Situating
ESL Writing in a Cross-Disciplinary Context
Written
Communication 15.1 (1998)
Although the writing needs
of English as a Second Language (ESL) students in U.S. higher education
has been increasing, institutional practices that are responsive to
the unique needs of ESL writers are yet to be developed. The relative
lack of attention to ESL issues in writing programs may be related
to how the field of ESL writing has been defined in relation to its
related disciplines: Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and
composition studies. This study attempts to construct a view of the
field that meets the needs of ESL writers. For this purpose, I present
three models of ESL writing in relation to TESL and composition studies
(see below), and discuss their implications.
Matsuda, P. K. (1998). Situating ESL writing in a cross-disciplinary context. Written Communication, 15(1), 99-121.
Figure 1. The Division of Labor Model |
Figure 2. The Intersection Model |
Figure 3. The Symbiotic Model |