This article reviews the current literature on second language writing and service-learning. Service-learning has grown in popularity in higher education over the past two decades, but comparatively little research has been done on the learning experiences of second language writers in service-learning courses. This article outlines the major contexts in which service-learning has been discussed and notes gaps in the current research, such as limited studies on which type of service-learning best supports learners of English as a second language (ESL) in writing courses and on undergraduate ESL students in mainstream writing courses that employ service-learning. The article concludes by offering teachers and curriculum developers practical recommendations, based on the reviewed literature, for how to implement service-learning in writing courses.

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第二语言写作课堂的服务学习：未来的研究方向

本文回顾了当前有关第二语言写作和服务学习的文献。在过去的 20 年里，服务学习在高等教育中越来越受欢迎，但对第二语言作者在服务学习课程中的学习经历的研究相对较少。本文概述了讨论服务学习的主要背景，并指出了当前研究中的空白，例如关于哪种类型的服务学习最能支持英语作为第二语言 (ESL) 的学习者进行写作课程的有限研究以及在采用服务学习的主流写作课程中的本科 ESL 学生。文章最后根据查阅的文献，为教师和课程开发人员提供了实用的建议，以指导如何在写作课程中实施服务学习。