Introduction Background-- English Writing Instruction in Japan The Present Study
Part I Exploring Similarities and Differences in the Products of L1 (Japanese) and L2 (English) Writing
Chapter 1 L1 and L2 Organizational Patterns in the Argumentative Writing of Japanese EFL Students Previous Studies of Contrastive Rhetoric Japanese Rhetoric in Contrast to English Rhetoric Contrastive Rhetoric Research Dealing with Japanese L1 Writers Japanese Students’ L1 and L2 Writing Background Recent Empirical Studies of English and Japanese Writing by the Same Writers Research Questions Method Participants Data Data Analysis Results and Discussion Research Question Set 1-- Comparisons of L1 and L2 Organizational Patterns Research Question Set 2-- Relations between Organizational Patterns and Composition Scores Research Question Set 3-- Comparisons of L1 and Le Organization-Planning Processes Summary of Part I
Part II Investigating L1 and L2 Writing Processes
Chapter 2 L1 and L2 Writing Processes of Low L2 Proficiency Level Students Previous Studies of L1 and L2 Writing Processes Research Questions Method Participants Data Data Analysis Results and Discussion L1 and L2 Writing Products L1 and L2 Writing Processes
Chapter 3 L1 and L2 Writing Processes of High L2 Proficiency Level Students Research Questions Method Participants Results and Discussion L1 and L2 Writing Products L1 and L2 Writing Processes
Chapter 4 L1 and L2 Writing Processes-- Low versus High L2 Proficiency Level Students Results and Discussion L1 and L2 Writing Products L1 and L2 Writing Processes Summary of Part II
Part III Examining the Effects of L2 Writing Instruction on Student Writing
Chapter 5 Instruction on English Paragraph Organization Instruction on English Paragraph Organization Research Questions Method Participants Content of Instruction on English Paragraphs Data Data Analysis Results and Discussion Research Question 1-- Comparisons of Pre- and Post-Instruction Compositions Research Question 2-- Comparisons of Pre- and Post-Instruction Compositions between the Two Writer Groups Research Question 3-- Students’ Evaluations of Instructional Effects
Chapter 6 Writing Strategies and Journal Writing Experience Journal writing experience Writing strategy instruction Research Questions Method Participants Content of Instruction Data Data Analysis Results and Discussion Research Question 1-- Comparisons of Pre- and Post-Instruction Compositions Research Question 2-- Comparisons of Pre- and Post-English Writing Processes Research Question 3-- Characteristics of Writing Processes when Writing Improved Summary of Part III
Conclusion
Notes References Appendixes Appendix A-- Macro-Level Organizational Patterns Appendix B-- L1and L2 Compositions Written by Ichiro (H) Appendix C-- L1 and L2 Compositions Written by Hikari (H) Appendix D-- L1 and L2 Compositions Written by Chihiro (L) Appendix E-- L1 and L2 Compositions Written by Emi (L) Appendix F-- Notes and Compositions Written by Ginko (H) Appendix G-- Notes and Compositions Written by Beni (L) Appendix H-- The Coding Categories of Introspective Reports during Pauses Appendix I-- Post-Writing Questionnaire
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