Introduction
Chapter 1　An Overview of Writing Theories and Practices: Steps to Genre-Based Writing Instruction
Chapter 2　Writing Instruction in the Japanese Context
Chapter 3　Context-Oriented Analysis of the English Writing Education in Japan: Questionnaire Responses and Text Analysis
Chapter 4　Exploring the Consideration of Genre in the Current English Writing Education in Japan: Textbooks for Teachers and Students
Chapter 5　Designing Genre-Based Instruction of Descriptive Writing: Skill Acquisition and Step-by-Step Instruction
Chapter 6　Designing a New Instructional Framework for Explanatory Writing: A Process-Genre Teaching-Learning Cycle
Summary and Conclusion
References
Appendices