Pub Date : 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101275
Yilei Li
From the perspective of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, this study tracked the weekly writing of 12 L2 Chinese learners over one study-abroad semester. 11 measures and mixed-effects modeling were employed to capture group trends and detect subgroups in a fine-grained way. Interviews were conducted to reveal the interplay between writing development and learners’ strategies, beliefs, and emotions. Results showed that most linguistic dimensions experienced an uptrend, with the lexical system and complex phrases exhibiting greater variability. Syntactic development progressed more slowly, particularly in predicate phrases. There was a growing supportive relationship within the complexity system, but learners eventually prioritized accuracy over complexity. Interviews evidenced these changes and showed distinct patterns of two subgroups. The more sophisticated writers not only took the lead in phrasal complexity, but also mobilized diverse resources and developed further metalinguistic awareness, approaching writing with more positive emotions. Implications for intermediate-level Chinese instruction are also discussed.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101276
Yu Tian , Scott Crossley
Recent studies leveraging keystroke logging have identified associations between features of the writing process and the written product (e.g., writing quality, text cohesion). However, a more comprehensive understanding of how the temporal and behavioral dynamics of writing relate to the development of argument elements is still needed. This study examined the relationship between writing behaviors captured through keystroke features (e.g., pauses, revisions, bursts, process variance) and the construction of argument elements (e.g., positions, claims, evidence, counterclaims, rebuttals) among adult first-language (L1) and second language (L2) English writers. The dataset consisted of 400 argumentative essays (200 from L1 writers and 200 from L2 writers) with accompanying keystroke logs. Each essay was manually annotated for argument elements, and keystroke measures were computed for each element. Multinomial mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to identify distinct keystroke patterns associated with different argument elements and with native language. Results revealed that writers behaved differently in P-burst length, pause duration, and proportion of deletions when formulating different argument elements. Additionally, L1 and L2 writers exhibited distinct patterns when composing claims (relative to evidence) and when constructing counterclaims and rebuttals (relative to other elements), suggesting differing cognitive demands and rhetorical strategies between the two groups.
{"title":"Linking writing processes to argument elements: Insights from keystroke logging in L1 and L2 writers","authors":"Yu Tian , Scott Crossley","doi":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101276","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent studies leveraging keystroke logging have identified associations between features of the writing process and the written product (e.g., writing quality, text cohesion). However, a more comprehensive understanding of how the temporal and behavioral dynamics of writing relate to the development of argument elements is still needed. This study examined the relationship between writing behaviors captured through keystroke features (e.g., pauses, revisions, bursts, process variance) and the construction of argument elements (e.g., positions, claims, evidence, counterclaims, rebuttals) among adult first-language (L1) and second language (L2) English writers. The dataset consisted of 400 argumentative essays (200 from L1 writers and 200 from L2 writers) with accompanying keystroke logs. Each essay was manually annotated for argument elements, and keystroke measures were computed for each element. Multinomial mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to identify distinct keystroke patterns associated with different argument elements and with native language. Results revealed that writers behaved differently in P-burst length, pause duration, and proportion of deletions when formulating different argument elements. Additionally, L1 and L2 writers exhibited distinct patterns when composing claims (relative to evidence) and when constructing counterclaims and rebuttals (relative to other elements), suggesting differing cognitive demands and rhetorical strategies between the two groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47934,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Second Language Writing","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101276"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145789854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101277
Bee Chamcharatsri
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Pub Date : 2025-12-15DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101280
You Su , Zeting Yuan , Jyh-Chong Liang
As collaborative writing gains prominence in second language education, the need for reliable instruments to assess students’ collaborative processes is critical, especially in understanding their co-regulation during team interactions. While existing scales primarily focus on self-regulation in individual writing, this study develops and validates a Co-regulation Strategies (CRS) scale for collaborative writing activities. Through validation with 471 college students engaged in collaborative English writing tasks, we employed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to establish a 21-item scale comprising six distinct dimensions. The scale incorporates core regulatory dimensions of co-planning, co-monitoring, co-evaluation, and effort regulation, and identifies help‑giving as an independent factor separate from help-seeking, revealing the bidirectional nature of peer support in collaborative contexts. Across five theoretically motivated models, four showed acceptable fit. For general reporting, a three-factor higher-order structure (metacognitive, motivational, social) is recommended as a parsimonious default. The six-factor correlated model supports fine-grained diagnosis, a single higher-order factor yields a holistic index, and a cyclical three-phase model informs phase-specific interventions. Together, these models offer analytical flexibility for diagnosis and reporting across domains and phases. The CRS scale addresses a notable gap in assessing co‑regulation during collaborative writing.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101279
Qi Qi , Cecilia Guanfang Zhao
