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Overview of L2 Writing

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The Nature of L2 Writing

Writing is a visual form of communication, either printed in hard-copy or in electronic form. It follows conventions that are mutually understandable by the writer and the reader, even if these conventions change over time or are used with specific meanings in smaller speech communities (e.g., special texting rules used by a group of teenagers). Writing is considered a productive skill because the writer creates new language and does not only interpret existing information.

Here are some common terms used in the discussion of writing.

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medium:
different media in which we write (letters, computers, cellphone texting, etc.) that require different styles of writing and different communicative conventions

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content:
ideas ("the story") that the author intends to convey to the audience

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genre:
type of expressive style a piece of writing has (e.g., poetry, short story, lecture notes, etc.)

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lexicon:
vocabulary that is needed to convey the author's intended meaning

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