A Critical Review of EFL Writing Research in China over the Past 60 Years:Development and Prospect
With a combined use of quantitative and qualitative method,the study reviews the development and evolution of EFL writing research in China,sorts out the development stages,makes comment on the research topics and puts forward forward-looking questions.The quantitative results show that the domestic EFL writing research has experienced a process from initial budding to accelerated development,and then to a steady stage,and the topics included are writing ability,writing courses,discourse coherence,academic writing,information technology application and writing feedback.A further qualitative analysis conducts a code analysis of these topics and determines their connotations;at the same time,based on the existing research limitations and the actual needs in teaching writing,the research questions which need to be explored in the future are put forward so that the writing research can make achievements both in the service of teaching practice at home and in promoting academic dialogue internationally.
EFL writingresearch topicsdevelopment and evolutionlooking-forward questions
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