Table of Contents

Contents: P.K. Matsuda, T. Silva, Introduction. Essays.A. Pincas, Structural Linguistics and Systematic Composition Teaching to Students of English as a Foreign Language (1962). R.B. Kaplan, Cultural Thought Patterns in Inter-Cultural Education (1966). V. Zamel, Teaching Composition in the ESL Classroom: What We Can Learn From Research in the Teaching of English (1976). A. Raimes, What Unskilled ESL Students Do as They Write: A Classroom Study of Composing (1985). J. Hinds, Reader-Writer Responsibility: A New Typology (1987). U. Connor, Research Frontiers in Writing Analysis (1988). R. Spack, Initiating ESL Students Into the Academic Discourse Community: How Far Should We Go (1988)? D. Horowitz, Fiction and Nonfiction in the ESL/EFL Classroom: Does the Difference Make a Difference (1990)? A.M. Johns, Interpreting an English Competency Examination: The Frustrations of an ESL Science Student (1991). J.G. Carson, Becoming Biliterate: First Language Influences (1992). T. Santos, Ideology in Composition: L1 and ESL (1992). I. Leki, Reciprocal Themes in ESL Reading and Writing (1993). T. Silva, Toward an Understanding of the Distinct Nature of L2 Writing: The ESL Research and Its Implications (1993). J. Reid, Responding to ESL Students' Texts: The Myth of Appropriation (1994). L. Hamp-Lyons, B. Kroll, Issues in ESL Writing Assessment: An Overview (1996). P.K. Matsuda, Contrastive Rhetoric in Context: A Dynamic Model of L2 Writing (1997).

Reviews

"Analysts of rhetoric or of education, particularly those unfamiliar with this field of study, will find it useful to have these articles collected together as a reference to consult or as a textbook for a graduate seminar....Hundreds of thousands of students at North American institutions of higher education routinely struggle to improve their writing in ESL to succeed in their academic studies. For people teaching such students, there has to be a foundational perspective on how to understand and address this situation. That is what the present book presents."
—Contemporary Psychology"...the recent volume by Silva and Matsuda excels and is a significant milestone that marks a quarter-century of growth in a field that has now come into its own. The collection stands as a guidepost, directing the way toward continued fruitful investigation....this collection offers a strong historical perspective on the development of the field. Silva and Matsuda's intentional presentation of the included essays in chronological order enables readers to grasp this perspective clearly. Furthermore, most of the selections would be a strong addition to the reading list for a course in L2 composition instruction. All in all, ESL writing researchers should welcome this volume."
—The Modern Language Journal