Second Conference of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW)
in co-operation with
The European Writing Centres Association (EWCA)
23-25 June 2003
Tutoring and Teaching Academic Writing
Central European University Budapest, Hungary
Organising Committee:
Robin Bellers, John Harbord, Noemi Kuzmenko, Eszter Timar
Bojana Petric, David Ridout, Tom Rooney
Conference Sponsors:
Central European University / US Regional English Language OfficeThe British Council / The Goethe Institut
Longman Publishers / Elsevier Publishers
Macmillan Publishers / Cambridge University Press
Table of Contents
About EATAW...... 2
General information...... 3
Conference schedule...... 4
Keynote abstracts...... 13
Abstracts for concurrent sessions (in alphabetical order)...... 15
E-mail addresses of participants...... 50
Individual Conference Programme...... 55
About the Conference
Welcome to the second joint conference of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing and the European Writing Centers Association.Both organisations seek to create a forum for the discussion of teaching and research on academic writing across languages, to support the development of the teaching of academic writing, and to develop a supporting network of writing centres and writing programme administrators operating both within and outside Europe. The conference aims to:
- connect teachers, researchers and institutions from all over Europe and beyond
- contribute to the creation of a network exchanging experiences and ‘best practice’ examples from teaching and tutoring methods and strategies, as well as of theoretical and organisational frameworks
- provide a venue for teachers and researchers to interact and exchange ideas on developments in the fields of composition teaching and writing centre tutoring
About EATAW
The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing, founded June 1999, is a free membership association for teachers of academic writing. EATAW organises a biennial conference in Europe and maintains a webpage and a listserv for members. The aim of the organisation is to create a forum for the exchange of research and teaching strategies for academic writing in higher education, and for the exchange of knowledge of writing programme and writing centre implementation and administration. On the web page you will find information about relevant conferences, new books on teaching academic writing advertised, and you may find colleagues with whom you share interests on the webpage members’ list.
Most EATAW members are teachers, researchers and students of the subject of teaching of academic writing but anyone otherwise involved in or interested in teaching academic writing can be a member. At present 2003, EATAW has nearly 300 members, about 240 in Europe, and an even split between US and other overseas members. You can become a member by joining the EATAW CONF listserv. To do so, send an e-mail to:
You can also join from our web page:
Four board members and a chair are elected for two years at the EATAW conference. The board initiates the next biennial conference, actively supports the conference organisers, and maintains the EATAW web-page and listserv. Board members are usually expected to attend the conference following the period for which they are elected so as to assist the organisers. The closing session on Wednesday will partly be devoted to the election of a new board who will co-operate with the organisers of the 2005 conference. If you would like to be a member of the board and can commit yourself to this work, and to being present at the next conference, please speak to one of the organisers during the conference. If only enough volunteers are received to fill the five board places, these will be automatically elected, otherwise a vote will be held.
We hope to fix the location of the 2005 conference at or soon after the meeting in Budapest. If you would like to host the next conference, we hope to hear from you. Full details of how to apply to host the 2005 conference will be posted on EATAW CONF shortly after the Budapest conference.
About the European Writing Center Association
EWCA aims to support writing center activities across Europe and to cultivate cross-cultural dialogue among Writing Centers in European universities as well as at American Colleges and Universities functioning within European contexts. EWCA is a regional affiliate of the International Writing Centers Association and supports the efforts of EATAW. EWCA held its first international gathering in March 2000 in Bulgaria, focused on the relation of Writing Centers to Writing Across the Curriculum programs. This was sponsored by the American University in Bulgaria. In June of 2002 EWCA held an international workshop on Peer-Tutor Training in Halkidiki, Greece, with attendants from institutions of higher education in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Sweden, and the US, sponsored by the American College of Thessaloniki. Other international gatherings have been linked with the EATAW conferences in Groningen in 2001 and now Budapest in 2003. You can visit EWCA’s website at
General Conference Information
All plenary sessions, including the opening and closing sessions, will be held in the Budapest room on the ground floor near the reception. The concurrent presentations and workshop sessions will be held in other rooms, most of which (Prague I, II and III, and Warsaw) are on the ground floor. The New York I and II and Moscow rooms, however, are on the first floor. It is a good idea to spend a few minutes on Sunday or early on Monday morning finding your way around so that you are not late for concurrent sessions.
The breaks between sessions are ten minutes. This should be enough for you to find your way in leisurely fashion from one room to the next. Please do try not to arrive late for sessions. All sessions will start punctually, and it is distracting for presenters when a host of latecomers arrive during the first five minutes of their presentation.
