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

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

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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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Matsuda, Paul Kei, Silva, Tony J.
Format: Electronic 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.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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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