Teaching L2 Composition

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching, and reading-writing connections. Moving from general themes to specific pedagogical concerns, it includes practice-oriented chapters on the role of genre, task construction, course and lesson design, writing assessment, feedback, error treatment, and classroom language (grammar, vocabulary, style) instruction. Each chapter includes Questions for Reflection, Further Reading and Resources, Reflection and Review, and Application Activities. An ideal text for L2 teacher preparation courses and in-service writing instructors, the text offers an accessible synthesis of theory and research that enables readers to see the relevance of the field's knowledge base to their own present or future classroom settings and student writers. New to the Fourth Edition: - Updated with new research, theory, and developments in the field throughout the text - Visually accessible layout and design for improved reader navigability - Expanded attention to technological affordances for writing pedagogy - Stand-alone reference list in each chapter - Support Material with activities and resources from the text also available on the book's webpage at www.routledge.com/9780367436780

Dana R. Ferris is Professor in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, USA. John S. Hedgcock is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, USA.

1. Concepts in Writing and Learning to Write in a Second Language 2. Understanding Student Populations and Instructional Contexts 3. Pedagogical Approaches in L1 and L2 Composition: History and Recent Trends 4. A Socioliterate Approach to L2 Composition Teaching: Literacy, Reading, Genre Awareness, and Authentic Task Design 5. Course Design and Instructional Planning for the L2 Writing Course 6. Classroom Assessment of L2 Writing 7. Response to Student Writing: Issues and Options for Giving and Facilitating Feedback 8. Improving Accuracy in Student Writing: Error Treatment in the Composition Class 9. Developing Language Skills in the Writing Class: Why, What, How, and Who