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Writing and motivation /
Addresses the basic question of how motivation to write can be fostered, and offers analyses of conceptual and theoretical issues at the intersection of the topics of motivation and writing. This title discusses the implications of writing instruction based on the two main approaches to writing rese...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
2010.
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| Colección: | Studies in writing ;
v. 19. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- WRITING AND MOTIVATION ; Copyright ; Contents ; Contributors ; Forword ; Chapter 1 The Multiple Meanings of Motivation to Write ; 1 Motivation and Writing: What Relations?; 2 Trends in Research on Motivation and Writing; 3 Writing on an Interesting Topic; Writing as an Interesting Activity; 4 Self-Perception of Competence in Writing; 5 Self-Regulation of Writing; 6 Writing as a Meaningful Activity: The Socio-Constructivist Approach ; 7 A Concluding Comment; 8 Outline of the Volume; SECTION I:THEORETICAL ANALYSES OF MOTIVATIONTO WRITE.
- Chapter 2 Why Write? A Consideration of Rhetorical Purpose 1 Writers Moved to Write; 2 Motivating Situations; 3 School Contexts for Writing; 4 Movement: Fluency, Stalls, Blocks, and Closures; 5 Writers Attempting to Move Their Audiences; 6 Intended Effects on Audience: Grand Schemes; 7 Purpose, Genre, and School Writing; 8 Connections Between Author and Audience; 9 Conclusion; Chapter 3 The Wholetheme Window of Dynamic Motivation in Writing to Learn Critical Thinking: A Multiple Source Perspective ; 1 A Glance at the Wholetheme Education Perspective.
- 2 Writing, Motivation, and Critical Thinking3 The Writer's Natural Outlooks on the External World; 4 The Rocky Road of the Motivational Journey of Ideas; 5 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; Chapter 4 A Writer's Discipline: The Development of Self-Regulatory Skill ; 1 Theories of Writing and its Self-Regulation; Cyclical Model of Self-Regulation by Writers; 3 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; SECTION II:EMPIRICAL STUDIES INVESTIGATING THERELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MOTIVATIONAND WRITING; Chapter 5 Writing on an Interesting Topic: Does Writing Foster Interest? ; 1 Text and Task as Sources of Interest.
- 2 Elaborative Writing: Writing from Sources and Writing-to-Learn3 Interest and Elaborative Writing: A Study; 4 Method; 4.1 Participants; 4.2 Procedure; 4.3 Materials; 4.4 Measures; 4.5 Data Analysis; 5 Results; 5.1 Relation between Writing Tasks and Post-Writing Topic Interest; 5.2 Relation between Writing Task and Post-Writing Text-Based Interest ; 5.3 Relation between Writing Tasks and Post-Writing Comprehension Questions; 5.4 Relations among Motivational Variables, and between Motivational Variables and Topic Knowledge; 6 Discussion.
- Chapter 6 Motivations for ESL Writing Improvement in Pre-University Contexts 1 Methods; 1.1 Context and Participants; 1.2 Data and Instruments; 1.3 Analyses; 2 Results and Discussion; 2.1 Goals and Motivations for ESL Writing -Interview Data; 2.2 Two Contrasting Cases; 2.3 Goals and Motivations for ESL Writing- Questionnaire Data; 2.4 Self-regulation of Writing Processes in English- A Factor Analysis; 3 Implications; 3.1 Conceptualizing Motivation for Pre-University ESL Writing; 3.2 Curriculum Policies and Instructional Practices; 3.3 Future Inquiry; Acknowledgment.