of L2 written texts

    Xiaofei Lu

    Part 4 Coda

    Chapter 28

    Implications of SLA-oriented research for the teaching of L2 writing

    Dana Ferris

     

    Biography

    Rosa M. Manchón is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at the University of Murcia.

    Charlene Polio is Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, where she teaches in the TESOL and Second Language Studies programs.

    Second Language Acquisition and Writing stands out as an invaluable compendium with its copious collection and comprehensive review of research development pathways, together with feasible and inspiring research recommendations. The volume can be influential for scholars who specialize in the studies of SLA and L2 writing, and for teaching practitioners who are seeking enlightening pedagogical implications and guidance within L2 writing settings. - Journal of Second Language Writing Research