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In:Writing and Language Learning: Advancing research agendas
Edited by Rosa M. Manchón
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 56] 2020
► pp. 335–356

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Chapter 14
An ISLA perspective on L2 learning through writing

Implications for future research agendas

 | University of Murcia
 | Georgetown University
Published online: 20 November 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.56.14man
Abstract
This chapter argues for the relevance of framing L2 writing research associated with language learning as part of a language curriculum within an instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) perspective. In line with current ISLA theorizing, we argue that the field should prioritize the conduct of additional studies of the processing dimension of writing and we envisage this future work as contributing to both applied ISLA and ISLA applied. We synthesize past research on writing processes and, against this background, we propose several future avenues and methodological directions for a process-oriented agenda in the domain. We conclude with a synthesis of the ideas discussed and with an assessment of what our optic offers to the collective inquiry into writing as a site for language learning that this book attempts to provide.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • The connection between L2 writing and language learning: An ISLA perspective
    • ISLA and language learning through writing
    • Implications for future research on L2 writing as a site for L2 learning
  • Past research on writing processes and its connection with learning through writing
    • Future research directions
      • Research avenues
      • Research methodology considerations
  • Conclusions
  • References
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