Company:SIG Writing

Short description: EARLI-SIG Writing is the 12th Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)

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EARLI-SIG Writing is the 12th Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). The group was founded in 1988 by Pietro Boscolo and Michel Fayol and since then it has been an active and supportive organisation for writing researchers around the globe. SIG Writing is a multidisciplinary organisation that provides a forum for exchanging ideas about writing from varying theoretical, empirical and practise-based perspectives with the aim to contribute to the development of writing at all levels of education and professional settings.

The group is characterized by a lively collaboration between writing researchers from different countries around the world as well as from different disciplines, such as education, psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, literary studies, and rhetoric. Examples of topics addressed by the group are:

• the cognitive, social and developmental processes involved in writing,
• the functions of writing in different social and institutional contexts,
• the design of writing instruction in various educational settings.

The group includes junior and senior members from all over the world, plus four honorary members. These are distinguished long-term members of SIG writing, with outstanding contributions to the field of writing research: Pietro Boscolo (Italy), Michel Fayol (France), Linda Allal (Switzerland), and John Hayes (United States).

Coordination

SIG Writing is coordinated by two senior researchers assisted by a junior researcher. The group elects one of the two senior coordinator roles every second year and a new junior coordinator every fourth year. Over the years, the group has strived for a balance between coordinators in terms of gender, countries, and research perspectives.

Since its creation, the group has been coordinated by the following scholars: Pietro Boscolo (Italy), Michel Fayol (France), Thomas Jechle (Germany), Gert Rijlaarsdam (Netherlands), Eric Esperét (France), Liliana Tolchinsky (Spain), David Galbraith (United Kingdom), Linda Allal (Switzerland), Joachim Grabowski (Germany), Åsa Wengelin (Sweden), Denis Alamargot (France), Barbara Arfé (Italy), Rui A. Alves (Portugal), Vincent Connelly (United Kingdom), Teresa Limpo, JURE coordinator (Portugal), Eva Lindgren (Sweden), Peter Falmann, JURE coordinator (Hungary). Currently, the coordinators of the SIG Writing are Guido Nottbusch (Germany) and Teresa Limpo (Portugal).

Conferences

In even years, SIG Writing organises a conference in Europe. This is the most important and influential event organised by the group. It provides several opportunities for junior and senior researchers to present and discuss their work as well as to strengthen and create new and fruitful collaborations. In 2014, the conference was preceded by a two-day Research School on writing research for PhD candidates and other junior researchers. This tradition has been kept since then, as a means to foster the research skills of those in the early phases of their scientific career.

Conference history

Year	#	Location	Host	Note
2020	18th	Sweden	Umeå University	Due to COVID-19 outbreak this conference was postponed to 2022. Chaired by Eva Lindgren
2018	16th	Belgium	University of Antwerp	preceded by a two-day Research School at Ghent University. The events were chaired by Sarah Bernolet, Mariëlle Leijten and Iris Schrijver.
2016	15th	United Kingdom	Liverpool Hope University	chaired by Lorna Bourke and Simon Davies
2014	14th	Netherlands	University of Amsterdam	preceded by a two-day Research School at Utrecht University. The events were chaired by Gert Rijlaarsdam and Huub van den Bergh
2012	13th	Portugal	University of Porto	chaired by Rui A. Alves
2010	12th	Germany	University of Education in Heidelberg	chaired by Joachim Grabowski
2008	11th	Sweden	University of Lund	chaired by Åsa Wengelin
2006	10th	Belgium	University of Antwerp	chaired by Luuk van Waes
2004	9th	Switzerland	University of Geneva	chaired by Linda Allal and Bernard Schneuwly
2002	8th	United Kingdom	Stafford	chaired by David Galbraith and Mark Torrance
2000	7th	Italy	Verona	chaired by Bianca Di Bernardi
1998	6th	Poitiers, France
1996	5th	Barcelona, Spain
1994	4th	Utrecht, the Netherlands
1992	3rd	Freiburg, Germany
1991	2nd	Paris, France
1988	1st	Padova, Italy

Publications

Journal of Writing Research (JoWR)

The Journal of Writing Research (JoWR) was established in 2006 at the SIG Writing conference in Antwerp. The Journal of Writing Research is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes papers that describe scientific study of the processes by which writing is produced and can be effectively taught.

