... are often overlooked in the teaching of L2 writing: (1) Learning to write in an L2 is different from learning to write in an L1, so (2) teaching L2 writing the way LI writing is taught is not effective ... 1997, 20 02; Hammerly, 1991; Hinkel, 19 92, 1997a, 20 02a; Huckin, Haynes, & Coady, 1993; Larsen-Freeman, 1991; Lewis, 1993, 1997; Nation, 1990, 20 01; Norris & Ortega, 20 00; Richards, 20 02; Schmidt, ... attaining academic L2 proficiency (e.g., Ellis, 1990; Hinkel, 20 02a; Nation, 20 01; Norris & Ortega, 20 00; Schmitt, 20 00) Since the early 1980s, the predominant method of instruction in the teaching...