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| LEADERSHIP UPDATE |
| Letter from the Chair |
| Lisya Seloni, SLWIS Chair, Illinois State University, Illinois, USA |
SLWIS Chair Lisya Seloni summarizes events at TESOL 2012,
updates members on the proposal process for 2013, and encourages
continued participation in the upcoming year. Read More |
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| Letter from the Editors |
| Margi Wald, SLW News Managing Editor, University of California, Berkeley, USA |
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Please welcome the new members of the editorial staff and learn about how to join the team. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| A Graduate Level TESOL Program in the United States: An Action Research Study |
| Sarina Chugani Molina, Jen Marshall Lagedrost, and Deborah Sundmacher, University of San Diego, California, USA |
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International students bring distinct perspectives that deepen
cross-cultural understanding. However, it is important to consider their
needs, particularly regarding academic writing. This article reports on
an action research study in which scaffolded writing support was
provided to international graduate students at a university in Southern
California. Read More |
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| Scholarship on L2 Writing in 2011: The Year in Review |
| Tony Silva, Carolina Pelaez-Morales, Crissy McMartin-Miller, and Mei-Hung Lin |
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This overview aims to assist second language writing
professionals and other interested parties by synthesizing scholarship
on second language writing published
during 2011. Read More |
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| Scholarship on L2 Writing in 2011: The Year in Review, References |
| Tony Silva, Carolina Pelaez-Morales, Crissy McMartin-Miller, and Mei-Hung Lin |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Review of Teaching and Researching Writing (2nd ed.) |
| Susan Olmstead-Wang, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
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This approachable book offers rich content that is thoughtfully
situated at the intersection of key concepts, writing research, and
research methods. It provides a clear introduction to key issues, a
comprehensive orientation to research approaches in the field, and
logical links to a variety of traditional and online
resources. Read More |
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| Review of Voices, Identities, Negotiations, and Conflicts: Writing Academic English Across Cultures |
| Fiona Memmott, California State University, San Bernardino, USA |
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The aim of this book is to broaden the view of academic writing
across cultures and to challenge the status quo of English academic
writing conventions that are prevalent in Western institutions of higher
learning and publishing houses. Academics must play the game or be
excluded from scholarly publications. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS MEMBER COMMUNITY |
| Second Language Writing IS Contact Information |
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TESOL’s Second Language Writing IS provides a forum for
researchers and educators across grade levels and institutional settings
to discuss and exchange information in the area of second language
writing. Join the conversation. Read More |
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| SLW News: Call for Submissions |
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SLW News is soliciting articles on second
language writing theory, research, and pedagogy in all ESL/EFL settings.
Consider sharing your ideas with SLW colleagues by submitting a piece
for the next issue. Read More |
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