Editor’s note: In this piece, we share information about an upcoming webinar from TESOL International Association. The event is free to attend but registration is required.
L2 writers in English-speaking colleges and universities come from across the globe and bring myriad academic and life experiences with them. Panelists discuss research and practical applications for creating equitable spaces for English learners with disabilities, refugee students, and international students in writing classes and institutions. Teachers and researchers of L2 writing as well as administrators of writing programs will learn important information about how to make their programs more equitable for all learners.
This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (ET). The presenters for this event include the following individuals:
- Betsy Gilliland is past chair of the Second Language Writing Interest Section and an associate professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai’i Manoa.
- Caroline Torres is an associate professor in the second language teaching program at Kapi’olani Community College in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
- Shawna Shapiro is Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics and Director of the Writing & Rhetoric Program at Middlebury College in Vermont.
- Megan Siczek is an assistant professor and director of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at George Washington University, Washington, DC.
- Aylin Relyea is the current chair of the Second Language Writing Interest section and faculty at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College in California.
Click here to learn more and register.
