1. A Concept-Based Approach to Writing Instruction: From the Abstract Concept to the Concrete Performance Open Access Author: Ferreira, Marilia Mendes Title: A Concept-Based Approach to Writing Instruction: From the Abstract Concept to the Concrete Performance Graduate Program: Applied Linguistics Keywords: writing instructionempirical thinkingtheoretical thinkingthe movement from the abstract to the concreteactivity theorysociocultural theorywriting assessmentgenre-based pedagogysystemic functional linguisticsmeaning-making process File: Download Thesis_MMF_final.pdf Committee Members: James Lantolf, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKaren E Johnson, Committee MemberMeredith Christine Doran, Committee MemberPaula Golombek, Committee MemberSteve L Thorne, Committee Member