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European Writing Centers Association (EWCA) | 2010 Conference at AUP

 

 

May 24-28, 2010

The American University of Paris

31 Avenue Bosquet

75007 Paris

 
 
 
 

This conference will celebrate the EWCA's 12th birthday and our 7th international gathering of a community of scholars, professors, administrators, students, writing center tutors and professionals.

We sincerely hope our 2010 conference will offer each of you significant opportunities for shared research and common action across social divides, educational disciplines, languages and cultures.

Central to our conference theme will be to:

• Rethink the connection between writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs and Writing Centers and the role they play (individually and collectively) in nurturing and advancing the culture of writing in Europe and beyond:

What kinds of programs are succeeding in Europe?

What kinds of programs make the most sense for European institutions?

Can the American model be exported to Europe?

• Examine the pedagogical, institutional, and political implications of formal writing instruction in European colleges and universities.

We hope this conference will be of interest to people who are concerned with using writing to improve teaching and learning—faculty, administrators, and students from post-secondary institutions, as well as faculty and administrators from secondary schools.

 
 

Call for Proposals

 

The EWCA executive board welcomes proposals on topics such as:

 

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establishing, administering and assessing WAC programs;

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theorizing writing instruction in a European context;

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developing writing centers and training tutors for them in widely different institutional settings;

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the mutual challenge of writing research and the teaching of writing: translating research into classroom practice;

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the idea of a European Writing Center;

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writing and the new media;

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social, cultural, political, historical influences on writing in Europe;

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faculty development;

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interdisciplinary collaboration and communication;

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problems and prospects of the Bologna Convention;

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creating opportunities for shared research and common action across national, linguistic, and cultural divides;

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the link between thinking and writing on European campuses;

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theories of academic discourse.

 

We particularly encourage collaborative projects among contributors from varied disciplines, nationalities, university writing programs.

 
 

Suggested Formats of Presentations:

 

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Individual presentations (20 minutes with 10 minutes Q/A): You may wish to present work in progress or results.

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Workshops (60 minutes)

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60-minute multi-presenter panels

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Poster Presentations and Exhibits: You may provide a visual overview of your work (either research or teaching interventions in progress or results) and stimulate individual conversation.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Key Dates

 
Proposal submission period is now closed.
 
Notification of acceptance
March 1, 2010
 
Deadline for registration
April 1, 2010
 
 
 

Registration Fee

 
  Regular Fee: € 150
 
  Late Fee (after April 1, 2010): € 165
 
  Students and Writing Center Tutors: € 35
 
  Day Fee: € 70
 
  Online Registration »
 
 
 

Contact Us

 
  Email: contactewca@aup.edu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Proposed Schedule

 
 
Monday, May 24

Pre-conference workshop, late afternoon; off campus in the Marais.

 

 

Tuesday, May 25

Registration: 2:00 – 4:00pm

Opening Session: 4:15 – 6:15pm

Champagne reception : 6:30 – 8:00 pm

 

 

Wednesday, May 26

Concurrent sessions / workshops / panels: 9:00am – 5:00pm 

Coffee breaks – mid morning, mid afternoon

Break for lunch

Poster presentations

 

Early evening group activity: Bateau Mouche boat ride on the Seine (1 hour | approx. €6 per participant)

 

 

Thursday, May 27

Concurrent sessions / workshops / panels: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Coffee breaks – mid morning, mid afternoon

Break for lunch

Poster presentations

 

Evening group activity: Paris by Night bus trip (2 hours | approx. €15 per participant)

 

 

Friday, May 28

Closing session: 9:00 – 12:00

Wine and Cheese reception: 12:15 – 1:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Keynote Speakers

 
Chris Anson
North Carolina State University, US
 
Muriel Harris
Purdue University, US
 
Anne-Marie Picard-Drillien
The American University of Paris, France
 
 
 
 

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