Tamkang International Conference on Second Language Writing

Tamkang International Conference on Second Language Writing

Call for Abstracts:

Writing as one of the fundamental language skills has traditionally posed a variety of challenges for second language teachers and learners. Once the writing skill is placed within particular contexts, these challenges multiply.

These range from addressing writing skills within exam-driven traditional curricula to navigating the proliferation of technologies, to creating meaningful contexts for the learning of writing and managing the workload created for teachers when students write and expect feedback.

This conference is intended as a forum for addressing the full range of pedagogical and research issues on second language writing. Abstracts are invited for papers on any aspects of foreign or second language writing learning and pedagogy.

Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

Cognitive perspectives in L2 writing

Learning Strategies

Critical Literacy

Identity in Literacy Instruction

L2 writing pedagogy

Reading/writing connection

CMC in literacy instruction

Academic writing

Foreign language writing within school curricula

Writing instruction integrating other language skills

Second language writing integrated with other content areas (content-based instruction and writing across the curriculum, for example)

Emerging literacies and issues of register (including technology-enabled influences on literacies and register exerted by the proliferation of e-mail, mobile devices and messaging, and the rise of the blog)

Issues of feedback on student writing

Research issues in writing pedagogy

Voice and issues of empowerment

Writing within standardized/institutional exam systems: (TOEFL, GEPT, etc.)

Writing and technology

The composing process



Important Dates:

Abstracts due: August 20th, 2008

Acceptance Notification: September 20th, 2008

Camera-ready papers due: November 30th, 2008

Conference dates: December 5-6, 2008

Submit abstracts via email to: Wendy, miracle@mail.tku.edu.tw

Or mail to: English Department, Tamkang University,
151 Ying-chuan Road, Tamsui, Taipei County Taiwan 25137, R.O.C.
Tel : 886-26215656 ext. 2344

Abstracts should not exceed 350 words in length (including references) and should include a clear description of the issue(s) addressed and a sketch of results. Include the author's name, affiliation, and postal and email addresses.

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