Recent Publications  

Edited Books

Belcher, D., & Nelson, G. (Eds.). (forthcoming). Critical and corpus-based approaches to intercultural rhetoric. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Belcher, D., Johns, A., & Paltridge, B. (Eds.) (2011). New directions in English for specific purposes research. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Belcher, D. (Ed.) (2009). English for specific purposes in theory and practice. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.  

Belcher, D., & Hirvela, A. (Eds.). (2008). The oral/literate connection: Perspectives on L2 speaking, writing, and other media interactions. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Articles in Journals

Belcher, D. (2012). Considering what we know and need to know about second language writing. Applied Linguistics Review, 3.1, 131-150.

Belcher, D. (2009). How research space is created in a diverse research world. Journal of Second Language Writing, 18.4, 221-234.

Belcher, D. (2007). Seeking acceptance in an English-only research world. Journal of Second Language Writing, 16.1, 1-22.

Chapters in Edited Books

Hirvela, A., & Belcher, D. (forthcoming). Reading/writing and speaking/writing connections: The advantages of multimodal pedagogy. In P. Matsuda & R. Manchon (Eds.), Handbook of Second and Foreign Language Writing. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.

Belcher, D. (2013). The future of ESP research: Resources for access and choice. In B. Paltridge & S. Starfield (Eds.), Handbook of English for specific purposes (pp. 535-551). New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

Belcher, D. (2012). The role of writing in cultural identity and bilingual competence. In J. Zhan  (Ed.), English writing in social-cultural contexts (pp. 26-46). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Belcher, D., & Lukkarila, L. (2011). Identity in the ESP context. In D. Belcher, A. Johns, & B. Paltridge (Eds.), New directions for English for specific purposes research (pp. 73-93). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Kandil, M., & Belcher, D. (2011). ESP and corpus-informed critical discourse analysis. In D. Belcher, A. Johns, & B. Paltridge (Eds.), New directions for English for specific purposes research (pp. 252-270). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Belcher, D., & Hirvela, A. (2010). “Do I need a theoretical framework?” Doctoral students’ perspectives on the role of theory in dissertation research and writing. In T. Silva & P. Matsuda (Eds.), Practicing theory in second language writing (pp. 263-284). West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press.

Belcher, D. (2009). Problem solving for nursing purposes. In D. Belcher (Ed.), English for specific purposes in theory and practice (pp. 229-242). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.  

Belcher, D. (2009). What ESP is and can be: An introduction. In D. Belcher (Ed.), English for specific purposes in theory and practice (pp. 1-20). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.