Developing International EFL/ESL Scholarly Writers

This study had a research purpose and a pedagogical purpose. Research disclosed the dynamic, changing nature of (learner-internal and learner-external) variables that influence strategic competence for developing EFL/ESL writers. This competence was found necessary for international graduate students to move from writer-centered learning to reader-centered communication. The research instruments proved to be practical tools for guiding learners' processes of learning and writing a scholarly paper or article and avoiding plagiarism. The implication for teachers and program administrators is a systematic approach for developing self-regulation (control) in EFL/ESL writing. The first part of the book reports on the mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) research. The second part gives an in-depth report of the 6 cases used in the research. The third part presents tools for systematically developing self-regulation in scholarly (and academic) writing with (a) student and teacher checklists for formative assessment that are valid and reliable; and (b) a model syllabus for teachers that can be adapted across disciplines and genres. These tools deal with learning strategies and their applications to writing and writing instruction.

About the author

Donna Bain Butler, American University, Washington, D.C., USA.

Report

"In sum, the book is likely to be of great interest to anyone working on the development of self-assessment tools for student writing and research based on such tools."
Andreas Eriksson in: Functions of Language 24(2017) / 1, 129-136

Product details

• Authors: Donna Bain Butler, Donna Bain Butler
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9781614513780
• ISBN: 978-1-61451-378-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 22 mm x 238 mm
• Weight: 582 g
• Series: Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE]; Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education; Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education; Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE]; ISSN
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics