邀請14位二語寫作研究領域的知名學者，探討不同國家或地區二語寫作教學和研究的現狀及發展，介紹當地學者為推動二語寫作教學和研究發展所做的貢獻，其中既包括已廣為人知的信息，也包括不為人知的信息，從而拓展二語寫作研究視角，推動二語寫作研究全球化。托尼•席爾瓦：美國普渡大學教授英語系寫作中心主任，多年從事英語作為第二語言的教學與研究，創立並主編Journal of Second Language Writing期刊，創辦國際二語寫作研討會，曾主編或撰寫多部學術著作。

Chapter 1 L2 Writing Research in Australia： Assessing， Analyzing and Teaching L2 WritingNeomy Storch The University of MelbourneChapter 2 Studies of Second—Language Writing in Canada： ”Ihree GenerationsMister Cumming Ontario Institute for Studies in Education， University of Toronto and Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityChapter 3 An Ecology of Studies on EFL Writing in the Chinese ContextJunju Wang Shandong UniversityChapter 4 Teaching， Learning and Assessment of Writing in Schools of Hong Kong， China： Bridging the Idealism—Realism GapIcy Lee The Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 5 English Writing Instruction in Senior High Schools in Japan： A Historical Ecological ApproachMiyuki Sasaki Nagoya City UniversityChapter 6 The Research Context of L2 Writing in South Korea： Historical Development， Issues， and Future DirectionsYeon Hee Choi Ewha Womans UniversityChapter 7 The Status of ESL／EFL Writing in LebanonFatima Esseili University of DaytonChapter 8 Small Components： Some Big Contributions—L2 Writing Research in New ZealandJohn Bitchener AUT University， AucklandChapter 9 EFL Writing in Poland， Where Traditional Does not Mean Current， but Current Means TraditionalLukasz Salski University of LodzChapter 10 The Hole in the Donut： The Shape of Second—Language Writing Studies in SwedenDiane Pecorari Linnaeus UniversityChapter 11 Foreign Language Writing in Ukraine： Indefinite Past but Promising Future？Tatyana Yakhontova Ivan Franko National University of L’’vivChapter 12 The Status of Second Language Writing in the United States： Continuing Growth and ChangeTony Silva Purdue UniversityChapter 13 The Status of Second Language Writing Studies in Western EuropeMelinda Reichelt University of Toledob