Theory and practice of writing an applied linguistic perspective

• Main Authors: Grabe, William, Kaplan, Robert B (Author)
• Other Authors: Candlin, C.N (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New york Routledge 2016; ©1996
• Subjects: English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching > Theory, etc; English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers; Academic writing > Study and teaching; Applied linguistics
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• Physical Description: xvi, 487 pages : illustrations 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-476) and indexes
• ISBN: 9781138152496

"This book undertakes a general framework within which to consider the complex nature of the writing task in English, both as a first, and as a second language. The volume explores varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among second-language writers." "The volume overviews textlinguistic research, explores process approaches to writing, discusses writing for professional purposes, and contrastive rhetoric. It proposes a model for text construction as well as a framework for a more general theory of writing. Later chapters, organised around seventy-five themes for writing instruction are devoted to the teaching of writing at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.