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The goal of the Solidarity Award Fund (SAF) is to raise an endowment fund to support scholars to attend AILA meetings (held every three years). These awards are for scholars whose papers are accepted for presentation at the conference, but who are from parts of the world where economies make it difficult, if not prohibitive, for them to travel to the conference. These individuals are the future of our profession and will be the leaders in Applied Linguistics in their countries. The goal of $50,000 for this fundraising campaign would provide funds for this purpose. Actual fund-raising will continue up until the 2008 AILA Congress in Essen.

Fund-Raising Plan

SAF giving will be solicited in five recognized categories. In all instances gifts can be made in a single contribution or as a pledge over three years.

1. Foundation Donors:

Individuals, groups, and organizations that donate a minimum of $1,000 will be recognized as providing major gifts for the fund. These gifts will be mentioned in all publicity announcements for the fund (through the end of fund-raising campaign) and on the AILA website.

2. Scholarship Donors:

Individuals, groups, and organizations that donate a minimum of $800 will also be recognized in all publicity announcements for the fund (through the end of fund-raising campaign) and on the AILA website.

3. Charter Donors:

Individuals, groups, and organizations that donate a minimum of $500 will also be recognized in all publicity announcements for the fund (through the end of fund-raising campaign) and on the AILA website.

4. Honoraria Donors:

Individuals in this category provide honoraria they have received for the purposes of the endowment fund ($200 minimum, without specific amount noted). These individuals will be recognized during the 12 month period following receipt of their honoraria gift.

5. Fund Donors:

Individuals responding to the fund raising request will be listed in the next issue of AILA News and at the next Congress. (Standard donations amounts include $150, $100, $75, $50, $35, $25; Student donation amounts of $20, $15, and $ 10 will also be accepted and recognized). Of course, any donation of any size will be appreciated.

6. Special Gift Donors:

Any individual, group, or organization wishing to consider a special gift well beyond the categories noted above will be given special recognition. Interest in making a special gift can be discussed with Karlfried Knapp (AILA Secretary-General) or Susan Gass (AILA President).

Pledge Form

The pledge form is available in PDF format. Please open the document, fill in the form, print it out, and return your contribution to:

Last Updated: 2008-07-15

The need for more regional cooperation among Applied Linguists is obvious in Europe in particular, where there always has been a vast amount and a wide variety of work in Applied Linguistics, but where cross-border cooperation so far takes place only on a smaller scale.

At a meeting hosted by the Free University of Bolzano, Italy, September 2006, to increase intra-European cooperation, a group of European AILA affiliates agreed with the then AILA Secretary General, Karlfried Knapp, to set up a Network of European Applied Linguists (NEAL).

NEAL has as its objectives to improve communication and cooperation among European Applied Linguists and for this purpose intends

• to inform on a website about latest publications, projects and congresses of the individual national AILA affiliates,
• to organize joint conferences or similar events that make it easier geographically for Applied Linguists from Europe to meet and to exchange ideas,
• to edit a European Journal of Applied Linguistics which focuses on European topics and research done by European scholars in particular and which publishes contributions in several European languages,
• to promote young researches by organizing an annual conference exclusively for junior researchers of Applied Linguistics from all over Europe where they can present their research findings,
• to conduct an annual meeting of representatives from European AILA affiliates where new issues of European concern, in particular with respect to multilingualism will be identified and where priorities for future cooperation will be set,
• to initiate and carry out joint projects to such Europe-related topics.
• to achieve consultative status with the EU and the Council of Europe, given the amount of competence on language policy related issues in Europe available among the European associations of Applied Linguistics.

The organization of NEAL is intended to be as lean as possible and is mainly restricted to a NEAL Coordinator. Until the next meeting of the representatives from the European AILA affiliates involved at the AILA World Congress 2008, NEAL is being coordinated by the AILA Secretary General.

At present, the national associations of Applied Linguistics from the following countries have joined NEAL:

Austria Verband für Angewandte Linguistik (VERBAL) Belgium Association Belge de Linguistique Appliquée (ABLA) Finland Association Finlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée (AFinLA) France Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée (AFLA) Germany Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL) Italy Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Applicata (AItLA) Ireland Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL) Netherlands Association Néerlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée (ANéLA) Switzerland Association Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée (VALS/ASLA) Spain Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada (AEsLA) Sweden Association Suédoise de Linguistique Appliquée (ASLA) United Kingdom British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)

Current activities of NEAL

• In January 2007, the first “European Junior Researchers Congress of Applied Linguistics” took place at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. The next one will be held in Arhus, Danmark, 2009.
• In June 2007, the Second NEAL Meeting took place at the University of Erfurt, Germany, where members of special interest groups formed at the First NEAL Meeting in Bolzano made presentations on the problems of language testing for citizenship in EU member states, on multilingual literacy, and on the impact of lay theories of language and language acquisition on language policies.
• NEAL will be represented with a string of Europe related symposia at the 15th AILA World Congress in Essen, Germany, 2008.
• Mouton-de Gruyter Publishers, Berlin, is currently negotiating with the AILA Secretary General the founding of the European Journal of Applied Linguistics.
• The 3rd NEAL meeting will take place at the 15th AILA World Congress in Essen 2008, the 4th NEAL meeting will be organized jointly by the Finnish and the Swedish affiliate in autumn 2009.
• With the help of a questionnaire sent to all individual members of the European AILA Affiliates in spring 2008, NEAL will survey the fields of interest and preferred areas as well as ways of cross-border cooperation among European Applied Linguists.

