Presents 15 articles written over the last four decades on English as a second language (ESL) instruction. Articles are arranged in chronological order to provide a sense of the evolution of
the field, and an introduction summarizes historical developments in the field. Specific subjects include cultural thought patterns in inter-cultural education, teaching composition in the ESL
classroom, research frontiers in writing analysis, and issues in ESL writing assessment. Silva is affiliated with Purdue University. Matsuda is affiliated with Miami University. Annotation c.
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