Second Language Writing (SLW) Interest Section Annual Business Meeting

The Second Language Writing Interest Section’s annual business meeting was held on Zoom on May 3rd, 2025. During the meeting, Svetlana Koltovskaia, the chair of the SLW Interest Section, shared the highlights from the SLWIS activities. She also transferred the chair role to Andy Jiahao Liu for 2025-26.

Below are the SLWIS activities that were accomplished successfully in 2024-25:

1. Webinar: Nurturing Feedback-Literate Teachers of L2 Writing in an Evolving Educational Landscape (September 2024)
2. Book Club Talk: Professionalizing Multimodal Composition: A TESOL SLW-IS Book Talk (October 2024)
3. SLW News: Fall Issue (December 2024)
4. Webinar: AI-powered Multimodal Writing for ESL Learners: Navigating the New Era (April 2025)
5. Book Club Talk: Simulations for Critical Discussion in Higher Education: A Transdisciplinary OER for Second Language Writers (April 2025)
6. SLW Interest Section Open Business Meeting (May 2025)
7. SLW News: Spring Issue (May 2025)

The SLWIS leadership also welcomes the new leadership members.

Ryan, Good (Community Manager)

Ryan Good began teaching with the Peace Corps in Indonesia. He then earned his Master’s in TESOL and PreK-12 licensure from UMBC, which he attended on the Shriver Peaceworker Fellowship, a two year social change leadership program which integrates graduate study, community service leadership, and ethical reflection. During his time at UMBC, he was the campus recruiter for Peace Corps and the student leader on the board of Overcoming Poverty Together. He was an English Language Fellow in Uzbekistan, and is currently a TEFL Advisor with Fulbright Taiwan. He participated in the Kenyon Review Writing Workshop for Teachers last summer.

Fatemeh Bordbajavidi (Member at Large): 

Fatemeh Bordbarjavidi is an applied linguist and educator specializing in corpus linguistics, academic writing, and technology-enhanced language learning. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Technology from Iowa State University and currently teaches academic English, linguistics, and professional development courses. Her research interests include data-driven learning (DDL), second language writing, and the integration of AI and digital tools to support multilingual writers.

James Joseph Riley (Member at Large): 

I began my career in the US K-12 system nearly twenty years ago. I have taught ESOL and SLW in Indonesia and Korea. I have also taught virtually in Vietnam, China, Myanmar, and Ethiopia. I was recognized with the US Department of State’s Virtual Educator Impact Award for design and implementation of an academic writing program for refugees in Myanmar. My interests include teaching writing to students displaced by conflict, trauma-informed instruction, academic writing in low-resource contexts, and the use of AI in academic writing classrooms. Other scholarly interests include cross-cultural educational leadership, social belonging, and peer observation of teaching.