European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing
The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing is an academic association supporting scholarly activity in academic writing. The association was first established in 1999 with the first conference being held in 2001. The Europe-wide association has three main activities: a bi-annual conference, an Internet forum 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.Year | Country | Host institution | Keynotes speakers | Source |
2001 | ![]() | University of Groningen | ||
2003 | ![]() | Central European University, Budapest | ||
2005 | ![]() | Hellenic American Union, Athens | Lotte Rienecker | |
2007 | ![]() | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Kirsti Lonka, Ken Hyland | |
2009 | ![]() | Coventry University | Sally Mitchell, Christian Schunn, Gabriela Ruhmann | |
2011 | ![]() | University of Limerick | Peter Elbow, Katrin Girgensohn | |
2013 | ![]() | Central European University, Budapest | Paul Kei Matsuda, Christiane Donahue, Bojana Petric | |
2015 | ![]() | Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn | Ulla Connor, Caroline Coffin, Jim Donohue, Terry Myers Zawacki | |
2017 | ![]() | Royal Holloway, University of London | Ron Barnett | |
2019 | ![]() | Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg |