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TESOL 2012 SLW Session

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:48:15 -0500

Click here for a list of TESOL 2012 sessions related to second language writing.

SLWIS Updated with Conferences

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:23:46 -0400

A few more conferences and calls for papers have been added recently to the SLWIS Professional Development page.

CCCC 2011 Presentations and Handouts

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:36:16 -0400

CCCC 2011 Presentations and workshop materials (compiled by Steve Simpson) are now posted at the SLWIS website.

New Journal

Sun, 15 May 2011 09:11:49 -0400

A new journal has been added to the "Journals" page: Taiwan International ESP Journal. Its executive director, Chiung-Wen Chang, announced:

"The Taiwan International ESP Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Taiwan ESP Association. Its primary objective is to disseminate scholarly information on research and development in the field of English for Specific Purposes worldwide, and to provide a bridge between theory and practice. The journal welcomes contributions that address the common professional concerns of both practitioners and researchers. The journal also carries reviews of scholarly books on topics of interest to the profession.

The journal is published biannually in June and December, and focuses primarily on the following areas of inquiry and development in ESP: EAP (English for Academic Purposes) and EOP (English for Occupational Purposes); ESP Initiatives; ESP Teacher Training; Discourse/Genre Analysis; Materials/Course Design; ESP Methodology; Assessment and Evaluation; and Global EIL English."

TESOL 2011 SLWIS Sessions List

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:10:31 -0500

A list of SLWIS sessions for TESOL 2011 is now online, along with highlighted sessions.

Note, too, that a new flyer for SLWIS's "An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing" has been posted as the previous one had an incorrect address.

Friends of Second Language Writing Special Event (TESOL)

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:15:39 -0500

Please attend and meet International Second Language Writing Scholars!

An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing

Thursday, March 17, 2011
 7:30 – 10:00 PM

Ralph & Kacoo’s
 In the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans
519 Toulouse Street
 New Orleans, LA 70130-2123
 (504) 522-5226
 http://www.ralphandkacoos.com/locations/neworleans
 Cash bar
 Appetizers provided by Friends of Second Language Writing

Ralph & Kacoo's is approximately 1.2 miles from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Calls for Submission: SLWIS and SLWIS-CALL Intersections

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:41:36 -0400

There are two calls for submission on the SLWIS newsletter page. One is for the regular SLWIS newsletter and the other is a special call for articles on SLWIS-CALL intersections.

Check Out the SLWIS Sessions at TESOL 2010

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:55:45 -0400

The SLWIS Annual Convention page has been updated with information on (special) sessions on second language writing and a link to our special event: An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing. Those links are also listed below:

SLWIS Sessions List (pdf)
Special SLWIS Sessions (pdf)
Special Event Flyer: An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing (pdf)

2010 "An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing"

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:23 -0500

2010 "An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing"

New SLW-IS Officers

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:13 -0500

Congratulations to the new SLW-IS officers!

Chair-Elect	Ditlev Larsen, Associate Professor, Winona State University
Secretary	Gladys Vega Scott, Assistant Professor and Director, Academic ESL Program, William Paterson University
Steering Committee Member	Silvia Pessoa, Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon Qatar

CFP: Academic Literacies Symposium

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:09:34 -0400

Sponsored by Composition and TESOL Program, Academic Literacies Symposium: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Academic Literacies across Educational Contexts will be held February 27-28, 2010 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Keynote speakers will include Suresh Canagarajah and Alan Hirvela. For the Call for Proposals, go to the SLWIS Professional Development page.

New Design for SLWIS Site Due to Hacking

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:05:56 -0400

I'm not sure when, but the SLWIS site was hacked, which I noticed last night.

According to my host, it was likely due to out-of-date javascript. As I know nothing of javascript (I inherited the site templates), I decided it would be easier just to use Rapidweaver for maintaining the site. (I use Sandvox for this site, but Rapidweaver had a design more suited to SLWIS that was different from this one.) In case of future attacks, this allows me one-click publishing that can just replace everything that is there. This way, I don't need to search through files to find code that's been added. Instead, I only need to delete folders I didn't put there and change my password again. At least, that's what I hope is all that needs to be done.

