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What's on in Applied Linguistics ...
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Newsletter
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Welcome to the December 2021 AILA Newsletter. Even if the pandemic has again dashed our hopes for a speedy return to normality, let us not be discouraged for, as the ancient all-purpose wisdom reminds us: this too shall pass. And, in the meantime, we have lots of interesting activity to engage us, as we set out below.
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This is the first newsletter since the new board was elected. Accordingly, I am delighted to introduce the new members for the 2021 to 2024 term. I wish all the new colleagues every fulfilment and success in their roles and look forward to working closely with them.
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As to recent events, these included, most significantly, the 19th World Congress of Applied Linguistics that took place virtually from August 15 to August 20, 2021. It was successfully organised under the auspices of ANéLA, the Dutch applied linguistics affiliation. See the report here.
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In view of the changed circumstances brought about by the pandemic, each World Congresses will be hybrid. They will nonetheless offer a rich programme with enhanced opportunities for members worldwide to participate.
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Forthcoming events by affiliates in 2022 to be held both onsite and virtually include:
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AILA has promoted regionalisation with conferences and events being held by the different networks. Updates on AILA Europe and AIALA are here:
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We look forward to further inter-regional collaboration in 2022.
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Latest news on AILA publications can be found at:
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As we come to the end of a rather challenging year, I wish everyone a happy Christmas and/or happy holidays and all good wishes for the new year.
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Professor Azirah Hashim
President, AILA International Association of Applied Linguistics
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