Contents
Acknowledgments i
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���x ��P�� ix
1 Introduction 1
Kyle McIntosh�� Carolina Pelaez-Morales�� and Tony Silva
2 Second Language Writing Dissertations at Doctoral Level Universities��
The Case of Indiana University of Pennsylvania 7
Dan J�� Tannacito
3 On My Initiation into the Field of Second Language Writing 32
Karen A�� Power
4 Doctoring Yourself�� Seven Steps 54
Alister Cumming
5 Doctoring Myself�� Observation�� Interaction�� and Action 67
Luxin Yang
6 The Will to Build�� Mentoring Doctoral Students in
Second Language Writing 88
Paul Kei Matsuda
7 Choices in Identity Building as an L2 Writing Specialist��
Investment and Perseverance 105
Tanita Saenkhum
8 From Doctoral Education to the Tenure Track�� Lessons and
Observations from the Journey 119
Christina Ortmeier-Hooper
9 The PhD Process as Activity 137
Wei Zhu
10 The PhD Process as Growing in a Community 149
Iona Sarieva
11 Knowledge Consumer to Knowledge Producer�� Preliminary Exams
and the Prospectus (A Dialog) 160
Tony Cimasko and Tony Silva
Contributors 178
About the Editors 182
Index 184