随着跨学科写作运动和学术英语课程的兴起, 二语写作迁移研究在国内外学界引起重视｡ 然而,写作迁移的定义纷繁复杂,其发生机制也众说纷纭｡本文从语言学视角､认知视角､社会文化视角及动态系统理论视角综述了写作迁移的定义和理论探讨,并对近40年来国外相关实证研究进行梳理､归纳和评述｡最后总结国外二语写作迁移研究取得的成果和存在的问题,以期为国内二语写作教学和研究的开展提供参考｡

Research in L2 writing transfer has drawn scholarly attention both home and abroad with the emergence of writing-across-the-curriculum movement and EAP courses in recent years. However, there are various definitions of writing transfer; researchers opinions regarding the mechanism of writing transfer are also widely divided. This paper examined the definitions and theoretical discussions of writing transfer from linguistic perspective, cognitive perspective, sociocultural perspective and dynamic systems theory perspective. Besides, empirical studies in the international context within the past 40 years were synthesized. In the end, this paper summarized the achievements and problems in the existing studies with the purpose of providing reference for L2 writing instruction and research in China.