SSLW2025

The 21st Symposium on Second Language Writing

Second Language Writing Teacher Education in the AI Era

October 23-25, 2025
Howard Civil Service International House
Taipei, Taiwan

Hosted by National Taiwan Normal University and
English Teaching Research Association

National Taiwan Normal University (Photo credit: Paul Kei Matsuda)

The 21st Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW2025) will be held October 23-25, 2025 at Howard Civil Service International House in Taipei Taiwan. Hosted by National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) and the English Teaching Research Association (ETRA), this year’s conference will encourage conversation about the impact of AI technology on second language writing research, instruction, assessment, and teacher education.

SSLW2025 Online. SSLW2025 broadcasts plenary sessions, opening and closing ceremonies, SSLW2026 Preview, and Saturday afternoon sessions online. Online sessions are open to all registered participants. A special discount is available to online-only participants who are not presenting.

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Plenary Speakers

Technology & writing: Past, present & future
Greg Kessler, Ohio University, USA

AI integration in L2 writing education: An expertise framework
Icy Lee, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Balancing AI and human insight: Promoting critical awareness in L2 writing feedback
Atsushi Mizumoto, Kansai University, Japan

Invited Colloquium

Expertise in the teaching of writing revisited in the age of AI
Amy Tsui, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Icy Lee, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University, USA

Organizing Committee

Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University, USA
Chiou-lan Chern, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Hung-chun Wang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Yuh-show Cheng, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Yen-Liang (Eric) Lin, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
Mei-Lan Lo, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Jun-Jie Tseng, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Co-Hosting Organizations

國立臺灣師範大學 National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan
臺灣英語文教學研究學會 English Teaching and Research Association (ETRA), Taiwan
亞利桑那州立大學 Arizona State University (ASU), USA

Sponsors

中華民國國家科學及技術委員會 National Science and Technology Council, R.O.C.
國立臺灣師範大學文學院 College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan Normal University
亞利桑那州立大學人文科學部英文學科 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English, Arizona State University (ASU), USA
Elsevier and the Journal of Second Language Writing
Parlor Press and the Parlor Press Series on Second Language Writing

Key Dates (Taipei Time; UTC/GMT+8)

  • Call for Proposals: January 2025
  • Proposal Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025
  • Proposal Acceptance Notification: April 15, 2025
  • Presenter Confirmation Due: June 30, 2025
  • Early Registration Ends: June 30, 2025
  • Pre-Registration Ends: October 1, 2025
  • Pre-Symposium Social: TBA
  • SSLW2025: October 23-25, 2025

Acknowledgments

SSLW2025 Organizing Committee is grateful to the sponsors, proposal reviewers, and SSLW Assistants for their contributions that made this year’s conference possible.

Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. There are 16 officially recognized tribes: Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Bunun, Puyuma, Rukai, Tsou, Saisiyat, Yami, Thao, Kavalan, Truku, Sakizaya, Sediq, Hla’alua, and Kanakanavu. They have been stewards of this land for generations. We recognize their enduring connection to this territory and honor their cultures, languages, and histories.

Howard Civil Service International House
(Photo credit: Paul Kei Matsuda)