The book addresses issues in the field of teaching academic writing to non-native speakers. List of contributors ix Acknowledgments xi List of abbreviations used xiii Series editors' preface xv Introduction: Teaching the next generation of second language writers 1(10) Barbara Kroll I EXPLORING THE FIELD OF SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING 11(56) Chapter 1 Second language writing in the twentieth century: A situated historical perspective 15 (20) Paul Kei Matsuda Chapter 2 Research on second language writing: An overview of what we investigate and how 35 (32) Charlene Polio II EXPLORING THE VOICES OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 67(48) Chapter 3 Experienced ESL/EFL writing instructors' conceptualizations of their teaching: Curriculum options and implications 71(22) Alister Gumming Chapter 4 Second language writing up close and personal: Some success stories 93(22) Tony Silva, Melinda Reichelt, Yoshiki Chikuma, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Ruo-Ping J. Mo, Gloria Velez-Renddn, and Sandra Wood III EXPLORING WRITERS' FINISHED TEXTS 115(76) Chapter 5 Responding to writing 119 (22) Dana Ferris Chapter 6 Grammar and the ESL writing class 141 (21) Jan Frodesen and Christine Holten Chapter 7 Writing teachers as assessors of writing 162 (29) Liz Hamp-Lyons IV EXPLORING CONTEXTUALITIES OF TEXTS 191(94) Chapter 8 Genre and ESL/EFL composition instruction 195 (23) Ann M. Johns Chapter 9 Changing currents in contrastive rhetoric: Implications for teaching and research 218 (24) Ulla Connor Chapter 10 Reading and writing relations: Second language perspectives on research and practice 242 (21) William Grabe Chapter 11 Literature in the teaching of second language composition 263 (22) Stephanie Vandrick V EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY 285(26) Chapter 12 The impact of the computer in second language writing 287(24) Martha C. Pennington EPILOGUE: EXPLORING OURSELVES 311(22) Chapter 13 A challenge to second language writing professionals: Is writing overrated? 315 (18) Ilona Leki Index 333