Offers English-as-a-Second/Foreign-Language educators suggestions for getting their ideas published. Suggests that writers who persist, and who rewrite their articles and attempt to grapple with comments, are those who get their work published. (Author/VWL)

Discusses how English-as-a-Second-Language students are seeking help at U.S. college and university writing centers. This trend emphasizes the complementary role of the writing center and ESL writing instruction in improving ESL writing skills. Writing center and ESL writing pedagogy share process and collaborative approaches, which emphasize the…

Adapting the use of writing stations to the Latin classroom makes the process of reading and editing an integral part of the process of language instruction and learning. Suggests that whether used in the foreign language classroom or the English classroom, the use of writing stations makes the processes of editing and rewriting less tedious and…

Describes portfolio development as it is carried out in one English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. This includes essays required in the complete portfolios, rationale for each essay, and arrangement of essays within the portfolio. Shows the process by which students develop their portfolios, including outline, rough draft, peer comments, and…

Discusses the use of writing assignments to improve the capacity of literature students to read and analyze assigned texts in the foreign language. The approach provides a higher level of motivation for self-correction that will enable students to overcome, rather than formalize, their errors. (Author/JL)

Suggests an approach to compositions that addresses the special character of intermediate foreign-language writing through process assignments that involve strategic corrections and a series of interrelated, in-class writing activities, including expansion exercises intended for use during the revision period. This essay design also coordinates…

Describes a new component called "Writing Error Analysis Model" (WEAM) in the CoCoA system for teaching writing composition in Japanese as a foreign language. The Weam can be used for analyzing learners' morphological errors and selecting appropriate compositions for learners' revising exercises. (Author/VWL)

Writing instruction in Israeli high schools is discussed based on classroom observation and practices. Meetings between English teachers and teacher trainers specializing in foreign language writing focused on techniques such as prewriting, dialogue journals, revision, and peer correction. (16 references) (LB)