%0 Journal Article %A Zhang, Shenglan %T Killing two birds with one stone? Turning CFL learners into book writers: An exploratory study %D 2016 %J Chinese as a Second Language. The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA %V 51 %N 2 %P 164-190 %@ 2451-828x %R https://doi.org/10.1075/csl.51.2.03zha %K writing with purpose %K guided writing %K communicative writing %K images in writing %K meaningful writing %K reading %K extensive reading %K writing %K writing for audience %K leisure reading %K book writing %I John Benjamins %X Two problems often emerge in the process of learning Chinese. First, learning to write at the beginning stage often focuses on forms, without an authentic purpose. As a result, learners do not have enough motivation to write. Second, while extensive reading benefits language learners, not many extensive reading materials are available to beginning and lower-intermediate level CFL learners. This empirical study examined the feasibility of incorporating a writing project into the curriculum, as well as the potential impact of such a project on learners’ reading and writing progress. A total of 89 learners participated in this study. The findings show that the participants who wrote books and those who read the books both enjoyed and benefited from the project. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/csl.51.2.03zha