Beschreibung:
Dana R. Ferris is Professor in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, USA.
This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching, and reading-writing connections.
1. Concepts in Writing and Learning to Write in a Second Language 2. Understanding Student Populations and Instructional Contexts 3. Pedagogical Approaches in L1 and L2 Composition: History and Recent Trends 4. A Socioliterate Approach to L2 Composition Teaching: Literacy, Reading, Genre Awareness, and Authentic Task Design 5. Course Design and Instructional Planning for the L2 Writing Course 6. Classroom Assessment of L2 Writing 7. Response to Student Writing: Issues and Options for Giving and Facilitating Feedback 8. Improving Accuracy in Student Writing: Error Treatment in the Composition Class 9. Developing Language Skills in the Writing Class: Why, What, How, and Who