While interest in identity issues continues to grow in second language writing research, the construction of discoursal scholarly identity in research writing remains underexplored, particularly for transnational scholars. This case study, grounded in Ivanič’s (1998) framework of discoursal construction of writer identity, examined two Chinese transnational scholars’ perceptions and constructions of their discoursal scholarly identities in academic publishing over time and across space. Analysis of their self-identified representative works, relevant text histories, and reported writing experiences revealed that as the scholars’ academic experiences evolved, they developed a deeper understanding of discoursal scholarly identity, and negotiated an intended scholarly identity by navigating complex relationships with community members, rather than passively meeting gatekeepers’ expectations. While adapting to the local academic environment, they also leveraged international knowledge and resources to shape and develop their desired discoursal scholarly identity. Theoretically, these findings refine our understanding of discoursal identity construction in relation to concepts of time and space. Practically, the study provides pedagogical guidance to writing instructors and educators on how they could best support transnational and multilingual writers in developing their scholarly identities while navigating relationships with various stakeholders across different contexts and career stages.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101278
Baraa Khuder , Bojana Petric
Authorial voice in academic writing reflects how writers construct and assert authority within their disciplinary communities. While voice has so far been examined through linguistic, sociocultural, metadiscourse and other perspectives, existing frameworks have largely focused on individual authorship, overlooking the complexities of collaborative writing. This study introduces a comprehensive multidimensional theoretical framework that integrates intrapersonal (cognitive, metacognitive, and emotional), interactional (negotiation and power dynamics), and behavioral (textual enactment) dimensions to trace how authorial voice is constructed in collaboration. Through a longitudinal case study, this paper examines how voice is shaped through distributed cognitive processes, feedback negotiations, and textual positioning. Findings reveal that authorial voice is not a fixed attribute but a cognitively developmental, socially situated, and rhetorically negotiated construct. Co-authors and gatekeepers play a central role in shaping voice, sometimes enabling agency, other times constraining it. By applying this theoretical framework to collaborative writing for publication, this study offers a novel lens for analyzing voice as a distributed and dialogic developmental phenomenon. The framework advances theorizing beyond individual-centered accounts and offers methodological guidance for studying voice across drafts, actors, and feedback channels in collaborative research contexts.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101257
Icy Lee , Pauline Mak
{"title":"Global Englishes language teaching and second language writing: A disciplinary dialogue","authors":"Icy Lee , Pauline Mak","doi":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101257","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47934,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Second Language Writing","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 101257"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101266
Carolina Pelaez-Morales , Colleen Brice
{"title":"Selected bibliography of recent scholarship in second language writing","authors":"Carolina Pelaez-Morales , Colleen Brice","doi":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101266","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47934,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Second Language Writing","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 101266"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101267
YouJin Kim, Stephen Doolan
{"title":"JSLW Editorial for December 2025","authors":"YouJin Kim, Stephen Doolan","doi":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101267","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101267","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47934,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Second Language Writing","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 101267"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101265
Xingyu Zhang, Yaqiong Cui, Hui Jin, Yuan Gao
The growing pressure on graduate students to publish papers in international journals has intensified the need for effective English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP) feedback. However, existing research features a lack of a comprehensive framework incorporating feedback from different providers and systematic comparisons of feedback practices across provider groups and disciplines. To address these gaps, guided by Evidence-centered Design model, this study developed and validated an integrated framework to capture the feedback foci of the academic support ecosystem, including writing center tutors (EFL teachers and international instructors), academic supervisors, and journal reviewers, based on their written feedback on 62 manuscripts across disciplines. Constructed through an iterative process that linked theoretical constructs with empirical evidence, the framework was validated via expert deliberations, EAP teachers’ evaluations on manuscripts blinded to prior feedback, and effectiveness testing with student users. Its application revealed a clear tripartite functional specialization among providers and a strong cross-disciplinary consensus on fundamental standards of academic writing. This ECD-grounded framework provides a structured yet adaptable tool to enhance EFL teachers’ and learners’ feedback literacy, enabling more targeted instruction and informed collaborative ERPP feedback strategies.
{"title":"Developing a feedback framework for English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP) in L2 writing","authors":"Xingyu Zhang, Yaqiong Cui, Hui Jin, Yuan Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jslw.2025.101265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing pressure on graduate students to publish papers in international journals has intensified the need for effective English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP) feedback. However, existing research features a lack of a comprehensive framework incorporating feedback from different providers and systematic comparisons of feedback practices across provider groups and disciplines. To address these gaps, guided by Evidence-centered Design model, this study developed and validated an integrated framework to capture the feedback foci of the academic support ecosystem, including writing center tutors (EFL teachers and international instructors), academic supervisors, and journal reviewers, based on their written feedback on 62 manuscripts across disciplines. Constructed through an iterative process that linked theoretical constructs with empirical evidence, the framework was validated via expert deliberations, EAP teachers’ evaluations on manuscripts blinded to prior feedback, and effectiveness testing with student users. Its application revealed a clear tripartite functional specialization among providers and a strong cross-disciplinary consensus on fundamental standards of academic writing. This ECD-grounded framework provides a structured yet adaptable tool to enhance EFL teachers’ and learners’ feedback literacy, enabling more targeted instruction and informed collaborative ERPP feedback strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47934,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Second Language Writing","volume":"71 ","pages":"Article 101265"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145537066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}