Writing myths: applying second language research to classroom teaching

Introduction

Myth 1. Teaching Vocabulary Is Not the Writing Teacher's Job

Myth 2. Teaching Citation Is Someone Else's Job

Myth 3. Where Grammar Is Concerned, One Size Fits All

Myth 4. Make Your Academic Writing Assertive and Certain

Myth 5. Students Must Learn to Correct All Their Writing Errors

Myth 6. Corpus-Based Research Is Too Complicated to Be Useful for Writing Teachers

Myth 7. Academic Writing Courses Should Focus on Paragraph and Essay Development

Myth 8. International and U.S. Resident ESL Writers Cannot Be Taught in the Same Class

Myth(s) 9. Students' Myths about Academic Writing and Teaching

Author Biodata

Index