All sessions will be chaired by a member of the EATAW board or of the organising committee. The chair will start the session punctually, introduce the speaker, ensure that the speaker finishes on time by warning (holding up a sign) how many minutes are left, and manage questions so that the session finishes punctually. Where discussion continues after the question time, we kindly ask participants to vacate the room promptly and continue their discussion in the corridor or on the way to their next chosen session as the presenter who is using the room for the next slot will certainly want to come in beforehand so as to prepare for their session.
All conference organisers will be wearing yellow badges to make us easier to identify. If you have a question, you can ask any one of us. There will also be an EATAW conference information desk in the reception area where you can find out any information about the conference. For information about the building and location of rooms, or for general problems (transport, first aid, etc) you should go to the conference centre office on the ground floor. For questions about accommodation, please go to the reception.
Meals
Breakfast is served in the restaurant and Prague room from 7.00 till 8.45am, and is included in the price of your room at the conference centre. On Wednesday, breakfast will be in the restaurant and Warsaw room. Those who are not staying at the conference centre should have breakfast before arriving.
Coffee — served in the lobby and coffee lounge.
Sandwich lunch — served in the lobby and coffee lounge.
Reception dinner Monday evening — served in the Budapest room.
All these are covered by the conference fee and are open to all participants.
On Wednesday, there will be a choice between a light sandwich lunch (no charge) in the lobby and a hot meal from the conference centre cafeteria.. The price of the hot meal is not included in the conference fee.
The Boat Trip
On Tuesday afternoon we will break early at 4.15pm so as to leave time for participants to see a little of the city. At 6pm, there will be a one hour boat trip on the Danube, starting from Vigado ter in the heart of Pest. We will be offering two alternatives for getting to Vigado ter on Tuesday: either you can take a taxi from the conference centre (about 35 minutes – cost about $15 per taxi), or we will lead groups by public transport (about one hour – cost for a day pass about $4, also valid for the return journey and around town while you are there). If you wish to go on the boat trip and have not yet booked, please let us know on Sunday evening or Monday morning when you register, and also specify whether you would like to take a taxi or public transport. We will not be able to provide a day travel pass unless you book in advance. After the boat trip you are free to explore Budapest and dine out on your own. The last bus (44A) back to the conference centre from Örs Vezer tere leaves about 11.30.
Internet Access
Free internet access is available in the conference reception near the lobby. As there are only a small number of machines, however, we ask you to limit your use to 10 minutes during coffee breaks and 15 minutes at other times so as not to force others to wait. Internet access will also be available in the evenings.
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Conference Programme Day 1 – Monday 23 June
Time
/Event
/Location
/Abs.
9.30 -10.00 /
Opening Session: Sorin Antohi, Professor of History, CEU
/ Budapest / -10.00 - 11.00 / Keynote Address: Ann Johns, University of San Diego
Preparing Students to Write for Academic Disciplines: Issues & Dilemmas / Budapest / p.13
11.00 - 11.30 /
Coffee Break
/ Lobby11.30 - 12.05 / Concurrent Presentations (A)
A1 / Van Waes, Opdenacker & Mariet Raedts University of Antwerp, Belgium
Implementing an Open Process Approach to a Multilingual, Online Writing Center / N York I / p.47
A2 / Linda H.F. Lin, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
A Collaborative Approach to Teaching Academic Writing / N York II / p.30
A3 / Robin Bellers & Lawrence Smith, CEU, Budapest; Charles University, Prague
Justifying Research through the Literature Review / Moscow / p.16
A4 / Susana Tuero, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
What Errors Do Students Correct When Revising Their Own Writing? / Warsaw / p.45
A5 / Neomy Storch, University of Melbourne, Australia
The Nature of Collaboration and Second Language Learning / Prague I / p.42
A6 / Lucy Rai, The Open University, UK
Affective Responses to Feedback in Student Writing / Prague II / p.37
A7 / Gerd Bräuer, University of Education, Freiburg, Germany
Training of Writing Tutors in Higher Education / Prague III / p.17
12.15 - 12.50 / Concurrent Presentations (B)
B1 / Svitlana Markelova, Ivan Franko University L'viv, Ukraine
Integrating Academic Writing into Teaching ESP in Ukraine / N York I / p.31
B2 / Paul Smith, Poland
Arguing for Argument / N York II / p.41
B3 / Sara Hauptman, Achva College of Education, Israel
Using Rubrics for Improving the Connection between the Process and the Product of Academic Writing / Moscow / p.24
B4 / Joanna Tapper, University of Melbourne, Australia
Communication Across the Curriculum: from Tertiary Literacy to Graduate Outcomes / Warsaw / p.43
B5 / Paula Gillespie & Harvey Kail, Marquette University; Maine University, USA
Peer Tutoring Theory and Practice: A Dialogue / Prague I / p.23
B6 / Ingrid Stassen & Vincent Boeschoten, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands
Developing Writing Skills in a Writing Center / Prague II / p.42
B7 / Joan McCormack, University of Reading, UK
Is plagiarism an inevitable part of the process of learning how to write an academic essay? / Prague III / p.31
Time
/Event
/Location
/Abs.
