Eataw

The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW)[1] is an academic association supporting scholarly activity in academic writing.[2] The association was first established in 1999[3] with the first conference being held in 2001.[4] The Europe-wide association has three main activities: a bi-annual conference, an Internet forum and the Journal of Academic Writing.[5]

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.[6]

Year Country Host institutionKeynotes speakersSource
2001 Netherlands Groningen
2003HungaryCentral European University Conference Center, Budapest [7]
2005GreeceHellenic American Union, AthensLotte Rienecker[8]
2007GermanyRuhr-Universität BochumKirsti Lonka, Ken Hyland[9]
2009EnglandCoventry UniversitySally Mitchell, Christian Schunn, Gabriela Ruhmann[10]
2011IrelandUniversity of LimerickPeter Elbow, Katrin Girgensohn[11]
2013HungaryCentral European University Conference Center, BudapestPaul Kei Matsuda,[12] Christiane Donahue,[13] Bojana Petric[14][15]
2015EstoniaTallinn University of Technology, TallinnUlla Connor, Caroline Coffin, Jim Donohue, Terry Myers Zawacki[16]

The Journal of Academic Writing

The Journal of Academic Writing is a peer reviewed journal established by EATAW.[5]

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