March 2015
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ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING INTEREST SECTION CONTACT INFORMATION

TESOL’s Second Language Writing IS provides a forum for researchers and educators across grade levels and institutional settings to discuss and exchange information in the area of second language writing.

Discussion E-List

Visit the SLWIS TESOL Community page to manage your SLWIS status. You can also read past e-list messages here.

Websites
TESOL SLWIS webpage
SLWIS webpage

SLWIS Community Leaders 2014–2015

Chair: Todd Ruecker

Chair-Elect: Silvia A. Pessoa

Secretary: TBD

Steering Committee

Ryan Miller (2012–2015)
Lilian W. Mina
(2012–2015)
Sedef Uzuner Smith
(20132016)
Tanita Saenkhum
(20142017)

Community Manager: Elena Shvidko

External Web Manager: Charles Nelson

Newsletter Editorial Staff

Managing Editor
  Margi Wald

Associate Editors
  Gena Bennett
  Karen Best
  Adam Clark
  Ming Fang
  Helena Hall
  Ilka Kostka
  Lilian W. Mina
  Peggy Lindsey

Book Review Editor
  Steven Bookman

Development Officer: Deborah Crusan

Past Chairs

20132014: Gena Bennett
20122013: Lisya Seloni
2011–2012: Ditlev Larsen
2010–2011: Danielle Zawodny Wetzel
2009–2010: Christine Tardy
2008–2009: Gigi Taylor
2007–2008: Deborah Crusan
2006–2007: Jessie L. Moore
2005–2006: Christina Ortmeier-Hooper

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Network and Represent: Help Staff the SLWIS Booth
Attending TESOL 2015 in Toronto? Want to find a place to meet fellow SLW professionals, discuss the sessions you have attended or led, take a break from conference activities and put your bag down for a half hour? Sign up to staff the SLWIS booth in the TESOL 2015 Exhibition Hall.
Engage and Examine: Join SLWIS Monthly Online Discussions
SLWIS will be hosting monthly discussions on topics of interest to IS members. We’ll start discussions with some questions posed to the e-list, which will be followed by a live discussion via TESOL’s teleconferencing service. Our first discussion focused on TESOL’s recently-released research agenda and the live discussion was hosted by Dudley Reynolds, TESOL’s President-Elect and Co-Chair of the Research Agenda Task Force. Join our e-list to get regular updates about these monthly sessions – and to post ideas for future topics.
Collaborate and Learn: Attend SLW-Related Sessions at TESOL
SLW News is soliciting articles on second language writing theory, research, and pedagogy in all ESL/EFL settings. SLW News welcomes articles that focus on L2 writers and characteristics and text features, classroom materials and practices, placement and assessment issues, writing program administration, teacher development, and other related areas. SLW News encourages submissions related to any educational setting, especially traditionally underrepresented contexts (preK–12, 2-year colleges, community programs, international K–12 schools, etc.).

SLWIS and SLW-related topics are well-represented at TESOL 2015. Download your list of sessions, meetings, and events of interest to SLW professionals. For a complete list of TESOL 2-15 sessions, use the online Itinerary Planner.