Background: In February 2009, the University of Tokyo held the first Colloquium on Writing Centers in Japan. A year later, Waseda University hosted the Symposium on Writing Centers in Japan, which attracted more than a hundred participants from Japan and abroad. The third well-attended symposium was held at the Kanda Institute of Foreign Studies in March 2011. These three conferences have all demonstrated the growing importance of writing centers in Asian universities and a high level of interest in the role and functions of writing centers in Asia.
In February 2012, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) will hold the Fourth Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia to provide an opportunity for a community of scholars, teachers, university administrators, students, and other professionals to exchange ideas about the role of writing centers in nurturing and advancing the culture of academic writing in Asia as well as the use of writing to improve teaching and learning.
Conference Theme: Developing successful academic writing programs in Asia
Purpose: To promote a scholarly exchange of ideas on the current practices of teaching academic writing and the role and functions of the writing center in universities in Asia
Hosting Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Date: February 4, 2012 (Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm)
Venue: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Registration: To register, send an email with your name and contact details to kpetchko@grips.ac.jp.
