C.22.2 (RWL): Rinnert et al., "Multilingual scholars’ academic writing: Why write in more than one language?"

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Summary

This qualitative study of five scholars in Japan who publish in two languages aims to identify their preferred writing strategies and text features to fulfill their purposes and perceived reader expectations across languages. Results show expert multilingual writers move beyond transforming knowledge by “crafting knowledge” to connect with their audience.

Strand

• Reading, Writing, and Literacy

Individual Presentations

• Multilingual scholars’ academic writing: Why write in more than one language? - Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University; Hiroe Kobayashi, Hiroshima University

Session Organizer

• AAAL 2015 Conference Committee, -