Committees
AILA has nine standing committees. They have three-year terms and all are appointed by the President who keeps in mind the need for geographic representation.
Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
The Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series oversees the planning and quality of future book publications. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one Executive Board (EB) Member-at-Large, one member of the International Committee (IC) and three well-regarded scholars (selected by the Publications Coordinator in consultation with the President).
Chair:
Antje Wilton, University of Siegen, Germany
Members:
Hanele Dufva, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Susan Gass, Michigan State University, USA
Folkert Kuiken, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rosa M. Manchon, University of Murcia, Spain
Susanne Niemeier, University Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Anne Pitkanen-Huhta, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Hisako Yamauchi, Fukuoka University, Japan
Editorial Board of AILA Review
The Editorial Board of AILA Review oversees the planning and quality of future issues. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one Executive Board (EB) Member-at-Large, one member of the International Committee (IC) and two well-regarded scholars.
Chair:
Antje Wilton, University of Siegen, Germany
Members:
Branca Falabella Fabricio, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Limin Jin, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Rosa M. Manchon, University of Murcia, Spain
Barbara Seidlhofer, University of Vienna, Austria
Endorsement Committee
The Endorsements Committee scouts policies already (or not yet) endorsed by our national affiliates and makes suggestions for global endorsements to the AILA EBIC.
The committee is chaired by the Vice President and is made up of at least two additional members: one EB member and one IC member.
Chair:
Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Members:
Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Claire Kramsch, University of California Berkeley, USA
Susanna Nocchi, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Andrea Sterzuk, University of Regina, Canada
Honorary Award Committee
The Honorary Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of Honorary Members. It is chaired by a member-at-large and includes three members of the International Committee (IC).
Chair:
Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Members:
Sarah O'Brien, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Meilutė Ramonienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
IACC Committee
Chair:
Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Members:
Claire Kramsch, University of California Berkeley, USA
Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The IACC can be supported by co-opted members representing the previous and the next AILA World Congress.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is charged with the responsibility of creating a viable group of candidates for each of the Executive Board (EB) positions.The committee is chaired by the Past President and is made up of two additional members: one EB member and one member of the International Committee (IC).
Chair:
Claire Kramsch, University of California Berkeley, USA
Members:
Markus Bieswanger, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Ee Ling Low, National Institute of Education, Singapore
ReN Committee
The ReN committee oversees all matters pertaining to ReN activities including decisions about approval and continuation of ReNs. The committee is chaired by the ReN coordinator. In addition, one member-at-large and three members of the International Committee (IC) will serve on the committee.
Chair:
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Current Members:
Laurie Anderson, University of Siena, Arezzo, Italy
Anne Pitkanen-Huhta, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Lian Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Solidarity Award Committee
The Solidarity Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of awardees for each World Congress. The committee is chaired by the Vice President, its members are two members of the International Committee (IC). One of them is the IC representative from the upcoming AILA World Congress host country.
Chair:
Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Members:
Andrea Sterzuk, University of Regina, Canada
Marjolijn Verspoor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Strategic Collaboration Committtee
The Strategic Collaboration Committee ensures strategic collaboration with globally relevant organizations with overlapping strategic objectives and evaluates new potential collaboration partners. The committee is co-chaired by the President and an additional member and is made up of at least two additional members: one EB member and one IC member or coo-opted member.
Chair:
Bernd Rueschoff, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Members:
Javier Martin, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
Sanna Olkkonen, University of Turku, Finland
Anne Pakir, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Steve Thorne, Portland State University, U.S.A. & University of Groningen, Sweden