Controversies in second language writing: dilemmas and decisions in research and instruction / Christine Pearson Casanave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casanave, Christine Pearson, 1944-

Series:

Michigan series on teaching multilingual writers

Michigan series on teaching multilingual writers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Report writing--Study and teaching.

Report writing.

Second language acquisition.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xv, 311 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2017.

Summary:

In the years since the first edition of Controversies in Second Language Writing was published, there been little to no clear resolution of the controversies Casanave so accessibly and fair-mindedly laid out. In fact, many of them have become far more complex and intertwined with many other 21st century issues that teachers of L2 writing cannot help but be affected by in their classrooms. Therefore, this second edition has set out to address: What issues if any have been resolved? What issues have had lasting power from the past, either because people are resistant to change or because the issues continue to be unresolved ones that writing teachers and scholars need to keep discussing? The second edition is a thorough revision with all chapters updated to refer to works written since the first edition was published. A few chapters have been added: one devoted to writing in a digital era (Chapter 3); one devoted to the debates about English as a lingua franca, "translingual literacy practices," and other hybrid uses of English that have been ongoing in the last ten years (Chapter 4); and one giving special attention to issues related to writing from sources and plagiarism (Chapter 6). As with the first edition, the second edition of Controversies is not a book that will teach readers how to do things. Rather, it is a book designed to help readers think and to wrestle wan issues in L2 writing that are not easily resolved by how-to prescriptions. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Beliefs and Realities: A Framework for Decision Making 1

Leading Questions 1

Introduction to the Issues 2

Building a Philosophy of Teaching and Learning 4

Knowledge of Relevant Issues 10

The Reality of Practical Constraints 13

Ongoing Questions 17

References 18

Chapter 2 Contrastive and Intercultural Rhetoric 23

Leading Questions 23

Introduction to the Issues 24

Discussions in the Literature 30

Classroom Perspectives 43

Ongoing Questions 54

Beliefs and Practices 56

References 58

Chapter 3 Writing in a Digital Era 67

Leading Questions 67

Introduction to the Issues 68

Discussions in the Literature 71

Classroom Perspectives 85

Ongoing Questions 90

Beliefs and Practices 93

References 95

Chapter 4 What and Whose Standards for L2 Writing? 99

Leading Questions 99

Introduction to the Issues 100

Discussions in the Literature 103

Classroom Perspectives 121

Ongoing Questions 127

Beliefs and Practices 129

References 131

Chapter 5 Paths to Improvement 139

Leading Questions 139

Introduction to the Issues 140

Discussions in the Literature 147

Classroom Perspectives 164

Ongoing Questions 167

Beliefs and Practices 169

References 172

Chapter 6 Writing from Sources and the Dilemma of Plagiarism 184

Leading Questions 185

Introduction to the Issues 185

Discussions in the Literature 187

Classroom Perspectives 207

Ongoing Questions 211

Beliefs and Practices 213

References 215

Chapter 7 Assessment 222

Leading Questions 223

Introduction to the Issues 223

Discussions in the Literature 230

Classroom Perspectives 252

Ongoing Questions 259

Beliefs and Practices 260

References 263

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Controversies: Critical Thinking, Individualism, and Voice 272

Leading Questions 273

Introduction to the Issues 273

Discussions in the Literature 275

Classroom Perspectives 293

Ongoing Questions 297

Beliefs and Practices 298

References 300.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-306) and index.

ISBN:

0472036904

9780472036905

OCLC:

985326311