Language Acquisition and Academic Writing

This book presents a new approach to writing instruction based in linguistic research and theory. In this book, James D. Williams explores the historical failures of composition studies and the need for effective writing instruction to be grounded in the immersive principles of language acquisition.

James D. Williams is Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics at Soka University, USA.

Preface Chapter One: Theory and Practice in Composition Studies Chapter Two: Language Acquisition and Academic Writing Chapter Three: Analysis of Academic Writing Chapter Four: Academic Writing for Success: Implementing a Language Acquisition Model