Second language writing research : perspectives on the process of knowledge construction

Second language writing research : perspectives on the process of knowledge construction / edited by Paul Kei Matsuda, Tony Silva.

Researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field, it helps demystify the resear...

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Other Authors: Matsuda, Paul Kei, Silva, Tony J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2005.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Research.
Rhetoric > Study and teaching > Research.
Second language acquisition > Research.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > General.
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Research
Second language acquisition > Research
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Research as Situated Knowledge Construction
  • On the Philosophical Bases of Inquiry in Second Language Writing: Metaphysics, Inquiry Paradigms, and the Intellectual Zeitgeist / Tony Silva
  • Uses of Narrative in L2 Writing Research / Christine Pearson Casanave
  • Historical Inquiry in Second Language Writing / Paul Kei Matsuda
  • Conceptualizing L2 Writing Research
  • Situated Qualitative Research and Second Language Writing / Dwight Atkinson
  • A Multimethod Approach to Research Into Processes of Scholarly Writing for Publication / John Flowerdew
  • Hypothesis Generation and Hypothesis Testing: Two Complementary Studies of EFL Writing Processes / Miyuki Sasaki
  • Talking About Writing: Cross-Modality Research and Second Language Speaking/Writing Connections / Robert Weissberg
  • Researching Teacher Evaluation of Second Language Writing via Prototype Theory / Richard Haswell
  • Composing Culture in a Fragmented World: The Issue of Representation in Cross-Cultural Research / Xiaoming Li
  • Collecting and Analyzing Data
  • Qualitative Research as Heuristic: Investigating Documentation Practices in a Medical Setting / Susan Parks
  • Mucking Around in the Lives of Others: Reflections on Qualitative Research / Linda Lonon Blanton
  • Coding Data in Qualitative Research on L2 Writing: Issues and Implications / Colleen Brice
  • Digging Up Texts and Transcripts: Confessions of a Discourse Analyst / Ken Hyland
  • Using Concurrent Protocols to Explore L2 Writing Processes: Methodological Issues in the Collection and Analysis of Data / Rosa M. Manchon, Liz Murphy, and Julio Roca de Larios
  • Taking on English Writing in a Bilingual Program: Revisiting, Reexamining, Reconceptualizing the Data / Sarah Hudelson
  • Coda
  • Tricks of the Trade: The Nuts and Bolts of L2 Writing Research / Dana Ferris.

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