European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing

The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW) is an academic association supporting scholarly activity in academic writing. The association was first established in 1999 with the first conference being held in 2001. The Europe-wide association has two main activities: a bi-annual conference, and the Journal of Academic Writing.

The EATAW Conference

The EATAW conference is held every two years in a European University. It was first held in 2001 in Groningen. The occasion of the bi-annual conference is when the EATAW board is elected for a term of two years. It also has an active listserv where dynamic conversations occur on timely topics about academic writing in higher education.

Year Country Host institutionKeynotes speakersSource 2001 Netherlands University of Groningen Olga Dysthe; Lennart Björk; John Bean 2003 HungaryCentral European University, Budapest Ann Johns; Otto Kruse; Claire Furneaux 2005 GreeceHellenic American Union, AthensLotte Rienecker; Constantie Stephanidis; Katrin Girgensohn 2007 GermanyRuhr-Universität BochumKirsti Lonka, Ken Hyland 2009 The United KingdomCoventry UniversitySally Mitchell, Christian Schunn, Gabriela Ruhmann 2011 IrelandUniversity of LimerickPeter Elbow, Katrin Girgensohn 2013 HungaryCentral European University, BudapestPaul Kei Matsuda, Christiane Donahue, Bojana Petric 2015 EstoniaTallinn University of Technology, TallinnUlla Connor, Caroline Coffin, Jim Donohue, Terry Myers Zawacki 2017 The United KingdomRoyal Holloway, University of LondonKatrin Girgensohn, Ron Barnett 2019 SwedenChalmers University of Technology, GothenburgChris Anson & Karen Head; Montserrat Castelló Badia; Emma Dafouz Milne 2021 Czech RepublicTechnical University of Ostrava, OstravaDylan Dryer, John Harbord, Madalina Chitez & Otto Kruse 2023 Switzerland Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur Mark Cielibak, Heidi McKee, Ann Devitt & Kalliopi Benetos 2025 PortugalUniversity of Minho, BragaSuresh Canagarajah, Julia Molinari, Federico Navarro

The Journal of Academic Writing

The Journal of Academic Writing is a peer reviewed journal established by EATAW. The journal, first published in 2011, generally has one issue a year with articles based on presentations from the preceding conference. The journal has published a number of articles that have been widely cited. These include:

Peer-tutoring in Academic Writing: the Infectious Nature of Engagement by Í O'Sullivan, L Cleary 2014

Student learning and ICLHE–Frameworks and contexts by M Gustafsson, C Jacobs 2013

'What is the Purpose of Feedback when Revision is not Expected?'A Case Study of Feedback Quality and Study Design in a First Year Master's Programme by O Dysthe 2011

Screencast feedback for essays on a distance learning MA in professional communication by K Edwards, AF Dujardin, N Williams, 2012

See also Academic writing EuroSLA CCCC

References

External links The EATAW website