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An authoritative guide to teaching writing to ESL students, taking the reader through the main steps of needs analysis, syllabus design, lesson planning, task design, material development, feedback and assessment. The paperback edition is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English. It systematically sets out the key issues in second language writing instruction to offer both pre-service and in-service teachers a guide to writing instruction grounded in current theory and research. The book includes chapters on approaches to teaching writing, needs analysis, syllabus design, lesson planning, task design, materials development, and feedback and assessment, and on using technology in writing classes and in conducting research. The author takes the clear stance that student writers not only need realistic strategies for drafting and revising, but also need a clear understanding of genre to structure their writing experience according to the demands and constraints of particular target contexts. There are review exercises, reflection questions, and copious examples to make the book extremely useful to prospective and practicing teachers alike.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521534307
eBay Product ID (ePID)90826045
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecond Language Writing
AuthorKen Hyland
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
Number of Pages318 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height228mm
Item Width152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorKen Hyland
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom