Practicing theory in second language writing
By: edited by Tony Silva and Paul Kei Matsuda.
Contributors: Silva, Tony.; Matsuda, Paul Kei.
Publisher: Parlor Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: West Lafayette, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781602351387; 9781602351394; 9781602351400
Subjects: Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research; Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Research; Second language acquisition -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature and role of theory in second language writing. Between theory with a big t and practice with a small p: why theory matters / Dwight Atkinson; title: Theories, frameworks, and heuristics: some reflections on inquiry and second language writing / Alister Cumming; title: Multicompetence, social context, and L2 writing research praxis / Lourdes Ortega and Joan Carson; title: Finding "theory" in the particular an "Autobiography" of what I learned and how about teacher feedback /; title: Lynn M. Goldstein; title: Reflections on theoretical practices. Practicing theory in qualitative research on second language writing / Linda Harklau and Gwendolyn Williams; title: Cleaning up the mess: perspectives from a novice theory builder /  Christine Tardy; title: A reconsideration of contents of "pedagogical implications"  and "further research needed" moves in the reporting of second language writing research and their roles in theory building / Doug Flahive; title: Beyond texts: a research agenda for quantitative research on second language writers and readers /; title: Dudley W. Reynolds; title: Ideology and theory in second language writing: a dialogical treatment / A. Suresh Canagarajah; title: Critical approaches to theory in second language writing: a case of critical contrastive rhetoric / Ryuko Kubota; title: Theory and practice in second language writing: how and where do they meet? / Wei Zhu; title: Theory-and-practice and other questionable dualisms in L2 writing / John Hedgcock; title: Assess thyself lest others assess thee / Deborah Crusan; title: "Do I need a theoretical framework?" doctoral students' perspectives on the role of theory in dissertation research and writing / Diane Belcher and Alan Hirvela.