Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. 1. Introduction, purpose, and conceptual foundations 1
5. Section I. The Main Study
6. 2. Context and design of the research 21
7. 3. Students’ Goals for ESL and University Courses 29
8. 4. A Study of contrasts 50
9. Section II. Case Studies
10. 5. Nine Chinese students writing in university courses 73
11. 6. Students’ and instructors’ assessments of the attainment of writing goals 90
12. 7. The language of intentions for writing improvement 108
13. 8. Goals, motivations, and identities of three students writing in English 125
14. 9. Variation in goals and activities for multilingual writing 142
15. Section III. Implications
16. 10. Implications for pedagogy, policy, and research 159
17. References 174
18. Appendices 189
19. Subject Index 199
20. Contributors 203