Symposium on Second Language Writing

SSLW2027

The 23rd Symposium on Second Language Writing
Le 23e Symposium sur l’écriture en langue seconde

Worldmaking and Second Language Writing
La création de mondes et l’écriture en langue seconde

August 17–19, 2027
Du 17 au 19 août 2027

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Institut d’études pédagogiques de l’Ontario, Université de Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

The 23rd Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW2027) will be held August 17-19, 2027 at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. SSLW 2027 will start with networking events on August 16 followed by three days of academic sessions on August 17, 18 and 19.

Plenary Speakers

Alister Cumming
Professor Emeritus
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Toronto
Canada
Guillaume Gentil
Guillame Gentil
Professor of Applied Linguistics and
Discourse Studies/French
Carleton University
Canada
Shelley Staples
Shelley Staples
Professor of English Applied Linguistics
University of Arizona
USA

Key Dates (Japan Time; UTC/GMT+9)

  • Call for Proposals: December 2026
  • Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2027
  • Proposal Acceptance Notification: April 1, 2027
  • Presenter Confirmation Due: June 30, 2027
  • Early Registration Ends: June 30, 2027
  • Pre-Registration Ends: July 31, 2027
  • Pre-Symposium Social: August 15, 2027
  • SSLW2027: August 16-19, 2027

Co-Hosting Organizations

University of Toronto, Canada
Arizona State University, USA

Organizing Committee

Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University, USA
Zhaozhe Wang, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Shawna-Kaye Tucker, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Ji-young Shin, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada
Magda Tigchelaar, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada

OISE Building

Land Acknowledgment

As we gather for SSLW2027 at the University of Toronto, we acknowledge the enduring relationship of the Wendat Nation, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit with this territory, their traditional lands for thousands of years. We honour the Indigenous peoples who continue to live here, including those whose homelands are elsewhere on Turtle Island. We are grateful to gather, learn, and exchange ideas on this land.

Reconnaissance Territoriale

À l’occasion de SSLW2027 à l’Université de Toronto, nous reconnaissons les liens durables qui unissent la Nation wendat, les Sénécas et les Mississaugas du Crédit à ce territoire, leurs terres traditionnelles depuis des milliers d’années. Nous rendons hommage aux peuples autochtones qui continuent d’y vivre, y compris ceux dont les territoires ancestraux se trouvent ailleurs sur l’Île de la Tortue. Nous sommes reconnaissants de pouvoir nous réunir, apprendre et échanger des idées sur ces terres.