Second Language Writing

by Ken Hyland

Overview

Authoritative and accessible, this book introduces the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of EFL/ESL learners. While assuming no specialist knowledge, Ken Hyland systematically sets out the key issues of course design, lesson planning, texts and materials, tasks, feedback and assessment and how current research can inform classroom practice. This second edition is completely revised to include up-to-date work on automated feedback, plagiarism, social media, Virtual Learning Environments and teacher workload issues. It takes the clear stance that student writers not only need realistic strategies for drafting and revising, but also a clear understanding of genre to structure their writing experiences according to the expectations of particular communities of readers and the constraints of particular contexts. Review exercises, reflection questions, plentiful examples and a new extensive glossary make the book invaluable to both prospective and practicing teachers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108456418
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/04/2019
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	226,088
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia. His research focuses on writing and academic discourse, having published over 240 articles and 27 books on these topics. He is founding co-editor of the Journal of English for Academic Purposes.

Table of Contents

1. Writing and teaching writing; 2. Second language writers and teaching contexts; 3. Course design and lesson planning; 4. Texts and materials in the writing class; 5. Tasks in the writing class; 6. New technologies in writing instruction; 7. Responding to student writing; 8. Assessing student writing; 9. Researching writing and writers.