Analysis of the empirical research in the journal of second language writing at its 25th year (1992–2016)

Mehdi Riazi; Ling Shi; John Haggerty

doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2018.07.002

Analysis of the empirical research in the journal of second language writing at its 25th year (1992–2016)

Mehdi Riazi, Ling Shi, John Haggerty

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Abstract

In this historical survey, we review 272 empirical research articles published in the Journal of Second Language Writing (JSLW) over its first quarter century of publication. We report overall and periodic analyses (1992–1999, 2000–2010, 2011–2016) in respect to the following themes: (1) contexts and participants, (2) research foci and theoretical orientations, and (3) research methodology and data sources. The typical research contexts and participants were undergraduates in U.S. universities or colleges. The most common research foci were feedback and writing instruction and the main theoretical orientations were cognitive, social, socio-cognitive, genre, contrastive rhetoric, and critical theories. The most frequently used research methodology was qualitative and the top three data sources used by L2 writing researchers were multiple sources, text samples, and elicitation. Based on the findings, we make suggestions for future research in studies of L2 writing. Along with Tony Silva’s reflections on our results, the present analysis gives readers a birds-eye view of the scholarship on L2 writing over the last 25 years as represented in the JSLW.

Language	English
Pages	41-54
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Second Language Writing
Volume	41
DOIs	10.1016/j.jslw.2018.07.002
Publication status	Published - Sep 2018

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Riazi, M., Shi, L., & Haggerty, J. (2018). Analysis of the empirical research in the journal of second language writing at its 25th year (1992–2016). Journal of Second Language Writing, 41, 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2018.07.002

Riazi, Mehdi ; Shi, Ling ; Haggerty, John. / Analysis of the empirical research in the journal of second language writing at its 25th year (1992–2016). In: Journal of Second Language Writing. 2018 ; Vol. 41. pp. 41-54.

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Riazi, M, Shi, L & Haggerty, J 2018, 'Analysis of the empirical research in the journal of second language writing at its 25th year (1992–2016)', Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 41, pp. 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2018.07.002

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