Past AILA World Congresses

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Past AILA World Congresses

 

20th AILA World Congress

17 - 21 July 2023, Lyon, France

Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world

AILA 2023 Congress website

 

19th AILA World Congress

15-20 August, 2021, Groningen, Netherlands

The dynamics of language, communication and culture in a changing world

AILA 2021 Congress Website

AILA 2021 Conference Report

 

18th AILA World Congress

23-28 July 2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Innovation and Epistemological Challenges in Applied Linguistics

AILA 2017 Conference program

 

17th AILA World Congress

10-15 August 2014, Brisbane, Australia

One World - Many Languages

AILA 2014 Program booklet

AILA 2014 Abstract book

AILA 2014 on Facebook

Publications

Gitsaki, C., & Ruschoff, B. (Eds.) (2015). Language and technology: Current trends and practices. Special issue. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 5(3). DOI: 10.4018/IJCALLT

Gitsaki, C., & Coombe, C. (2016). Current issues in language evaluation, assessment and testing: Research and practice. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Gitsaki, C., & Alexiou, T. (2015). Current issues in second/foreign language teaching and teacher development: Research and practice. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Gitsaki, C., Gobert, M., & Demirci, H. (2015). Current issues in reading, writing and visual literacy: Research and practice. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

 

16th AILA World Congress

23-29 August 2011, CELEA, Beijing, China

Harmony in Diversity: Language, Culture, Society

The congress website is no longer available. You may still find some information via the "Wayback Machine" of archive.org.

 

15th AILA World Congress

24-29 August 2008, GAL, Essen, Germany

Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities

The congress website is no longer available. You may still find some information via the "Wayback Machine" of archive.org.

 

14th AILA World Congress

25-29 July 2005, AAAL, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

The future is now!

The congress website is no longer available. You may still find some information via the "Wayback Machine" of archive.org.

 

13th AILA World Congress

16-21 December 2002, Singapore

Applied Linguistics in the 21st Century: Opportunities for Innovation & Creativity

 

12th AILA World Congress

1-6 August 1999, Tokyo, Japan

The Roles of Language in the 21st Century: Unity and Diversity.

Publications

(1999): Selected Papers from AILA '99 Tokyo. Edited by AILA '99 Tokyo Organizing Committee. Tokyo: Waseda University Press.

11th AILA World Congress

August 1996, Jyväskylä, Finland

Currently no further information available!

 

10th AILA World Congress

8-14 August 1993, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publications

Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (ed.) (1995): Multilingualism for all. Swets & Zeitlinger Lisse.

9th AILA World Congress

1990, Halkidiki, Greece

Publications

AILA90, Greece (1990). Proceedings, vols 1-6. Edited by AILA 90 Greece Organising Committee. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press.

Efstathiadis, S. (ed.) (1991). Initial and in-service Foreign Language Teacher education. Symposium organized by the AILA Scientific Commission on “FLT Methodology and Teacher Education”, 17-18 April , AILA90 Halkidiki, Greece. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press.

Efstathiadis, S. (ed.) (1990). Journal of Applied Linguistics (JAL), vol. 6. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press.

 

8th AILA World Congress

16-21 August 1987, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

Publications

Halliday, M.A.K., Gibbons, John & Nicholas, Howard (eds.) (1990): Learning, keeping and using language: selected papers from the eighth world congress of Applied Linguistics. 2 Volumes. Amsterdam: Benjamins.

7th AILA World Congress

5-10 August 1984, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

The Contribution of Applied Linguistics to International Understanding

Publications

Den Haese, Jan & Nivette, Jos (eds.) (1984): AILA Brussels 84. Proceedings. Volume 1-4.

6th AILA World Congress

1981, Lund, Sweden

Publications

Nickel, Gerhard & Nehls, Dietrich (eds.) (1982): Error analysis, contrastive linguistics and second language learning: papers from the 6th Internat. Congress of Applied Linguistics. Heidelberg: Groos.

Sigurd, Bengt (ed.) (1982): Proceedings/AILA 81: abstracts of section papers and workshop summaries.

5th AILA World Congress

20-26 August 1978, Montréal, Canada

Publications

Savard, Jean-Guy (ed.) (1981): Actes du 5e Congrès de l'Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée. Québec: Les Pr. De l'univ. Laval.

4th AILA World Congress

25-30 August 1975, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Publications

Abstracts: Stuttgart, 25th-30th August/ International Congress of Applied Linguistics

3rd AILA World Congress

21-26 August 1972, ADLA, Copenhagen, Denmark

Publications

Nickel, Gerhard (ed.) (1974): Applied contrastive linguistics.

Verdoodt, A. (ed.) (1974): Applied sociolinguistics.

Qvistgaard, Jaques, Schwarz, H. & Spang-Hanssen, H. (eds.) (1974): Applied linguistics: Problems and solutions.

2nd AILA World Congress

8-12 September 1969, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England

Publications

Perren, G.E. & Trim, John (eds.) (1971): Applications of Linguistics: selected papers of the second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP

Primsleur, Paul (ed.) (1973): The psychology of second language learning: papers from the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP.

1st AILA World Congress

26-31 October 1964, University of Nancy, Nancy, France

Publications

Actes du premier Colloque International de Linguistique Appliquée. Nancy, 1966.
Preface by Bernhard Pottier & Guy Bourquin.

  • I. L'Automatiosation en Linguistique
  • II. Pédagogie des Langues Vivantes
  • III. La Coordination des Recherches dans le Domaine Européen