Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Orientation
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Present Study
1.3 General Structure of the Book
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Dynamic Systems Theory
2.2.1 Key Concepts in DST
2.2.2 Features of Dynamic Systems
2.2.3 Language as a Dynamic System
2.2.4 DST and SLD
2.2.5 DST and Emergentism
2.3 L2 Writing Development
2.3.1 Measurement of L2 Writing Development
2.3.2 Multiple Perspectives of L2 Writing Study
2.3.3 Core Issues of L2 Writing Study
2.3.4 Previous Studies on L2 Writing Development
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Research Design from DST Perspective
3.1 Introduction
3.2 General Research Methodologies
3.3 Study Design of Longitudinal Case Study
3.3.1 Data Collection
3.3.2 Data Description
3.3.3 Data Exploration
3.4 Methods of Variability Analysis
3.4.1 Growth Trajectory Plots
3.4.2 Moving Min-max Graph
3.4.3 De-trended Data Values (Residuals)
3.4.4 Moving Correlations
3.4.5 Moving Average
3.4,6 Moving Progmax-Regmin Graph
3.4.7 Change-Point Analysis
3.4.8 Monte Carlo Simulations
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Research Design of the Present Study
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Questions
4.3 Setting and Participants
4.4 Task and Procedure
4.5 Coding the Writing Data
4.6 Data Processing
4.7 Predictions
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5 Development of Vocabulary in L2 Writing
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Vocabulary and L2 Writing Quality
5.3 Measurement of Lexical Development
5.3.1 Measures of Lexical Complexity
5.3.2 Measures of Lexical Accuracy
