Theory and practice of writing
Subtitle: an applied linguistic perspective
By: William Grabe and Robert B. Kaplan.
Contributors: Kaplan, Robert B.
Series: Applied linguistics and language study
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 487
Subjects: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers; Academic writing -- Study and teaching; Applied linguistics
Description: This book undertakes a general framework within which to consider the complex nature of the writing task in English, both as a first, and as a second language. The volume explores varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among second-language writers.

The volume overviews textlinguistic research, explores process approaches to writing, discusses writing for professional purposes, and contrastive rhetoric. It proposes a model for text construction as well as a framework for a more general theory of writing. Later chapters, organised around seventy-five themes for writing instruction are devoted to the teaching of writing at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Writing assessment and other means for responding to writing are also discussed. William Grabe and Robert Kaplan summarise various theoretical strands that have been recently explored by applied linguists and other writing researchers, and draw these strands together into a coherent overview of the nature of written text. Finally they suggest methods for the teaching of writing consistent with the nature, processes and social context of writing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.