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Course description

Writing is a key component in second language teaching, learning and use. Teaching second language writing encompasses a range of contexts including school, university, assessment, and professional writing situations, and competent L2 writing teachers are in high demand around the world. This course attempts to provide (i) foundational information on the emergence and subsequent evolution of L2 writing research and teaching over the last 50 years, (ii) state-of-the-art surveys of available theoretical and research (basic and applied) insights on L2 writing development, (iii) overviews of pedagogical methods and approaches in L2 writing research, and (iv) critical reflections on future developments for L2 writing in an increasingly digital world. In particular, this course has a strong practical component, with tutorials involving the construction and sharing of collaborative writing tasks, observations of real practicing L2 writing teachers at work, and the design of authentic L2 writing materials for a textbook unit with instructions from a real publishing brief, or the construction of a structured L2 writing curriculum

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