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Theory and Practice of Writing An Applied Linguistic Perspective
504 Pages
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Routledge
504 Pages
by
Routledge
504 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book undertakes a general framework within which to consider the complex nature of the writing task in English, both as a first, and as a second language. The volume explores varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among second-language writers. The volume overviews textlinguistic research, explores process approaches to... Read more
1. Issues in Writing Research and Instruction.
2. Textlinguistic Research.
3. Towards a Model of Text Construction.
4. Writing Process Approaches.
5. Writing Process Research and Recent Extensions.
6. Writing for Professional Purposes.
7. Writing Across Cultures: Contrastive Rhetoric.
8. Towards a Theory of Writing.
9. Form Theory to Practice.
10. Teaching Writing at Beginning Levels.
11. Teaching Writing at Intermediate Levels.
12. Teaching Writing at Advanced Levels.
13. Responding to Writing and Writing Assessment.
14. Conclusions: Writing in English.
Appendix: Seventy-Five Themes for Writing Instruction.
Bibliography.
Subject Index.
Author Index.
2. Textlinguistic Research.
3. Towards a Model of Text Construction.
4. Writing Process Approaches.
5. Writing Process Research and Recent Extensions.
6. Writing for Professional Purposes.
7. Writing Across Cultures: Contrastive Rhetoric.
8. Towards a Theory of Writing.
9. Form Theory to Practice.
10. Teaching Writing at Beginning Levels.
11. Teaching Writing at Intermediate Levels.
12. Teaching Writing at Advanced Levels.
13. Responding to Writing and Writing Assessment.
14. Conclusions: Writing in English.
Appendix: Seventy-Five Themes for Writing Instruction.
Bibliography.
Subject Index.
Author Index.
Biography
William Grabe is Associate Professor in the English Department .at the Northern Arizona University, and Robert Kaplan is Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Southern California.
