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Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes
Edited by Rosa M. Manchón and Julio Roca de Larios
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 5] 2023
► pp. 6–31

Chapter 1
The study of L2 writing processes

Lines and methods of inquiry

| University of Murcia
| University of Murcia

This introductory chapter serves two main purposes. One is to contextualize the book within the larger professional discussion, which we do through a look-back approach in order to provide a synthetic review of the main lines of research in the study of L2 writing processes and the main research instruments employed. The second aim of the chapter is to introduce readers to the aims, structure, and contents of the book.

Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Writing processes in L2 writing research
  • Theoretical approaches and main research directions in the study of L2  writing processes
    • Writing processes
      • Cognitively-oriented studies of writing processes
      • Socio-cultural, ethnographically-oriented studies of writing processes and text production processes
    • Feedback processing
  • Methodological considerations in the study of L2 writing processes and feedback processing
    • Writing and text production processes
    • Feedback processing
  • The present book
    • Aims and scope
    • Structure and contents
  • Final comments
  • References
Published online: 23 October 2023
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