Focusing on adolescent multilingual writing, this text problematizes the traditional boundaries between academic writing in school contexts and self-initiated writing outside of the formal teaching environment. By reconceptualizing the nature of adolescent multilingual writing, the author establishes it as an interdisciplinary genre and a key area of inquiry for research and pedagogy. Organized into six chapters, Reconceptualizing the Writing Practices of Multilingual Youth provides in-depth examination of the writing practices of multilingual youth from sociocultural and social practice perspectives. Drawing on first-hand research conducted with young people, the text questions the traditional dichotomy between academic writing and non-formal equivalents and proposes a symbiotic approach to supporting in-school and out-of-school literacy. By highlighting a bi-directional relationship between formal and informal writing, the text advocates for writing instruction that supports adolescents' out-of-school writing for entertainment, identity development, creative expression and personal well-being, and helping students navigate future digital literacies. This much-needed text will provide researchers and graduate students with a principled overview and synthesis of adolescent multilingual writing research that is significant yet underexplored in applied linguistics, TESOL, and literacy studies.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367417758
Author Youngjoo Yi
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 138g