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Second language writing research [electronic resource] : perspectives on the process of knowledge construction / edited by Paul Kei Matsuda, Tony Silva.

Contributor(s): Matsuda, Paul Kei | Silva, Tony J.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 254 p.).ISBN: 1410612759 (electronic bk.); 9781410612755 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Research | Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Research | Second language acquisition -- ResearchGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 418/.0071 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Research as Situated Knowledge Construction -- On the Philosophical Bases of Inquiry in Second Language Writing: Metaphysics, Inquiry Paradigms, and the Intellectual Zeitgeist / Tony Silva -- Uses of Narrative in L2 Writing Research / Christine Pearson Casanave -- Historical Inquiry in Second Language Writing / Paul Kei Matsuda -- Conceptualizing L2 Writing Research -- Situated Qualitative Research and Second Language Writing / Dwight Atkinson -- A Multimethod Approach to Research Into Processes of Scholarly Writing for Publication / John Flowerdew -- Hypothesis Generation and Hypothesis Testing: Two Complementary Studies of EFL Writing Processes / Miyuki Sasaki -- Talking About Writing: Cross-Modality Research and Second Language Speaking/Writing Connections / Robert Weissberg -- Researching Teacher Evaluation of Second Language Writing via Prototype Theory / Richard Haswell -- Composing Culture in a Fragmented World: The Issue of Representation in Cross-Cultural Research / Xiaoming Li -- Collecting and Analyzing Data -- Qualitative Research as Heuristic: Investigating Documentation Practices in a Medical Setting / Susan Parks -- Mucking Around in the Lives of Others: Reflections on Qualitative Research / Linda Lonon Blanton -- Coding Data in Qualitative Research on L2 Writing: Issues and Implications / Colleen Brice -- Digging Up Texts and Transcripts: Confessions of a Discourse Analyst / Ken Hyland -- Using Concurrent Protocols to Explore L2 Writing Processes: Methodological Issues in the Collection and Analysis of Data / Rosa M. Manchon, Liz Murphy, and Julio Roca de Larios -- Taking on English Writing in a Bilingual Program: Revisiting, Reexamining, Reconceptualizing the Data / Sarah Hudelson -- Coda -- Tricks of the Trade: The Nuts and Bolts of L2 Writing Research / Dana Ferris.
Summary: Researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field, it helps demystify the research process.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Research as Situated Knowledge Construction -- On the Philosophical Bases of Inquiry in Second Language Writing: Metaphysics, Inquiry Paradigms, and the Intellectual Zeitgeist / Tony Silva -- Uses of Narrative in L2 Writing Research / Christine Pearson Casanave -- Historical Inquiry in Second Language Writing / Paul Kei Matsuda -- Conceptualizing L2 Writing Research -- Situated Qualitative Research and Second Language Writing / Dwight Atkinson -- A Multimethod Approach to Research Into Processes of Scholarly Writing for Publication / John Flowerdew -- Hypothesis Generation and Hypothesis Testing: Two Complementary Studies of EFL Writing Processes / Miyuki Sasaki -- Talking About Writing: Cross-Modality Research and Second Language Speaking/Writing Connections / Robert Weissberg -- Researching Teacher Evaluation of Second Language Writing via Prototype Theory / Richard Haswell -- Composing Culture in a Fragmented World: The Issue of Representation in Cross-Cultural Research / Xiaoming Li -- Collecting and Analyzing Data -- Qualitative Research as Heuristic: Investigating Documentation Practices in a Medical Setting / Susan Parks -- Mucking Around in the Lives of Others: Reflections on Qualitative Research / Linda Lonon Blanton -- Coding Data in Qualitative Research on L2 Writing: Issues and Implications / Colleen Brice -- Digging Up Texts and Transcripts: Confessions of a Discourse Analyst / Ken Hyland -- Using Concurrent Protocols to Explore L2 Writing Processes: Methodological Issues in the Collection and Analysis of Data / Rosa M. Manchon, Liz Murphy, and Julio Roca de Larios -- Taking on English Writing in a Bilingual Program: Revisiting, Reexamining, Reconceptualizing the Data / Sarah Hudelson -- Coda -- Tricks of the Trade: The Nuts and Bolts of L2 Writing Research / Dana Ferris.

Researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field, it helps demystify the research process.

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