{"id":1917,"date":"2022-06-27T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T06:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/?page_id=1917"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:34:12","slug":"maal6023","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/courses\/maal6023\/","title":{"rendered":"MAAL6023 Advances in writing pedagogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COURSE TEACHER<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ken Ho<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Email:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:hoken@hku.hk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hoken@hku.hk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overview <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This course discusses current developments in writing pedagogy and their relevance for ESL\/EFL teachers. It reviews different approaches (e.g., process, genre, task-based) and critical strategies for providing useful feedback on student writing. The course examines issues that influence writing improvement such as motivation of writers, feedback, autonomy and reflection. Students will be required to explore how learning in this course can be adapted to their teaching and learning contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aims<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The overall objective of this course is to develop students\u2019 understanding of how current approaches to language learning can be applied in writing classrooms. The course also aims to help teachers become critical and reflective practitioners by providing ways to create and evaluate courses, tasks and materials for teaching writing in contexts applicable to them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Learning Outcomes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">explain their understanding of key developments and influences on writing pedagogy;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">evaluate writing lessons, tasks and feedback for a learner-centered curriculum; and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reflect on the applicability of writing theories and practices to their development as teachers of writing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assessment<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students select one of two essay topics. In this essay, students must demonstrate a clear understanding of concepts in writing pedagogy and critically evaluate the teaching design and recommendation used in a context applicable to their development as writing teachers. Essay topics will be provided at the beginning of the course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GenAI Policy<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Generative AI tools may be used only for grammar\/style checking or as a critical interlocutor. No AI-generated text may appear in the final submission except short quoted phrases (clearly placed in quotation marks, cited, and fully documented in the GenAI Use Declaration).<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key References<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Textbook<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hyland, K. (2019).\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Second language writing (2nd Ed.)<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students are advised to read the first two chapters\u00a0before the course begins.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Other recommended references<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ferris, D.R., &amp; Hedgcock, J.S. (2023).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teaching L2 composition: Purpose, process, and practice (4th Ed.).<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fNew\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">York: Routledge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:75,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Haber, E., Jemielniak, D., Kurasi\u0144ski, A., &amp; Przegali\u0144ska, A. (2025). <em>Using AI in Academic Writing and Research: A Complete Guide to Effective and Ethical Academic AI<\/em>. Springer Nature.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hyland, K. (2022).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teaching and researching writing (4th Ed.).<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fNew York: Routledge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:75,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hyland, K., &amp; Hyland, F. (2019).\u00a0<em>Feedback in second language writing: Contexts and issues (2nd Ed.).\u00a0<\/em>Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Manch\u00f3n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, R.M., &amp; Matsuda, P.K. (2016).\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Handbook of second and foreign language\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">writing.\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fBoston\/Berlin: Walter de Gruyter Inc.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:75,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tardy, C. M. (2025). <em>Teaching second language academic writing<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Recommended journals (Course lecturer will explain the order in class)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Journal of Second Language Writing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assessing Writing<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Language Teaching (Cambridge University Press)<\/p>\n<p>English Language Teaching Journal (Oxford University Press)<\/p>\n<p>Language Teaching Research<\/p>\n<p>TESOL Quarterly<\/p>\n<p>System<\/p>\n<p>Journal of English for Academic Purposes<\/p>\n<p>Written Communication<\/p>\n<p>Applied Linguistics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Schedule (Semester 2) <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 102.181%\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1184\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Perspectives on writing approaches<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> and second language writers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 2<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Course design and lesson planning<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 3<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Materials and tasks design<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 4<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Responding to student writing <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 5<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assessing writing and technologies in teaching writing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.3846%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Session 6<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 85.9975%\" data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Researching writing\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1917","courses","type-courses","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/1917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/courses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1917"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/1917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7059,"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/1917\/revisions\/7059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caes.hku.hk\/maal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}