Developing International EFL/ESL Scholarly Writers

9 Connecting Learning with Teaching

9.1 How prior knowledge and learning interact

International students’ conceptualizations of scholarly and academic writing, and knowing how to write, directly influence their approaches to writing from sources, academic success, personal investment in learning, and motivation (based on Alexander, 2006). Teachers’ conceptualizations of writing and knowing how to write are evident in their instructional goals, pedagogical decisions, and assessment practices (based on Alexander, 2006). However, because of the number of assignments and complexity of assignments in a disciplinary legal writing classroom, for example, there may not be enough time to address processes for writing and thinking explicitly. This omission ...