Writing Myths: Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching Book

Introduction

Myth 1 Teaching Vocabulary Is Not the Writing Teacher's Job Keith S. Folse Folse, Keith S. 1

Myth 2 Teaching Citation Is Someone Else's Job Cynthia M. Schuemann Schuemann, Cynthia M. 18

Myth 3 Where Grammar Is Concerned, One Size Fits All Pat Byrd Byrd, Pat John Bunting Bunting, John 42

Myth 4 Make Your Academic Writing Assertive and Certain Ken Hyland Hyland, Ken 70

Myth 5 Students Must Learn to Correct All Their Writing Errors Dana Ferris Ferris, Dana 90

Myth 6 Corpus-Based Research Is Too Complicated to Be Useful for Writing Teachers Susan Conrad Conrad, Susan 115

Myth 7 Academic Writing Courses Should Focus on Paragraph and Essay Development Sharon Cavusgil Cavusgil, Sharon 140

Myth 8 International and U.S. Resident ESL Writers Cannot Be Taught in the Same Class Paul Kei Matsuda Matsuda, Paul Kei 159

Myth(s) 9 Students' Myths about Academic Writing and Teaching Joy Reid Reid, Joy 177

Author Biodata 202

Index 205