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Written Argumentation for Real Audiences: Suggestions for Teacher Research and Classroom Practice
Author(s) -
JOHNS ANN M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.2307/3586952
Subject(s) - argumentation theory , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , sociology , linguistics , philosophy
Of the various concerns in the teaching of second language writing, issues regarding audience, or readers' expectations, have been the least explored. This article reviews the audience literature in composition studies, focusing on the topic of real audiences as central to understanding how writers produce successful texts in authentic contexts. It discusses the efforts of one teacher/researcher to explore the interaction of audience awareness, writers' purposes, and argumentation in the process of grant‐proposal writing undertaken by two bilingual researchers. Finally, it suggests ways in which teachers can give students experiences writing authentic argumentative texts addressed to real audiences.