The document discusses issues of voice in second language writing. It includes comments from several participants in a discussion on how L2 writers' voices are shaped by their cultural backgrounds and experiences with different discourse communities. Some key points discussed are: how assertions may come across differently across cultures; the need to balance fostering students' voices with meeting audience expectations; and the idea that learning a new language involves taking on aspects of that language's culture and rhetoric.

1. ENGL 725/825: Second Language Literacy Session # 4