Concepts and issues | |
A Conceptual Overview of Writing | |
Text-oriented research and teaching | |
Texts as autonomous objects | |
Texts as discourse | |
Writer-oriented research and teaching | |
Writing as personal expression | |
Writing as a cognitive process | |
Writing as a situated act | |
Reader-oriented research and teaching | |
Writing as social interaction | |
Writing as social construction | |
Writing as power and ideology | |
Conclusions and readings | |
Key Issues in Writing | |
How is writing different from speech? | |
How is writing related to literacy? | |
What is an expert writer? | <...td>
How do genres differ? | |
How does writing express identity? | |
How does writing express social relationships? | |
What is the impact of new technologies on writing? | |
How should we teach writing? | |
Conclusion and readings | |
Applying Writing Research | |
Research-Based Writing Courses | |
WRIT 101: Process in practice | |
Genre in primary classrooms: The NSW K-6 syllabus | |
Go for Gold: writing for a reason | |
Readings | |
Research-Based Materials, Methods and Resources | |
Research writing: An advanced EAP textbook | |
WordPilot 2000: corpora assisted writing | |
Writing networks: Interaction in an ESL computer workshop | |
Writing portfolios: Pedagogy and assessment | |
Conclusion | |
Researching Writing | |
Research Practice and Research Issues | |
Practitioner research | |
Researching texts | |
Researching writers | |
Researching readers | |
Readings | |
Research Cases | |
Questionnaire research on readers beliefs and practices | |
Experimental research on peer response training | |
Text analysis research on email business correspondence | |
Learner corpora research on hedging and boosting | |
Interview research on the writing needs of nurses | |
Protocol research on the writing process | |
Diary research on the research process | |
Case study research of workplace writing | |
Ethnographic research on teacher written feedback | |
Literacy practices research among adolescent groups | |
Conclusions and readings | |
References and Resources | |
Key Areas and Texts | |
Literacy | |
Rhetoric | |
Sociology of scientific knowledge / Social construction | |
Professional communication / ESP | |
First language writing | |
Second language composition teaching | |
Pragmatics | |
Translation studies | |
Literature | |
Mass print media | |
Key Sources and Terms | |
Books | |
Journals | |
Professional associations | |
Principal writing conferences | |
Email lists and bulletin boards | |
Internet sites | |
Databases | |
A glossary of some key terms References | |
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