Beschreibung:
This text explores the varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among second language writers. The authors provide an overview of textlinguistics, the different approaches to writing, and propose a model for text construction within a more general theory of writing.
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.