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
http://www.ralphandkacoos.com/locations/neworleans

For the fifth year in a row (Seattle, 2007; New York City, 2008; Denver, 2009; Boston, 2010), Friends of Second Language Writing will gather after the SLWIS open business 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. The event—An Evening with Friends of Second Language Writing―a juxtaposition of the social and the academic—is highly anticipated by many TESOL attendees, some calling it the highlight of their TESOL convention experience. What is more, the event has lived up to its promise to increase awareness of the significance of writing in teaching ESL/EFL. It has also provided participants with the opportunity to discuss second language writing and writers from the multiple and diverse perspectives of a group of scholars whose collective experience of researching and teaching second language writers spans a wide spectrum of interests. Finally, the Evening has helped to create a friendly and informal environment in which those concerned with second language writing can interact, exchange ideas, and build relationships in order to further the field of second language writing.

Please mark your calendar for this important and enjoyable event at TESOL 2011 in New Orleans on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Stop by the TESOL IS Networking Booth on Thursday afternoon or come to the SLWIS open business meeting later that day for details and directions. We look forward to seeing our Friends in the Big Easy.

Deborah Crusan, SLWIS Steering Committee Member, deborah.crusan@wright.edu