The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW) is an academic association supporting scholarly activity in
academic writing
Academic writing or scholarly writing is nonfiction produced as part of academic work, including reports on empirical fieldwork or research in facilities for the natural sciences or social sciences, monographs in which scholars analyze cultur ...
. 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.
The Journal of Academic Writing
''The Journal of Academic Writing'' is a
peer reviewed journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
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
Let them plagiarise: Developing academic writing in a safe environment by C Ireland, J English 2011
Research article titles and disciplinary conventions: A corpus study of eight disciplines by RL Nagano 2015
Screencast feedback for essays on a distance learning MA in professional communication by K Edwards, AF Dujardin, N Williams, 2012
See also
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Academic writing
Academic writing or scholarly writing is nonfiction produced as part of academic work, including reports on empirical fieldwork or research in facilities for the natural sciences or social sciences, monographs in which scholars analyze cultur ...
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EuroSLA
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CCCC
References
External links
The EATAW website
{{SLA topics
Educational organizations based in Europe
Writing
Second language writing