SIG Literacies: Reading, Writing & Oracies
Focus of SIG Literacies: Reading, Writing and Oracy
SIG Literacies: Reading, Writing and Oracy focuses on written-based skills (reading and writing) and on oral-based skills (listening and speaking), the latter less intensively researched, and on their relationship in mother tongue. All these skills have to be acquired up to a certain ability to manage and solve real communication problems in the complex modern society in the 21th century.
That is the reason why the SIG will discuss the following main issues from various perspectives:
- research on competencies
- methodological approaches to measurements and
- examples of best practice for improvement.
The members of the sig will cooperate in organizing conferences, and in advocating issue.
Future Actions
SIG Literacies-Reading, Writing and Oracies' Research Symposium
22-24 October 2025, Univ. of Malta
Join the Conversation: Engaged Minds – Exploring the Intersection of Critical Literacy and Social Change
Delve into the transformative power of critical literacy at this year’s ARLE SIG Literacies Research Symposium, hosted by the University of Malta from 22–24 October 2025. Set against the backdrop of the historic Valletta Campus, this gathering invites researchers, educators, and change-makers to explore how reading, writing, and oracies intersect with the urgent challenges of social change.
Through thought-provoking discussions, innovative presentations, and collaborative exchanges, the symposium will spotlight the role of literacy in empowering communities, fostering equity, and inspiring action in a rapidly evolving world.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with global minds committed to reshaping the narratives of education and society. Be part of the dialogue. Be part of the change.
For more information, please click
here for the flyer and
here for the website.
Please note: The deadline for the Call for Papers has been extended to April 30th.
Actions in the past
- SIG conference in Hong Kong in June 2014.
- SIG symposia at 10th IAIMTE conference in Denmark in June 2015.
- Special issue of L1 on challenges of students from low SES and/or with multicultural experiences in understanding and speaking, reading and writing.
- Seminar on Oracy held in Leiden, Spring 2018
- Special Issue on Oracy in Educational Studies on Language and Literature 2019
- SIG symposia on writing at 12th ARLE conference in Lisbon, Portugal 2019
- SIG symposia on writing in early childhood education and in the first years of school at the 13th ARLE Conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, 2022.
- Online Brown Bag meetings for PhD-students in literacy field (presentations, feedback, discussions, networking). 3 meeting per year.
- Midway seminar on Emergent and Developing Literacy in Patras, Greece, October 2023. (First call will be announced Autumn 2022.)
Coordinators
Wiebke Dannecker, Germany
Junior Professorship for Literature Education in the context of
Inclusion at University of Cologne
Information: https://idsl2.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/en/institut/personen/lehrendenseiten/jun-prof-dr-wiebke-dannecker
Contact: w-dannecker@uni-koeln.de
Winnie-Karen Giera, Germany
Junior Professorship for German Didactics in an Inclusive Context/Special Educational Needs in Language and Communication
(Secondary Level), Potsdam
Information: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/inklusive-deutschdidaktik/join-our-team/our-team/prof-dr-winnie-karen-giera
Contact: winnie-karen.giera@uni-potsdam.de
Seong Seog Park, South Korea
Professor at Chuncheon National University of Education
Contact: pasusk@cnue.ac.kr
Nektarios Stellakis, Greece
Professor at University of Patras, Greece
Contact: nekstel@upatras.gr
Minutes from SIG meetings at ARLE conferences
14th ARLE Conference 2024, Melbourne: Minutes from SIG Meeting 2024
13th ARLE Conference 2022, Nicosia: Minutes from SIG meeting 2022
12th ARLE Conference 2019, Lisbon, Minutes from SIG meeting 2019
