The potential of second language writing in higher education: Expectations for graduate students

Abstract

This article discusses how a focus on expectations and application of the Teaching and Learning Cycle
(TLC) can help L2 graduate students become familiar with the different kinds of texts expected in
graduate school. The author uses examples of typical texts that L2 graduate students are required to
write, describing some experiences of how she used different phases of the TLC in deconstructing and
jointly constructing these texts with students.