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What is writing considered to involve?
What is writing considered to involve?
What is the relationship between writing ability and academic/professional success in first language settings?
What is the relationship between writing ability and academic/professional success in first language settings?
According to Grabowski (1996), what is required for cultural and educational participation and the maintenance of one’s rights and duties?
According to Grabowski (1996), what is required for cultural and educational participation and the maintenance of one’s rights and duties?
What is one of the key differences between written and spoken language?
What is one of the key differences between written and spoken language?
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What is one of the consequences of the distance between the writer and the reader in written language?
What is one of the consequences of the distance between the writer and the reader in written language?
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What is a characteristic of written language in terms of complexity?
What is a characteristic of written language in terms of complexity?
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What is a key difference between L1 and L2 writing instruction?
What is a key difference between L1 and L2 writing instruction?
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What is one aspect of knowledge that writers need to know in order to write effectively?
What is one aspect of knowledge that writers need to know in order to write effectively?
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What is a characteristic of spoken language in terms of vocabulary?
What is a characteristic of spoken language in terms of vocabulary?
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Why is L2 writing instruction more challenging than L1 writing instruction?
Why is L2 writing instruction more challenging than L1 writing instruction?
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Study Notes
Writing as a Complex Human Activity
- Writing involves the development of an idea, capture of mental representations of knowledge, and experiences with subjects.
- It involves multiple thinking processes, including composing, transcribing, evaluating, and revising.
Significance of Writing in First Language Settings
- The ability to write well has a close relationship to academic and professional success in first language settings.
- Mastery of the standard writing system is necessary for cultural and educational participation and maintaining one's rights and duties.
Characteristics of Written Language
- Permanence: written language is permanent, while spoken language is transitory.
- Production time: writers have more time to plan, review, and revise their words before finalization.
- Distance: written language requires greater explicitness due to the distance between the writer and reader in time and space.
- Orthography: carries a limited amount of information compared to spoken language devices.
- Complexity: written language tends to have longer clauses and more subordinators, while spoken language has shorter clauses and more redundancy.
- Formality: writing tends to be more formal than speaking due to social and cultural uses.
- Vocabulary: written texts contain a wider variety of words, including more lower-frequency words, than oral texts.
Learning to Write in L1 and L2
- L1 writing instruction is relatively standardized within a particular culture, building upon linguistic resources students already possess.
- L2 writing is more varied due to different learning situations and settings, requiring knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Knowledge Required for Effective Writing
- Content Knowledge: knowledge of concepts involved in the subject area.
- Context Knowledge: knowledge of the context in which the text will be read.
- Language System Knowledge: knowledge of aspects of the language system necessary for the task.
- Writing Process Knowledge: knowledge of the most appropriate way of preparing for a specific writing task.
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Explore the complexities of writing, including the development of ideas, mental representations, and thinking processes involved in composing and revising texts.