Second Language Writing Pedagogy

By cdguiol

  • "The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning."

    Schmidt, Richard. "The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning." Applied Linguistics 11(1990): 129-58. Print. Schmidt argues that English composition teachers should provide opportunities for their L2 students to notice their mistakes so that they can fill in the gaps on their own rather than correcting mistakes for them.

  • "Review Article: The Case against Grammar Correction in L2 WritingClasses"

    Truscott, John. "Review Article: The Case against Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes" Language Learning 46.2 (I996): 327-69. Print. Truscott echoes the prevailing argument among mainstream composition teachers - that correcting errors in the papers of L2 students does not further their advancement as English writers.

  • "The Case for Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes: A Response toTruscott (1996):'

    Ferris. Dana R. "The Case for Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes: A Response to Truscott (1996):' Journal of Second Language Wrltillg 8.1 (1999): 1-11. Print. A response to Truscott's controversial idea that error correction is ineffective and even harmful to L2 writers.

  • Treatment of Error in Second Language Student Writing.

    Ferris, Dana. Treatment of Error in Second Language Student Writing. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P,2002. Print. Ferris makes the distinction between treatable and untreatable errors. She is a proponent of providing the student with the answer rather than having them self-correct.

  • "Teaching College Writing to Diverse Student Populations"

    Ferris, Dana R. Teaching College Writing to Diverse Student Populations. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 2009. Print. This book is designed as an introduction to the topic of diverse second language student audiences in U.S. post-secondary education.

  • "The Contribution of Wntten Correctlve. Feedback to Language Development: A Ten Month lnvestigation."

    Bltchener, John, and Ute Knoch. "The Contribution of Wntten Correctlve. Feedback to Language Development: A Ten Month lnvestigation." Applied U,'gUlstICS 31.2 (2010). 193-214. Print Recent study showing long-term efficacy of error correction and language acquisition.

  • The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications.

    Krashen, Stephen D. The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications. New York: Longman,1985.Print. Krashen belives that some input from the teacher in terms of error correction can be helpful and useful for the student.