Developing International EFL/ESL Scholarly Writers / / Donna Bain Butler.

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 student...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE] , 7
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Contents --
Part I: Combining Research with Instruction --
1. Making a Difference in the Academic Writing of International Graduate Students --
2. What We Know About Academic Writer Challenges and Differences --
3. Determining What International Student Writers Know and Can Do --
Part II: Learner-User Research --
4. Research Population Representativeness and Research Methods --
5. Performance Enhancing Measures --
6. Variables Influencing Strategic Competence --
Part III: Learner-User Perspectives --
7. Profiles --
8. Developing Learner-User Agency --
Part IV: Learner-User Centered Pedagogy --
9. Connecting Learning with Teaching --
10. Coda Chapter: Transformation in a Nutshell --
References --
Key Definitions --
Appendix --
Index
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781614512691
9783110762518
9783110700985
9783110742961
9783110439687
9783110438710
ISSN:2192-0982 ;
DOI:10.1515/9781614512691
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Donna Bain Butler.