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Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students

Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu (Mediterranean (Akdeniz) University, Turkey) and Nurdan Kavaklı (Izmir Democracy University, Turkey)
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: December, 2020 | Copyright: © 2021 | Pages: 353

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase
ISBN13: 9781799865087
ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799865094
EISBN13: 9781799865100
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6508-7

Description:

The aptitude to write well is increasingly becoming a vital element that students need to succeed in college and their future careers. Students must be equipped with competent writing skills as colleges and jobs base the acceptance of students and workers on the quality of their writing. This situation captures the complexity of the fact that writing represents higher intellectual skills and leads to a higher rate of selection. Therefore, it is imperative that best strategies for teaching writing speakers of other languages is imparted to provide insights to teachers who can better prepare their students for future accomplishments.

Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students examines the theoretical and practical implications that should be put in place for second language writers and offers critical futuristic and linguistic perspectives on teaching writing to speakers of other languages. Highlighting such topics as EFL, ESL, composition, digital storytelling, and forming identity, this book is ideal for second language teachers and writing instructors, as well as academicians, professionals, researchers, and students working in the field of language and linguistics.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Composition
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Digitalization
  • English as Foreign Language (EFL)
  • English as Second Language (ESL)
  • Identity
  • L2 Students
  • Multilingual Literacy Curriculum
  • Second Language Education
  • Sociolinguistics

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Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu gained her Ph.D. in English Language from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a double major in Rhetoric and Applied Linguistics/TESOL. She is an expert on global perspectives on language and literacy policies and English language learning and writing programs. She has given master’s level courses to certified American school teachers to provide them leadership and skills on language teaching methods for their multicultural students. She is currently working as an associate professor in the English Language Teaching Department at Mediterranean University, Türkiye. Her research interests are artificial linguistic intelligence, linguistic analysis, the poetic and creative function of English as an additional language.

Nurdan Kavaklı received her Ph.D. degree in English Language Teaching from Hacettepe University, which is a top-tier university in Turkey. She was awarded by the graduate scholarship program of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey for her excellence in research aptitude and leadership. She is currently a full time Assistant Professor at the department of English in Izmir Democracy University. She is also the member of the board of directors of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), and the editor-in-chief of Futuristic Implementations of Research in Education. Dr. Kavaklı’s research interests include language teacher education, language testing and assessment, second language writing, and language attrition.

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