Studies in Writing book series

In 1994, SIG Writing initiated a book series on writing research to create a forum for writing research, which is currently a reference in the field. Members of the SIG Writing formed the editorial board, and the SIG coordinators, Gert Rijlaarsdam and Eric Espéret, acted as series editors. The current editors are Raquel Fidalgo (Spain) and Thierry Olive (France). The series provides a collection of theoretical and empirical insights into the foundations of writing and learning and teaching processes in written composition. Studies in Writing aims to cover theoretical issues, supported by both quantitative and qualitative empirical research and representing a wide range of nationalities. Fields of research covered are cognitive, socio-cognitive and developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, text linguistics, curriculum development and instructional science.

Books in this series include edited volumes and research monographs. The initial volumes were published by Amsterdam University Press (Volumes 1–6), then moved to Kluwer Academic Publishers/Springer (Volumes 7-16), then passed to Elsevier (Volumes 17–21), who then sold the portfolio to Emerald (Volumes 22–26). As of Volume 27, Brill acquired the Studies in Writing series and is the current publisher.

Vol.	Year	Title	Vol. Editors
39	2019	Spelling and writing words: Theoretical and methodological advances	Cyril Perret and Thierry Olive
38	2019	Observing writing: Insights from keystroke logging and handwriting	Eva Lindgren and Kirk Sullivan
37	2018	Perspectives on indigenous writing and literacies	Coppélie Cocq and Kirk Sullivan
36	2018	Transitions in Writing	Kristyan Spelman Miller and Marie Stevenson
35	2018	Writing development in struggling learners understanding the needs of writers across the lifecourse	Brett Miller, Peggy McCardle, and Vincent Connelly
34	2017	Design principles for teaching effective writing	Raquel Fidalgo Redondo, Karen Harris, and Martine Braaksma
33	2016	Multimodality in higher education	Esther Breuer and Arlene Archer
32	2015	Writing for professional development	Giulia Ortoleva, Mireille Bétrancourt, and Stephen Billett
31	2015	Research literacies and writing pedagogies for masters and doctoral writers	Cecile Badenhorst and Cally Guerin
30	2015	Multimodality in writing: The state of the art in theory, methodology and pedagogy	Arlene Archer and Esther Breuer
29	2015	Learning and teaching writing online: Strategies for success	Mary Deane and Teresa Guasch
28	2015	Writing as a learning activity	Perry Klein, Pietro Boscolo, Lori Kirkpatrick, and Carmen Gelati
27	2012	Measuring writing: Recent insights into theory, methodology and practice	Elke van Steendam, Marion Tillema, Gert Rijlaarsdam, and Huub van den Bergh
26	2012	Service-learning and writing: Paving the way for literacy(ies) through community engagement	Isabel Baca
25	2012	Learning to write effectively: Current trends in European research	Mark Torrance, Denis Alamargot, Montserrat Castelló, Franck Ganier, Otto Kruse, Anne Mangen, Liliana Tolchinsky, and Luuk van Waes
24	2012	University writing: Selves and texts in academic societies	Montserrat Castello and Christiane Donahue
23	2011	Research on writing approaches in mental health	Luciano L'Abate and Laura G. Sweeney
22	2011	Voices, identities, negotiations, and conflicts: Writing academic English across cultures	Phan Le Ha and Bradley Baurain
21	2007	Written documents in the workplace	Denis Alamargot, Patrice Terrier, and Jean-Marie Cellier
20	2007	Writing and cognition: Research and applications	Mark Torrance, Luuk van Waes, and David Galbraith
19	2007	Writing and motivation	Suzanne Hidi and Pietro Boscolo
18	2006	Computer keystroke logging and writing	Kirk P. H. Sullivan and Eva Lindgren
17	2006	Writing and digital media	Luuk Van Waes, Mariëlle Leijten, and Christine M. Neuwirth
16	2005	Teaching writing in Chinese speaking areas	Mark Shiu Kee Shum and De-lu Zhang
15	2005	Writing in context(s): Textual practices and learning processes in sociocultural settings	Triantafillia Kostouli
14	2005	Effective learning and teaching of writing: A handbook of writing in education	Gert Rijlaarsdam, Huub van den Bergh, and Michel Couzijn
13	2004	Revision: Cognitive and instructional processes	Linda Allal, Lucile Chanquoy, and Largy, P.
12	2003	Teaching academic writing in European higher education	Björk, L., Bräuer, G., Rienecker, L., & Jörgensen, P. S.
11	2002	New directions for research in L2 writing	Ransdell, S., & Barbier, M.-L.
10	2002	Contemporary tools and techniques for studying writing	Thierry Olive and C. Michael Levy
9	2001	Through the models of writing	Denis Alamargot and Lucile Chanquoy
8	2001	Developmental aspects in learning to write	Liliana Tolchinsky
7	2001	Writing as a learning tool: Integrating theory and practice	Paivi Tynjälä, Lucia Mason, and Kirsti Lonka
6	2000	Metalinguistic activity in learning to write	Anna Camps and Marta Milian
5	2000	Foundations of argumentative text processing	Pierre Coirier and Jerry Andriessen
4	1999	Knowing what to write: Conceptual processes in text production	Mark Torrance and David Galbraith
3	1999	The cognitive demands of writing: Processing capacity and working memory effects in text production	Mark Torrance and Gyanor Jeffery
2	1996	Effective teaching and learning to write: Current trends in research	Gert Rijlaarsdam, Huub van den Bergh, and Michel Couzijn
1	1996	Theories, models and methodology in writing research	Gert Rijlaarsdam, Huub van den Bergh, and Michel Couzijn

