SLWIS features a wide range of exciting presentations during the upcoming TESOL 2013 Convention in Dallas. Please mark your calendars for the following sessions, and be sure to stop by (and sign up for!) the SLWIS booth in the Exhibit Hall to keep updated on the exact details of all SLWIS events.

Academic Session

The Internationalization of Higher Education: Examining Issues, Maximizing Outcomes
Friday, March 21, 2013, 1–3:45 pm
Convention Center D222

Increasing international student enrollment in U.S./U.K. higher education programs has dramatically impacted the work of SLW professionals (materials development, instruction, administration) in many contexts (universities, community colleges, overseas institutions). Drawing on their experience, presenters discuss strategies for enhancing L2 writing instruction and the benefits international students bring to our institutions.

Presenters: Dudley Reynolds (Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar), Maggie Sokolik (University of California, Berkeley), Margi Wald (University of California, Berkeley), Jan Frodesen (University of California, Santa Barbara), Megan Siczek (The George Washington University), Gayle Nelson (Georgia State University), Diane Schmitt (Nottingham Trent University).

InterSection With IEPIS

Voice and Identity in Pre-University Second Language Writers
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 1–2:45 pm
Convention Center D224

The development of voice and identity are some of the most crucial yet challenging elements for developing multilingual writers. In this colloquium, experts on voice and identity discuss approaches for helping students develop an awareness of these concepts as well as improve their use in pre- and university-level writing.

Presenters: Suresh Canagarajah (Pennsylvania State University), Diane Belcher (Georgia State University), Silvia Pessoa (Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar), Jim Rogers (Utah State University).

InterSection With ICIS

Practical Ways to Use Intercultural Rhetoric in Teaching L2 Writing
Friday, March 23, 2013, 1–2:45 pm
Convention Center D222

Recent research in intercultural rhetoric has explored several promising pedagogical techniques for implementing intercultural rhetoric in English language classes. This presentation demonstrates practical teaching techniques and offers a how-to discussion that covers various ESL and EFL contexts, including East Asia and the Middle East.

Presenters: Ulla Connor (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Devon Walker (California Baptist University), Nasima Yamchi (Higher Colleges of Technology), and Xiaoye Yu (Pennsylvania State University).

Additional Events

SLWIS Steering Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7–9 pm
Convention Center Ballroom C2

If you are a member of the SLWIS leadership team, are interested in joining the team, or want to learn more about projects we have in the works, please attend our Steering Committee meeting.

SLWIS Open Meeting
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 5–6:30 pm
Convention Center A301

At the annual Open Meeting, members and friends of SLWIS come together to discuss the past year’s events, plan for next year’s TESOL convention, and explore options for events in the upcoming year. Come join in on the discussion!

Social Event: An Evening With Friends of Second Language Writing
Thursday, March 21, 2013, 7:30–10 pm
Enchilada's Restaurant

Friends of Second Language Writing will gather in Dallas after the SLWIS Open Meeting to celebrate advances in the field of second language writing, to renew acquaintances, to form new research alliances, and to welcome new members into the discipline. Stop by the SLWIS booth in the book exhibit area or attend the Open Meeting to get maps and other information about this informal gathering.

A special thanks to this year's sponsors: Parlor Press Series on Second Language Writing, Symposium on Second Language Writing and Members of the SLWIS Steering Committee.