Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Writing Strategies

Karen Forbes is a Senior Lecturer in Second Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. She previously taught modern languages in a secondary school in England and has also taught English as a foreign language in Spain and China. Her current research interests include the development and cross-linguistic transfer of language learning strategies, and the influence of multilingual identity on foreign language learning.

The benefits and value of FL learning in schools becomes increasingly important in this time of prevailing nationalism in many parts of the world. Forbes should be lauded for this timely addition that offers insights into the phenomenon of cross-linguistic transfer of writing strategies and the potential contribution of FL teaching to the development of students’ writing skills.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Position of First Language and Foreign Language Learning in SchoolsChapter 3. An Overview of Strategy Research and the Role of LLSIChapter 4. Considerations for Researching the Effects of a Cross-Linguistic Intervention of LLSIChapter 5. Teaching for Transfer: Developing a Cross-Linguistic Approach to LLSIChapter 6. An In-depth Exploration of Patterns of Strategy Development in FL and L1 WritingChapter 7. Exploring the Cross-Linguistic Transfer of StrategiesChapter 8. Negotiating LLSI: Individual TrajectoriesChapter 9. The Role of Learners’ Individual DifferencesChapter 10. Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: Implications and ConclusionsAppendix A: Student Questionnaire Appendix B: Writing Strategy Task SheetReferences Subject Index Author Index