36.3879, Calls: Journal of Second Language Writing - "Special Issue: Ecologies of Multilingual Writing" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 36.3879, Calls: Journal of Second Language Writing - "Special Issue: Ecologies of Multilingual Writing" (Jrnl)

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Date: 16-Dec-2025
From: Dilara Avci [dilaraavci at arizona.edu]
Subject: Journal of Second Language Writing - "Special Issue: Ecologies of Multilingual Writing" (Jrnl)


Journal: Journal of Second Language Writing
Issue: Ecologies of Multilingual Writing
Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2026

Guest Editors:
Christine Tardy, University of Arizona, USA, ctardy at arizona.edu
Dwight Atkinson, University of Arizona, USA, dwightatki at arizona.edu
Dilara Avci, University of Arizona, USA, dilaraavci at arizona.edu
Shelley Staples, University of Arizona, USA, slstaples at arizona.edu
Special Issue Information:
The world that we teach, learn, and write in today is exceedingly
complex. It is a world marked by a rapidly moving climate crisis,
unprecedented global migration, political uncertainty and extremism,
technological advances that upend notions of literacy, and stark
inequality. It is no exaggeration to describe these crises as
existential threats to humanity. Thus, there is a critical need for
all fields, including multilingual/second language writing, to
interrogate the contexts and purposes of our teaching and research. As
machines begin to take on an increased role in writing, and as our
world’s problems grow in complexity, there is more need than ever to
consider writing from an ecosocial/ecological perspective. This
special issue of JSLW asks us to consider deeply what it means to
think about and teach multilingual writing ecologically.
Ecology, according to Commoner (2020), signifies the complex
interconnections of humans with their human, natural, and
technological environments, such that we represent a single “web of
life.” In this perspective, writing is never simply “writing”—a
technology, tool, or system that stands alone. Writing is social and
ecological and is, at its heart, about expression, communication, and
action shaped through multiple contextual layers. This special issue
invites researchers and practitioners to contribute to defining,
studying, and enacting an ecological approach to multilingual writing.
We use the term “ecological approach” to encompass a theoretical,
empirical, and pedagogical/applied toolkit for understanding
multilingual writing as not isolated to classrooms or individuals or
even small communities but rather as broadly and complexly connected
to our world.
We seek contributions that explore the theme of ecologies of
multilingual/second language writing from various angles and
approaches. For example, contributions may:
 - adopt ecological theoretical or empirical frameworks for studying
multilingual writers or writing;
 - explore how multilingual writing (teaching, learning, using) is
impacted by and impacts our physical/ecosocial world; and
 - offer pedagogical illustrations of what an ecological approach to
multilingual writing can look like in our classrooms.
Manuscript submission information:
Interested authors are encouraged to consult the Guide for Authors on
the Journal of Second Language Writing website and read the latest
articles of different types to understand the scope of the JSLW.
To propose a contribution, please submit a proposal to Christine Tardy
at ctardy at arizona.edu by January 15, 2026.
Proposals should be a maximum of 500 words for a full-length article
or 300 words for a short communication. The email subject line should
read “JSLW-SI 2027 proposal - [Title].” The email should include a
.doc file attachment that includes the following information: Author
full name(s); author email(s); author affiliation(s); submission type
(full-length article or short communication); proposal; and a 50-word
bio for each author.
Short-listed proposals will be invited to submit a full manuscript to
be considered for the special issue through a blind peer-review
process.
Full Details:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/327896/ecologies-of-multilingual-writing

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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