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Controversies in Second Language Writing Dilemmas and Decisions in Research and Instruction

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ISBN-10: 047208979X

ISBN-13: 9780472089796

Edition: 2004

Authors: Christine P. Casanave, Christine Pearson Casanave

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Controversies in Second Language Writing is not a how-to book, but one that focuses on how teachers in L2 writing can be helped to make reasoned decisions by understanding some of the key issues and conflicting opinions about L2 writing research and pedagogy. This book will assist teachers in making informed decisions about teaching writing in the ESL classroom. To counteract some of the debates, Casanave explores the different sides of the arguments and provides examples of how other teachers have dealt with these issues. The book presents novice and seasoned teachers with thought-provoking issues and questions to consider when determining and reflecting on their own teaching strategies…    
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Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 11/25/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Series Foreword
Introduction
Beliefs and Realities: A Framework for Decision Making
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Building a Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
Getting Started: Literacy Autobiographies
Examining the Sources of Beliefs from the Inside Out
Examining the Sources of Beliefs from the Outside In
Knowledge of Relevant Issues
The Reality of Practical Constraints
Ongoing Questions
References and Relevant Readings
Contrastive Rhetoric
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Discussions in the Literature
Kaplan and Early Contrastive Rhetoric
The Critics' Responses
The Defenders Strike Back
Classroom Perspectives
Taking an Investigative Pedagogical Approach in the Classroom
Ongoing Questions
Beliefs and Practices
References and Relevant Readings
Paths to Improvement
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Discussions in the Literature
Fluency and Accuracy
Product, Process, Genre, and the Social Turn
Product and Process
Genre: A Socially Situated Product Perspective?
Adding a Social Orientation
Response (The Error Correction Debate)
Classroom Perspectives
Ongoing Questions
Beliefs and Practices
References and Relevant Readings
Assessment
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Discussions in the Literature
Objectivity and Subjectivity/Reliability and Validity
Rater Reliability
Authenticity
Ethical Dilemmas
How Tests Are Used
Ethics and Assessment of the L2 Writer
Classroom Perspectives
Ongoing Questions
Beliefs and Practices
References and Relevant Readings
Interaction
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Discussions in the Literature
Audience
Real and Imagined Audiences: Seen and Unseen
Electronic Audiences
Against Audience
Plagiarism and Textual Borrowing
Is Plagiarism Widespread?
Defining Plagiarism
Cultural Issues in Textual Borrowing
Electronic Communication and Plagiarism
Classroom Perspectives
Ongoing Questions
Beliefs and Practices
References and Relevant Readings
Politics and Ideology
Leading Questions
Introduction to the Issues
Discussions in the Literature
Accommodationist Pragmatism and Critical Pedagogy
The Cultural Politics of Critical Thinking
The Politics of Internet Technology
Classroom Perspectives
The Case of Shuuichi
Ongoing Questions
Beliefs and Practices
References and Relevant Readings
Subject Index
Author Index