Open archive

In 2004, during the Sig Writing conference in Geneva, SIG Writing started a free and open access publication server containing book chapters, theses, technical reports, research instruments, SIG Writing conference papers, and other pre-publications.

Initiatives & awards

Besides the SIG Writing conference and publications, the group implements several initiatives that help to keep the group alive, attract new members, and move the research field forward.

SIG Writing supports the organization of SIG Writing related national events, such as conferences, training schools, local diffusion of outcomes from writing research, workshops or media events. The following events were supported by the SIG Writing under this program:

Initiatives

Year	Name	Location	Organizer
2015	Writing Word(s) Workshop	Poitiers (France),	The Writing Group of the Centre for Research on Cognition and Learning (CNRS & University of Poitiers)
2014	Keystroke Logging Training School	Antwerp (Belgium),	Mariëlle Leijten and Luuk van Waes (University of Antwerp)
2013	Fifth meeting on Writing Reflection	Aveiro (Portugal),	Luísa Álvares Pereira (University of Aveiro)
2013	Training School on the Dynamics of Writing	Poitiers (France),	Thierry Olive (University of Poitiers)

John R. Hayes award

The John R. Hayes Award is installed and financed by John R. Hayes for excellence in writing research since 2010. The award is granted every two years and announced at the SIG Writing conference by the editors of Journal of Writing Research.

BESST award

Created in 2016, the SIG Writing Best Early Stage Short Talk Award aims to encourage and motivate early stage scientists to continue their research efforts in the writing field. This award is attributed to promising junior researchers of the SIG Writing as a distinction for their outstanding research presentations during the Research School preceding the SIG Writing Conference.

Award recipients

Year	Recipient	Work
2018	Abraham Cerveró-Carrascosa, Florida Universitària (Spain)	Metacognitive regulation strategies in delayed revision of essay writing by pre-service teachers and expert writers in L1 and EFL
2016	Natalie Usher, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)	Using multiple sources of qualitative data to trace the impact of peer assessment on academic writing development

External links

EARLI SIG Writing Publications