SSLW 2009

Last week, I attended the SSLW 2009 in Tempe, Arizona.


The symposium was well-received and very successful since participants from more than 20 countries joined this function. The 3-day symposium has a very thought-provoking as well as philosophical theme - the future of second language writing, so in other words, this year symposium aims to give writing scholars opportunities to think and plan ahead how the field continues to develop and even pass on to the next generation.


Presentation sessions, plenary sessions and colloquia were all inspiring and enlightening. I am sure the symposium attendees might fly home with tons of good ideas on their research agendas given it consists of so many themes and topics which could stimulate the thoughts of the audience.


To round up, my trip to Arizona State University was quite an eye-opener.