Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students

John Bitchener is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Neomy Storch is Associate Professor in ESL and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia.Rosemary Wette is a senior lecturer in Applied Language Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• 1 Introduction John Bitchener, Neomy Storch, and Rosemary Wette PART I: EAP COURSES IN UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAMS2 Context and the Teaching of Academic Writing: Bringing Together Theory and PracticeBrian Paltridge3 Learning to Write for Academic Purposes: Specificity and Second Language WritingKen Hyland4 Developing a Flexible, In-Sessional EAP Writing Program for Undergraduates at a Large Research University in the United StatesTony SilvaPART II: INSTRUCTION IN SPECIFIC EAP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: ACADEMIC GENRE-BASED INSTRUCTION5 The Challenge of Genre in the Academic Writing Classroom: Implications for L2 Writing Teacher EducationChristine M. Tardy6 Creating an Effective Argument in Different Academic Genres: A Scaffolded ApproachJohn Bitchener7 L2 Undergraduate Students Learning to Write Using Sources: A Trajectory of Skill Development Rosemary WetteInstructional Tasks and Activities8 Literate Talk: Supporting EAL Students’ Academic WritingJennifer Hammond9 Implementing and Assessing Collaborative Writing Activities in EAP ClassesNeomy StorchApproaches to Academic Language Development10 Facilitating L2 Writers’ Academic Language DevelopmentDana Ferris11 Working Hard or Working Smart: Comprehensive versus Focused Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Academic ContextsIcy LeePART III: FUTURE RESEARCH IN EAP12 The Multifaceted and Situated Nature of the Interaction between Language and Writing in Academic Settings: Advancing Research AgendasRosa M. ManchónPART IV EPILOGUE13 Epilogue Christine P. Casanave

"The contents page of this book reads like a who’s who of the field of second language writing….This book would be suitable for anyone teaching academic writing."—Rachel Ruegg, TESOLANZ Journal