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SSLW2024

The 20th Symposium on Second Language Writing

Ecologies of Multilingual Writing

November 14-16, 2024
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA

The 20th Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW2024) will be held November 14-16, 2024 at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. This year’s theme is Ecologies of Multilingual Writing.

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Mt. Lemon, Tucson
Photo Credit: Paul Kei Matsuda

Local Organizing Committee

Christine Tardy, University of Arizona, USA
Shelley Staples, University of Arizona, USA
Dwight Atkinson, University of Arizona, USA

Plenary Speakers

Amanda Kibler
Oregon State University
USA
Raffaella Negretti
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Randi Reppen
Northern Arizona University
USA

Invited Colloquia

Ecologies of multilingual writing in world language classrooms
Organized by Bruna Sommer-Farias, Michigan State University, USA

Ecologies of multilingual writing: An interactive colloquium
Organized by:
Dwight Atkinson, Arizona State University, USA
Jeroen Gevers, UCLA, USA
Elena Taylor, Utah State University, USA

Key Dates (Arizona Time; MST; UTC/GMT-7)

  • Call for Proposals: January 2023
  • Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024
  • Proposal Acceptance Notification: May 2, 2024
  • Presenter Confirmation Due: June 30, 2024
  • Early Registration Ends: June 30, 2024
  • Pre-Registration Ends: October 31, 2024
  • Pre-Symposium Social: TBA
  • SSLW2023: November 14-16, 2024

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Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui.

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