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What's on in Applied Linguistics ...
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Newsletter
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Welcome to the April 2023 issue of the AILA newsletter, and special greetings to all who celebrate Passover, Easter or Eid al-Fitr, all of which, unusually, fall in the course of the current month.
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Recent and forthcoming events by affiliates and others in 2023 and 2024, onsite and virtual, include:
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Anniversary World Congresses
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Forthcoming Affiliates’ Conferences and Others
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| April 26-28, 2023 |
40th International Congress of the Spanish Association of Applied Linguistics (AESLA) |
Mérida, Spain |
| April 27-28, 2023 |
EAAL Conference 2023: Language: The User in Focus |
Tallinn, Estonia |
| April 27-29, 2023 |
The 5th International Conference of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines |
Iligan, Philippines |
| May 4-6, 2023 |
CCERBAL 2023 Conference |
Ottawa, Canada |
May 19,
2023 |
20th International Scientific Conference: "Language Acquisition: Problems and Perspective" |
Liepāja, Latvia |
| May 27-29, 2023 |
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL/ACLA) Annual Conference |
Toronto, Canada |
| June 2-4, 2023 |
JALTCALL 2023 Conference: CALLing the Future |
Kumamoto, Japan |
| June 15-17, 2023 |
International Association for World Englishes (IAWE 25) |
New York, USA |
| June 26-30, 2023 |
International Symposium on Bilingualism 14 – Diversity Now |
Sydney, Australia |
| June 28-30, 2023 |
Joint AELFE-LSPPC Conference |
Zaragoza, Spain |
| June 28-30, 2023 |
International Inter-association (History of Language Teaching) Conference |
Faro, Portugal |
| July 17-21, 2023 |
AILA 60th Anniversary World Congress Lyon 2023 |
Lyon, France |
| Aug 23-25, 2023 |
BAAL 2023 Conference |
York, England |
| Aug 29-31, 2023 |
The 62nd JACET International Convention |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Sept 5-6, 2023 |
The 3rd Malaysian Associaiton of Applied Linguistics International Conference (MAALIC 2023) |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Sept 20-22, 2023 |
GAL Annual Conference 2023 |
Mainz, Germany |
| Oct 13-14, 2023 |
2023 ALAK International Conference |
Jeju Island, South Korea |
| Nov 19-21, 2023 |
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) Conference 2023 |
Wollongong, Australia |
| Nov 23-24, 2023 |
International Conference on Multilingual and Multicultural Learning: Policies and Practices 3 (MMLPP 3) |
Yerevan, Armenia |
| March 16-19, 2024 |
AAAL 2024 Conference |
Houston, USA |
| April 18-19, 2024 |
ASLA 2024 |
Falun, Sweden |
| Aug 11-16, 2024 |
AILA 60th Anniversary World Congress Kuala Lumpur 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia |
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Recent Events
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ReN News
The AILA Research Network: English as a medium of education, multilingualism and the SDGs: equity, diversity and inclusion would like to highlight the following publication which features a collection of papers from AILA 2021:
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This special issue draws from papers on Virtual Exchange (VE) or Telecollaboration or Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) presented at the AILA congress 2021, with the theme ‘The dynamics of language, communication and culture in a changing world’. AILA 2021 was hosted virtually by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. One of the strands in the conference was the theme of VE/Telecollaboration or COIL. This special issue focuses on this topic and includes papers delivered at two VE-based symposia.
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AILA Review
AILA Members Access to AILA Review
How to access AILA Review as an AILA Member (National Affiliate):
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- Login to the AILA App at https://aila-net.app
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If you do not have an account, please register on the login page at the REGISTER tab and receive a link in your email inbox to confirm your email address. The AILA webmaster will verify your registration and it will be approved once your national affiliate has confirmed your membership. This is usually completed within 14 days.
Retrieve forgotten password
Use the ‘Lost your password?’ link located at the bottom of the login form to reset your password.
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Use the ‘Lost your password?’ link, located at the bottom of the login form. If the email exists in the system, it will send a new link to reset your password.
- Once logged in, click the AILA Review icon to get to the link to access the journal:
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Historical Figures in Applied Linguistics
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As we approach 60 years of AILA, it is appropriate to recall the founders of the Association and others who played a key role in AILA’s early days. In this issue, we remember Pit Corder who was President of AILA from 1969 to 1972 and the first chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL). Pit held the post from 1967, the founding year, to 1970. The following links provide further information:
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Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies (OASIS)
New email service by OASIS Database
The OASIS database (https://oasis-database.org) aims to make research in language studies more accessible to practitioners, such as teachers and curriculum developers. They currently have over 1350 one-page summaries written in non-technical language freely available on the website. New summaries are added every week, including summaries of all new research articles appearing in Language Learning, TESOL Quarterly, The Modern Language Journal, and Studies in Second Language Acquisition.
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To make it even easier to keep up with the latest research, their monthly newsletter is replaced with an automated weekly email containing links to new summaries. Two options are provided:
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- Sign up to all summaries. Every week you will receive an email with links to all new summaries. This option is recommended if you have wide-ranging interests or are interested in all new language-related research;
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- Subscribe to keywords that match your interests. Every week you will receive an email with links to all new summaries that match your selected keywords.
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IMPORTANT: The automated email service will replace the monthly digest, so please make sure to sign up and stay up to date with all the wonderful research that is out there
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UNESCO News
UNESCO calls on countries to implement mother language-based education
On 21 February, International Mother Language Day, UNESCO calls on countries to pursue a policy of multilingual education. The Organization advises that children be taught in their mother tongue during the earliest years of their schooling, which can be combined with the official language of instruction, an approach known as multilingual education.
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Job Opening
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Here is a brief overview:
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Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition
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University or Organization: Karlsruhe University of Education
Department: Language Learning Centre & Institute for Multilingualism
Job Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Job Title: Research & Teaching Faculty Member, Manager of the Language Learning Centre
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Specialty Areas: English Applied Linguistics, Second / Foreign Language Acquisition, English Didactics, Psychological aspects of language learning
Required Language(s): English (teaching), German (administration)
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The application deadline is May 5th 2023.
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Professor Azirah Hashim
President, International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
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