We are very excited to announce that the call for papers and the official website for the 13th European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW) Conference is now live! The conference will take place in the beautiful city of Braga, Portugal on July 2-4 with pre-conference events to take place on the 1st of July.
Dear EATAW Community and Members,
We are working closely with the organizing committee to make this another memorable event. The theme of the conference is: Multilingual Academic Literacies: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of AI. And we have a wonderful lineup of keynote speakers joining us: Suresh Canagarajah, Julia Molinari, and Frederico Navarro.
More details about the conference can be found below!
We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you in July.
Djuddah Leijen
On behalf of the EATAW board
Conference announcement and CFP
Dear Colleagues,
As announced in the last EATAW Newsletter (Number 18, May 2024), the 2025 EATAW Conference will be hosted by the University of Minho, in Braga, Portugal, on July 2, 3, and 4.
Members, research groups, and affiliated organizations are invited to submit proposals for pre conference activities, which will be held on July 1.
Under the theme Multilingual Academic Literacies: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of AI, this conference will enable the discussion of important issues such as:
How do we understand and foster multilingual academic literacies?
What current social, political, economic or technological phenomena challenge or facilitate the development of academic literacy, and how do we respond to these?
How is the role of multilingualism in Europe changing, and how will this affect university writing?
How is the growing use of large language models and other GenAI tools affecting academic literacy and/or multilingualism?
How can GenAI tools help or hinder the teaching and learning of academic writing?
How can writing specialists best be informed/educated/trained to deal with the challenges of multilingual academic literacy in the present time?
Keynote speakers are:
Suresh Canagarajah -Pennsylvania State University
Julia Molinari – Open University (OU) Graduate School
Federico Navarro – Universidad de O’Higgin
Paper submission will start on November 1, 2024, and end on January 10, 2025.
The conference fee is €230 until May 1, 2025 (early-bird fee) and €260 afterward.
The conference venue
Braga is a historical city in the north of Portugal. It was an important place in Roman times (Bracara Augusta), the starting point for various access routes to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Today, Braga combines history and modernity, attracting people worldwide to live and work or enjoy everything it offers. It is 40 minutes by train from Porto’s international airport.
Founded in 1973, with campuses in the two most important cities in the area (Braga and Guimarães), the University of Minho nowadays has a central role in the region, is an important reference for the country, and is a recognized partner in the European and global scene. Academic writing support at the university – size, scale, approach, languages? Academic writing in Portugal and interest to/of the local teaching population?
Book this date in your calendar!
We look forward to meeting you in Braga in July 2025.
We are excited to announce in this edition of our newsletter the forthcoming EATAW 2025 conference. At our recent board meeting on April 25, 2024, we met with the conference organizer to discuss dates, locations, themes, and more. Many of you may know the organizer well, and we are confident that our collaboration with the organizing committee will lead to another memorable event.
We are also pleased to share the publication of EATAW’s position statement on AI. We extend our heartfelt thanks to those who provided feedback on our initial draft. We plan to update the statement as new information emerges or when insights from the EATAW community suggest adjustments are needed.
With kind regards, Djuddah Leijen, on behalf of the EATAW Board
In light of the growing use of AI tools in higher education, the EATAW Board has developed a statement on Fostering Digital Scholarship based on Critical Thinking and Reflective Use of AI. We hope this document, developed with the cooperation of outside educational experts, will provide guidelines for EATAW members to promote best practices concerning AI use in their institutions. Given the speed of change in this field, we are open to revising this document periodically with the suggestions of members.
Braga is a historic city in the north of Portugal. 50 km away from Porto, 60 Kms away from the Spanish border and 160 km away from Santiago de Compostela. It was an important city in Roman times (Bracara Augusta), the starting point for various access routes to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Today, Braga is a combination of history and modernity, attracting people from all over the world to live and work, or simply to enjoy everything it has to offer.
Founded in 1973, the University of Minho is nowadays renowned for its competence and quality of teaching staff, excellence in scientific research, wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses offered and for its high level of interaction with other institutions. UMinho has a central role in the region and is an important reference for the country and a recognised partner in the European and global scene.
Braga and the University of Minho look forward to welcome you for the EATAW 2025 Conference. Braga is a historical city in the north of Portugal. It is 50 km from Oporto, 60 km from the Spanish border, and 160 km from Santiago de Compostela. It was an important city in Roman times (Bracara Augusta), the starting point for various access routes to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Today, Braga is a combination of history and modernity, attracting people from all over the world to live and work or simply to enjoy everything it has to offer.
Established in 1973, the University of Minho has earned global recognition for its academic excellence and the quality of its teaching staff. It is a hub of scientific research, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses. The university’s strong collaborative ties with other institutions further enhance its academic prowess. UMinho not only plays a central role in the region but also serves as a beacon of academic excellence for the country and a trusted partner on the European and global stage.
Braga and the University of Minho look forward to welcoming you to the EATAW 2025 Conference.
As ever, the Board are interested in hearing what EATAW activities members would like to get involved in. After a pause, we want to get started again on developing an EATAW podcast, so if that is something you want to help with, please let us know. Another area of particular interest for us is the development of an EATAW social media presence – so do reach out if you are interested in that too. Send Tom an email if you’d like to help with either of these initiatives (tmuir@oslomet.no).
Call for Applications: Managing Editor for the Journal of Academic Writing (JoAW)
We are pleased to announce the following opportunity: EATAW members are invited to apply for the role of Managing Editor for the Journal of Academic Writing (JoAW).
JoAW’s Managing Editor will work closely with JoAW’s Editors-in-Chief and will liaise with other members of JoAW’s Editorial Team to ensurethat the journal’s publication schedule is adhered to and that each issue of JoAW is produced and published to an agreed timeline.
Specifically, the Managing Editor will:
lead on the production of JoAW issues by managing each issue’s manuscript workflow processes (Submission, Review, Copyediting, Production) and by scheduling and publishing JoAW issues within JoAW’s Open Journal System (OJS) software platform,
use JoAW’s OJS software platform to assign and liaise with Peer Reviewers and to communicate with Authors, Guest Editors, Copy & Layout Assistants, and other members of JoAW’s Editorial Team as necessary,
regularly update the spreadsheet for each issue and update the journal’s OJ webpage text when needed.
The Managing Editor role requires the ability to:
work efficiently and in a well-organised manner
keep track of deadlines and correspondence
advise authors about revisions needed
be confident about determining the general quality of manuscripts
learn to use JoAW’s OJS software (with support from JoAW’s Editors-in- Chief and Technical Support colleagues).
The incoming JoAW Managing Editor will be mentored by JoAW’s Co-Editors-in-Chief, Dr Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams and Dr Magnus Gustafsson. The time commitment for this role will vary during the year, but on average, the Managing Editor will spend two hours per week on JoAW work. There will be a monthly hour-long Editorial Team catch-up and planning meeting.
To apply for the JoAW Managing Editor role, please email your current CV and a letter expressing your interest and detailing your experience and suitability for the role to the Co-Editors-in-Chief at joaw@coventry.ac.uk.
The deadline for applications is Monday, 10th June. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a Zoom/Teams interview in late June and a start date will be negotiated for August/September.
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