Keynote address on The Hole in the Donut: The Shape of Second-language Writing Studies in the Nordic Region

Activity: Talk/lecture or presentationTalk/lecture

Description

Second language writing is an established field in North America, and as an integral component of English for Academic Purposes it is firmly entrenched in places like the UK. However, the situation is markedly different in the Nordic region. Fewer researchers are concerned with the topic; the perception of it as a field in its own right is less prevalent; and it lacks the trappings of an established research area (e.g., dedicated degree programmes). This paper describes the status of second language writing studies in the Nordic region and charts the factors, which have shaped t he contours of this research
Period20 Oct 2013
Held atSymposium on Second Language Writing