Teaching Second Language Academic Writing

This Element offers an accessible overview of key concepts and practices in teaching academic writing in a second language.

This Element provides an overview of teaching academic writing to second language/multilingual (L2) students, discussing contextual features, common settings, concepts, pedagogical approaches, and teaching practices. It also incorporates reflective questions and discusses the impact of technology on texts and academic writing.This Element offers readers an overview of the theory, research, and practice of teaching academic writing to second language/multilingual (L2) students. The Element begins with a discussion of contextual features and some of the most common settings in which L2AW is taught. The Element then defines and shares examples of several concepts, pedagogical approaches, and teaching practices that are particularly relevant to L2AW instruction. Reflective questions guide readers to consider how these aspects of L2AW might be carried out within their own educational settings. Finally, the Element considers the rapid changes in technology and their influences on texts and academic writing.