Rosa María Manchón Ruiz (born 1957) is a

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linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

. She is currently a professor of

applied linguistics Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, psychology, Communication stu ...

at the

University of Murcia The University of Murcia () is the primary institute of higher education in Murcia, Spain. With a student population of approximately 38,000, it is the largest university in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1272 AD, the University of Murcia is ...

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. Her research focuses on

second language acquisition Second-language acquisition (SLA), sometimes called second-language learning—otherwise referred to as L2 (language 2) acquisition, is the process of learning a language other than one's native language (L1). SLA research examines how learners ...

and

second language writing Second language writing is the study of writing performed by non-native speakers/writers of a language as a second or foreign language. According to Oxford University, second language writing is the expression of one's actions and what one wants to ...

. She was the editor of the ''

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'' between 2008 and 2014.

Career

Manchón started teaching at the University of Murcia in 1995. From 2011 and 2014, she was a member of the Executive Board of the

International Association of Applied Linguistics The International Association of Applied Linguistics (), or AILA, was formed in 1964 as an association of various national organizations for applied linguistics. AILA has more than 8,000 members in more than 35 different applied linguistics associat ...

. From 2008 and 2014, she was the co-editor of the ''Journal of Second Language Writing.'' On 24 March 2010, she was interviewed along with Ilona Leki on the goals and the future of the ''Journal of Second Language Writing''. On 26 July 2012, she presented at the Campus Mare Nostrum of the

: Curso de verano entitled ''Escribir ciencia en inglés''. She is an

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, a

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Research

Manchón has published extensively in prestigious journals such as

Language Learning Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language. In other words, it is how human beings gain the ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and ...

, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. Manchón is noted for her theoretical contributions to the study of

. She distinguished the writing-to-learn (WL) and the learning-to-write (LW) dimensions. Her research interests have focused on the cognitive dimension of the acquisition and use of second languages, with special emphasis on the psycholinguistic dimension of textual production. She has edited several books on second language writing: ''Writing in Foreign Language Contexts: Learning, Teaching and Research'', ''Learning-to-Write and Writing-to-Learn in an Additional Language'', ''L2 Writing Development: Multiple Perspectives'' and ''Writing and Language Learning: Advancing Research Agendas''.

Bibliography

Books

*''Writing in foreign language contexts: Learning, teaching, and research.'' (2009) *''Learning-to-write and writing-to-learn in an additional language.'' (2011) *''L2 Writing Development: Multiple Perspectives.'' (2012) *''Task-Based Language Learning – Insights from and for L2 Writing.'' (2014) *''Handbook of Second and Foreign Language Writing.'' (2016) * ''Writing and Language Learning: Advancing Research Agendas.'' (2020)

Articles

*"The use of restructuring strategies in EFL writing: A study of Spanish learners of English as a foreign language." (2008) *"The foreign language writer's strategic behaviour in the allocation of time to writing processes." (2008) *"Generating text in native and foreign language writing: A temporal analysis of problemsolving formulation processes." (2006) *"An approximation to the study of backtracking in L2 writing." (2000) *"On the temporal nature of planning in L1 and L2 composing." (2007)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manchón, Rosa 1960 births Living people Applied linguists Second language writing 21st-century Spanish linguists Manchón, Rosa Women linguists Academic journal editors