Title Page
Contents
Abstract 6
A Brief Summary of ESL and FL Writing Instruction Research to Date 10
Differences and Similarities between L1 and L2 Writers 14
The Role of Theory and the Post-Method Movement 19
Becoming Locally Qualified 21
The Counter-Balancing Role of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development and Learner Scaffolding 26
Background 29
Institution and Student Body 29
Research Questions 31
Methodology 31
Environment Analysis 32
Needs Assessment and Avoidance of the Fluency Trap 37
Course Scope and Foundations 46
Process, Product, and Genre Approaches to L2 Writing Instruction 47
A Simplified Application of Rhetorical Patterning 54
Incorporation of Conferences into Class Time 60
Impact Assessment 70
Sample Student Writing 70
Sample Paragraphs from Final Papers 90
Sample Paragraph 1 91
Sample Paragraph 2 91
Sample Paragraph 3 92
Sample Paragraph 4 92
Sample Paragraph 5 93
Peer to Peer Comments 93
Student Example 1 94
Student Example 2 94
Student Example 3 94
Student Example 4 95
Student Example 5 96
Student Evaluations 97
Conclusion 101
References 102