ABSTRACT

While abundant research has investigated the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language (EFL) writing in college contexts, there has been little examination of writing in primary and secondary school settings. It is important to understand the writing literacy development of young EFL learners and to explore instruction that supports their growth as writers. For research and pedagogical purposes, we conducted a review of 136 studies of EFL writing in primary and secondary school contexts from 2012 to 2019 concerning three themes: (1) contexts and participants, (2) research foci and theoretical orientations, and (3) research methodology and data sources. The findings offer a broad picture of the scholarship on EFL writing in school contexts over the last eight years and suggest future directions for researching and teaching EFL writing in primary and secondary school contexts.

摘要

虽然大量研究调查了大学环境中英语作为外语 (EFL) 写作的教学和学习，但在小学和中学环境中的写作考试却很少。了解年轻 EFL 学习者的写作素养发展并探索支持他们成长为作家的教学是很重要的。出于研究和教学目的，我们对 2012 年至 2019 年的 136 项中小学英语写作研究进行了回顾，涉及三个主题：（1）背景和参与者，（2）研究重点和理论方向，以及（3）研究方法和数据来源。