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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800056503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. ; ; London, : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005

ISBN

1-282-32391-1

9786612323911

1-4106-1275-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MatsudaPaul Kei

SilvaTony J

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching - Research

Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Research

Second language acquisition - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Written versions of presentations from the Symposium.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; I. RESEARCH AS SITUATED KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION; II. CONCEPTUALIZING L2 WRITING RESEARCH; III. COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA; IV. CODA; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this original volume, eighteen 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--the messy space of situated practices of inquiry--it helps to demystify the research process, which can appear in published studies and in introductory methodology guides to be neater and more orderly than it actually is.Taking a broad conception of research as inquiry that emphasizes t