Anyway, that's why the design of the site has changed because I'm using one of the templates provided with Rapidweaver.

SLWIS Presentations at TESOL 2009

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:57:12 -0400

The SLWIS website is also posting handouts and presentations on second language writing from TESOL 2009 (See SLW-IS at TESOL 2009.)

If you presented on second language writing and would like others who may have had to miss your session to have the opportunity to see it or read about it, then send your handouts and presentations to me, and I'll post them. Or if you put them on your own website, I can provide a link to them.

New Leadership for SLWIS

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:45:00 -0400

SLWIS has a new chair (Christine Tardy), chair-elect (Danielle Zawodny Wetzel) and a new steering committee (Deborah Crusan, Jennifer Mott-Smith, and Saihua Xia). To see all of the SLWIS community leaders, visit its homepage.

TESOL 2009: SLWIS Sessions and Business Meeting

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:41:53 -0400

To help you plan for TESOL 2009, below is a list of SLWIS sessions, information on the SLWIS business meeting, and information on our hot topics evening with the experts and on reading proposals.

2009-SLWIS-SessionsList

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TESOL 2009: Special Intersections - SLWIS with NNEST and Applied Linguistics

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:31:09 -0400

Read the flyer below for information on two special SLWIS intersections at TESOL 2009—one with NNEST and the other with Applied Lingistics—and our academic session on "Contexts of Second Language Writing":

SLWIS Special Sessions

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An Evening with Second Language Writing IS at TESOL 2009

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:35:34 -0500

At TESOL 2009 in Denver, the Second Language Writing Interest Section will host an event in which we can discuss hot topics with the experts on second language writing. You can read and print out the flyer below:

SLWIS Evening 2009

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Young Scholars in Writing

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:51:00 -0500

I just came across the journal Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric, which has seven years of peer-reviewed articles online. As the site states,

"The 'young scholars' in our title is not a marker of a scholar’s age but rather of his or her experience with discursive inquiry in writing, rhetoric, and related topics. Thus, we invite all young scholars in the field to submit your work!"

This is a great opportunity for promising young scholars.

Call for Nominations: Second Language Writing Interest Section

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:35:46 -0500

The SLWIS is seeking nominations for the following positions:

Chair-Elect
Steering Committee Member (3)

If you are interested in becoming more involved in the IS, please consider nominating yourself for these positions. We are looking for nominees who reflect a broad range of professional interests, institutional contexts, and geographic locations. All officers must be TESOL members and are expected to attend TESOL conventions during their terms of service.

To nominate yourself for any of these positions, please email a brief (100-words max) statement of interest, including biographical information, to Deborah Crusan, Past-Chair (deborah.crusan@wright.edu), by January 28, 2009.

ONE person to be elected Chair-elect (starting at the end of the TESOL Convention until the close of the next annual Convention. The person elected will serve as chair-elect 2009-2010, chair 2010-2011, immediate past chair 2011-2012.

The Chair-Elect:

In the temporary absence of the Chair, presides at all meetings of the Second Language Writing IS and the Steering Committee
Prepares, in cooperation with the Chair and the Second Vice President of TESOL, the Second Language Writing IS’s segment within the general TESOL convention program, including the academic and discussion sessions
Conducts an evaluation of the Second Language Writing IS program offered at the Annual TESOL Meeting and submits a report to the steering Committee within 30 days after the Meeting. This report should include recommendations for changes to be made the following year
Generally assists the Chair in carrying out his/her responsibilities and performs other duties assigned by the Chair
Serves as a voting member of the Steering Committee
Serves as a Second Language Writing IS Delegate to the annual Interest Section Council meeting, if membership is adequate to warrant two representatives.

The main duties of the Chair include:

Administering refereeing of SLWIS proposals
Conducting annual Open Meeting of the IS
Delegating responsibility for the booth prep

THREE members of the Steering Committee who hold office for three years.
Duties of the Steering Committee are:

CamTESOL Conference

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:54:07 -0500

Just learned of the 5th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February 21-22, 2009. Plenary speakers include Jun Liu, Professor and Head of the Department of English at the University of Arizona and past-President of TESOL and, and Anne Burnes, chair of the Applied Linguistics and Language in Education (ALLE) Research Group at MacQuarie University.