Practicing theory in second language writing / edited by Tony Silva and Paul Kei Matsuda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature and role of theory in second language writing. Between theory with a big T and practice with a small p: why theory matters / Dwight Atkinson -- Theories, frameworks, and heuristics: some reflections on inquiry and second language writing / Alister Cumming -- Multicompetence, social context, and L2 writing research praxis / Lourdes Ortega and Joan Carson -- Finding "theory" in the particular an "autobiography" of what I learned and how about teacher feedback / Lynn M. Goldstein -- Reflections on theoretical practices. Practicing theory in qualitative research on second language writing / Linda Harklau and Gwendolyn Williams -- Cleaning up the mess: perspectives from a novice theory builder / Christine Tardy -- A reconsideration of contents of "pedagogical implications" and "further research needed" moves in the reporting of second language writing research and their roles in theory building / Doug Flahive -- Beyond texts: a research agenda for quantitative research on second language writers and readers / -- Dudley W. Reynolds -- Ideology and theory in second language writing: a dialogical treatment / A. Suresh Canagarajah -- Critical approaches to theory in second language writing: a case of critical contrastive rhetoric / Ryuko Kubota -- Theory and practice in second language writing: how and where do they meet? / Wei Zhu -- Theory-and-practice and other questionable dualisms in L2 writing / John Hedgcock -- Assess thyself lest others assess thee / Deborah Crusan -- "Do I need a theoretical framework?" doctoral students' perspectives on the role of theory in dissertation research and writing / Diane Belcher and Alan Hirvela.

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