13.00 - 14.15 /Lunch
/ Lobby14.15 - 14.50 / Concurrent Presentations (C)
C1 / Douglas Babington, Queen’s University, Canada
Renegade Rhetoric and Cultural Diversity / N York I / p.15
C2 / Chad Thompson, Civic Education Project, Tajikistan
Academic Peerage: Student Writing & the politics of knowledge in Central Asia / N York II / p.43
C3 / Roslyn Petelin, University of Queensland, Australia
Editing Academic Writers Electronically / Moscow / p.37
C4 / Thea van der Geest & Gert Brinkman, University of Twente, Netherlands
Assessment of Academic and Technical Writing competencies / Warsaw / p.22
C5 / Theresa Lillis & Mary Jane Curry, Centre for Language and Communications, Open University, UK
Learning from the Writing Practices of Academics in Multilingual Contexts / Prague I / p.30
C6 / Dilek Tokay, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Writing Center's liaison with high schools to promote the motto: Verba Volant; scripta manent / Prague II / p.44
C7 / Kirsten Schindler, Bielefeld University, Germany
Collaborative Writing: A Method for Researching and Supporting Audience Awareness / Prague III / p.40
15.00 - 16.15 / Concurrent Workshop Sessions (D)
D1 / Margo Blythman & Susan Orr, London College Of Printing; London College of Fashion, UK; University of Toledo, USA
Visual Practices and the Teaching of Writing to Art and Design Students / N York I / p.16
D2 / Suzan Oniz & Gaye Tolunguc, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Preparing for Academic Writing: Aims and Tasks / N York II / p.35
D3 / Katrin Lehnen, Gerd Bräuer & Stefanie Haacke Aachen University; University of Education, Freiburg; University of Bielefeld, Germany
Peer Feedback and Peer-Tutoring / Moscow / p.29
D4 / Jenny Moon, University of Exeter, UK
How to Help Students and Staff with Reflective Writing in Learning Journals, Professional Development and Other Activities / Warsaw / p.34
D5 / Dorothy Zemach & Tatyana Yakhontova, University of Oregon, USA
Perspectives on Plagiarism from Ukraine and the U.S. / Prague I / p.48
D6 / John Hilsdon & Maureen Evans, University of Plymouth, UK
University of Plymouth Student Assignment Initiative / Prague II / p.25
D7 / Smiljka Gee, University of Surrey, UK
Task-based academic writing instruction: an SLA perspective / Prague III / p.22
Time
/Event
/Location
/Abs.
16.15 - 16.45 /Coffee Break – Sponsored by Elsevier
/ Lobby16.45 - 17.20 / Concurrent Presentations (E)
E1 / Richard Bailey, University of Northumbria, UK
Holistic activities for developing academic writing skills in the classroom / N York I / p.15
E2 / Lotte Rienecker, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Thesis Writers' Block: Text Work that Unblocks / N York II / p.38
E3 / Halyna Kaluzhna, Ivan Franko National University of L'viv, Ukraine
Teaching Writing in the Computer Lab: Choices to be Made / Moscow / p.26
E4 / Lisa Ganobcsik-Williams, University of Warwick, UK
Is this Freshman Composition?: Teaching General Studies Writing in Europe / Warsaw / p.21
E5 / Anastasia Logotheti, American College of Greece
Beyond ‘Mere Exercise:’ Challenging Students through Undergraduate Research Projects / Prague I / p.31
E6 / Karen Nicholls, University of London, UK
Conversion of a Techno-Sceptic? / Prague II / p.35
E7 / Therese Buchmeier, Institute of International Education, Hungary
Criterion. ScoreItNow: Using Technology to Build Better Language Teaching Tools / Prague III / p.17
17.30 - 18.05 / Concurrent Presentations (F)
F1 / Mary Scott, University of London, UK
But how do you write research? / N York I / p.40
F2 / Judit Szerdahelyi, Western Kentucky University, USA
Bridging the Gap Between the "Creative" and the Academic / N York II / p.43
F3 / Harriet Edwards, Royal College of Art, UK
Motivation, Motivation - Ways into writing through student models on the intranet / Moscow / p.19
F4 / Martha A. Townsend, University of Missouri, USA
Building Successful Academic Writing Programs: A Dialogue On Contributing Factors / Warsaw / p.45
F5 / Caroline Chanock, La Trobe University, Australia
From One-to-one Teaching to Curriculum Design: Dropping 're' from remediation / Prague I / p.18
F6 / Nancy Sommers, Harvard University, USA
The Harvard Study of Undergraduate Writing / Prague II / p.42
F7 / Antonia Chandrasegaran & Kristen Schaetzel, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Socio-rhetorical Approach to Teaching Paragraph Writing / Prague III / p.18
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Conference Programme Day 2 – Tuesday 24 June
Time
/Event
/Location
/Abs.
