The 22nd Symposium on Second Language Writing
The Humanity of Writing Teachers in the Age of AI
October 23-25, 2026
Kyoto University
Kyoto, Japan
Photo credit: Paul Kei Matsuda
The 22nd Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW2026) will be held October 23-25, 2026 at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. This year’s SSLW will continue the conversation about AI and L2 writing with a focus on the humanity of writing teachers. Keeping with the SSLW tradition of bringing L2 writing researchers and teachers together, this year’s SSLW will be a fully in-person experience.
Plenary Speakers
Betsy Gilliland, University of Hawai’i, USA
Miyuki Sasaki, Waseda University, Japan
Invited Colloquiua
TBA
Organizing Committee
ポール松田 アリゾナ州立大学
Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University, USA
佐藤龍一 京都大学
Ryuichi Sato, Kyoto University, Japan
Co-Hosting Organizations
京都大学 Kyoto University, Japan
アリゾナ州立大学 Arizona State University, USA
Key Dates (Japan Time; UTC/GMT+9)
- Call for Proposals: January 2026
- Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2026
- Proposal Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2026
- Presenter Confirmation Due: June 30, 2026
- Early Registration Ends: June 30, 2026
- Pre-Registration Ends: October 1, 2026
- Pre-Symposium Social: October 22, 2026
- SSLW2025: October 23-25, 2026
For More Information
Call for Proposals
Registration
Hotels
Local Information
Photo credit: Paul Kei Matsuda
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.