Aplied Linguistics

>> Multilingua Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication Editor:
Richard J. Watts Multilingua is an international interdisciplinary journal aimed at the enhancement of crosscultural understanding through the study of interlanguage communication.
To this end it publishes articles in fields as diverse as:cross-cultural differences in linguistic politeness

 

Upcoming Congresses

The next AILA World Congress will take place in 2011 in Beijng, China. For submissions, please click here. For congress information and registration, please click here.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers

Allan Bell (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

Malcolm Coulthard (University of Aston, UK)

Gu Yueguo (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences & Beijing Foreign Studies University, China)

Diane Larsen-Freeman (University of Michigan, USA)

Barbara Seidlhofer (University of Vienna, Austria)

Convenors of Invited Symposia

Patricia Duff (University of British Columbia): Multilingualism and language policy

Gao Yihong (Peking University): Language, identity and globalization

Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University) & Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland): Migration, language maintenance and shift: multiple perspectives

Françoise Salager-Meyer (University of Los Andes): Languages for specific purposes

Elana Shohamy (Tel Aviv University): Language testing

Marjolijn Verspoor & Kees de Bot (University of Groningen): Dynamic systems theory and second language development

Application for Grants

AILA aims to extend participation in Applied Linguistics across geographical areas not currently well represented in our association by offering a limited number of Solidarity Awards to scholars in Applied Linguistics who might be unable to participate in the World Congress without financial support.

Scholars who would like to apply for the Solidarity Award can find more information under Solidarity Awards.