9.00 - 10.30 / Plenary Workshop: Otto Kruse, University of ErfurtHow Writing Shapes the Writer / Budapest / p.13
10.40 - 11.15 / Concurrent Presentations (G)
G1 / Penny Jane Burke & Monika Hermerschmidt, University of London
Reflexive pedagogies: un/available spaces in teaching academic writing / N York I / p.17
G2 / Irina Kolesnikova, Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Teaching Academic Writing to PRESETT Students in Russia / N York II / p.29
G3 / Lynn Errey, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Blended Learning: Creating Space and Time for Reflection through Computer Technologies / Moscow / p.20
G4 / John Bean & Theodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University, USA
Teaching Proposal Writing to Engineering Students: A Writing Center/Engineering Collaboration / Warsaw / p.15
G5 / Caroline Greenman, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Training Doctoral Writing and Speaking: The form and nature of coached results / Prague I / p.24
G6 / Peter Fallon, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Connecting Group & Individual to Writing Internationally for Academic Purposes / Prague II / p.21
G7 / Tracy Santa, United States Air Force University, USA
European Writers/American Institutions: Eastern European Graduate Assistants in American Universities / Prague III / p.39
11.15 - 11.45 /
Coffee Break
/ Lobby11.45 - 12.20 / Concurrent Presentations (H)
H1
H2 / Emmy Misser, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Genre Practice in a Canadian Writing Center / N York II / p.33
H3 / Robin Goodfellow & Mary Lea, Open University, UK
Supporting Academic Writing in a Global Online Learning Environment / Moscow / p.23
H4 / Carol Peterson Haviland, California State University, USA
Writing Center and Classroom Faculty: Working Together on Intellectual Property / Warsaw / p.25
H5 / Stephen Newton, William Paterson University, USA
The Center in the Classroom: Teaching Tutoring for Everyday Practice / Prague I / p.34
H6 / Carol Irene Thomson, University of Natal, South Africa
Against All Odds? Academic Writing Development in a De-centralised, Open Learning context / Prague II / p.44
H7 / Joachim Grabowski, Heidelberg University of Education, Germany
Writing for Oral Presentation: Fostering Professionalism / Prague III / p.23
Time
/Event
/Location
/Abs.
12.30 - 13.05 / Concurrent Presentations (I)I1 / Helen Fraser, University of Adelaide, Australia
Teaching Academic Writing Using Two Texts / N York I / p.21
I2 / Brian Turner & Judith Kearns, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Imagined Conversations: Teaching Purposeful Summary / N York II / p.45
I3 / Barbara Kolan, Bar Ilan University, Achva College of Education, Israel
Making Collaborative Writing Work / Moscow / p.29
I4 / Yvette Meinema, University of Groningen, Netherlands
How to Equip Students for Interdisciplinary and International Writing Contexts / Warsaw / p.32
I5 / Wendy Shilton, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Teaching Students Teaching Writing: A Course to Build WAC Bridges / Prague I / p.41
I6 / Gabriela Ruhmann, Schreibzentrum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
An economical and effective way of training and employing writing tutors / Prague II / p.38
I7 / David Foster, Drake University, USA
Institutional Time and Students' Writing Practices: A Cross-National Perspective / Prague III / p.21
13.05 - 14.15 /
Lunch
/ Lobby14.15 - 14.50 / Concurrent Presentations (J)
J1 / Margaret Percy, University of Florence, Italy
Self Disclosure in the Academy - the Pretence of Objectivity / N York I / p.36
J2 / Joan Turner, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
Repositioning language and support in writing tutorials / N York II / p.46
J3 / Arna Peretz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Israel
Teaching Scientific/Academic Writing: A Place for New Technologies / Moscow / p.36
J4 / Joy de Jong, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Talking about Writing: Interaction between Student Writers and Supervisors / Warsaw / p.18
J5 / Mariet Raedts, Limburg University Center, Belgium
Self-efficacy Beliefs, Writing Apprehension, Task Knowledge and the Quality of Texts / Prague I / p.37
J6 / Maxine Rodburg, Harvard University, USA
Theories and Workshops: Writing Teachers as Writing Students / Prague II / p.38
J7 / Diane Pecorari, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Good and original: The role of plagiarism and patchwriting in the work of second-language academic writers / Prague III / p.36
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