Last Updated: 2008-08-28

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Starting in 2005, this new series will include edited books and monographs on different areas of Applied Linguistics. The series aims at representing the field in its diversity and will include high quality volumes which will be externally reviewed and will be published by John Benjamins.

Last Updated: 2008-11-25

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Applied Linguistics Across Disciplines, Edited by Anna Mauraanen & Kari Sajavaara

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Introduction Anna Mauranen and Kari Sajavaara	1-2
Discourse accross disciplines: discourse analysis in researching social change Norman Fairclough	3-17
Theoretical Practice: applied linguistics as pure and practical science Christopher Brumfit	19-30
Applied linguistics within a principled framework for characterizing disciplines and transdisciplines Lars Sigfred Evensen	31-41
The role of literature in foreign language learning and teaching: some valid assumptions and invalid arguments Willis Edmondson	42-55
Translation and language teaching Kirsten Malmkjaer	56-61
Documentary television: the scope for media linguistics John Corner	62-67
Cultural aspects of genre knowledge Tom Huckin	68-78
Communication and learning strategies for translators Andrew Chesterman	79-86
Impressions of AILA 1996 Diane Larsen-Freeman	87-92

Last Updated: 2008-06-23

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Individuals

Organizations

• Mr. Li Pengyi on behalf of the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press and the China English Language Education Association (CELEA)
• AILA
• Educational Testing Service (TOEFL)
• JAAL-in-JACET
• British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)

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• Carol Chapelle
• Susan Gass
• Bill Grabe and Fredricka Stoller
• Folkert Kuiken
• Merrill Swain
• Jim Lantolf

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• Oxford University Press
• Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
• Blackwell Publishers
• Routledge

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• American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
• Association Néerlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée (ANéLA)
• Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL)
• Singapore Association of Applied Linguistics (SAAL)

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• John Benjamins Associates

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• Andrew Cohen
• Claire Kramsch

Businesses/Publishers

• Cambridge University Press

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• Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Applicata (AItLA)
• Romanisches Seminar, University of Bassel

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Individuals

• Jasone Cenoz
• Mary McGroarty

Organizations

• Modern Language Centre, OISE, University of Toronto

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Prof. Joseph Lo Bianco

Language, Literacy & Arts Education Level 5, Doug McDonell Bldg The University of Melbourne, Vic 3010

Australia

Phone:	+61 (0)3 8344 8346
Fax:	+61 (0)3 8344 8612
E-mail:

Antonia Rubino

Editor, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics Department of Italian Studies Mungo MacCallum 719 The University of Sydney NSW 2006

Australia

Phone:	+61 (0)2 9351 4608
E-mail:

Austria

Dr. Ute Smit

Institut für Anglistik University of Vienna Universitätscampus AAKH / Hof 8 Spitalgasse 2-4 1090 Wien

Austria

E-mail:

Prof. Klaus-Börge Boeckmann

Institut für Germanistik, Deutsch als Fremdsprache University of Vienna Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1 1010 Wien

Austria

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Belgium

Prof. Dr. Katja Lochtman

Université Libre de Bruxelles Langues et Littératures modernes (CP175) Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50 1050 Bruxelles

Belgium

E-mail:

Brazil

Maria Luisa Ortiz Alvarez

Cameroon

Kizitus Mpoche

AILA Cameroon P.O. BOX 755 Yaounde

Cameroon

Phone:	+237 5055353
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Canada

Roy Lyster

Mcgill University 3700 McTavish St. Montreal QC H3A 1Y2

Canada

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China

WEN Qiufang

National Research Center for Foreign Language Education Beijing Foreign Studies University No. 2, Xisanhuan Beilu Beijing, 100089

China

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Duan Changcheng

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press 3505, FLTRP Building, No.19, Xisanhuan Beilu Beijing, 100089

China

Phone:	+86 10 88819537
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Margit Langemets

Institute of the Estonian Language Roosikrantsi 6 10119 Tallinn

Estonia

Phone:	+372 6411 433
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Hannele Duvfa

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Finland

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Geoffrey Williams

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Bernd Rüschoff

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen Fachbereich Geisteswissenschaften Anglistik Universitätsstraße 12 45117 Essen

Germany

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Associate Prof. Angeliki Psaltou-Joycey

School of English Aristotle University P.O. Box 52 GR-541 24 Thessaloniki

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Department of Languages and Cultural Studies University of Limerick Limerick

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Jeffrey Kallen

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Edna Lauden

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Israel

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Italy

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Department of English Language and Linguistics School of Education Waseda University Tokyo

Japan

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Sun Hye Hwang

Department of English Language & Literature Sookmyung Women's University Hyochangwongil 52, Yongsan-gu Seoul, 140-742

Korea (South)

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Youngkyu Kim

Department of Korean Studies Graduate School of International Studies Ewha Womans University 11-1 Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-750

Korea (South)

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Dr. María Eugenia Herrera Lima

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Mexico

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Dr. Rick de Graaff

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Netherlands

Drs. Maria Mos

Tilburg University D221, Postbus 90153 5000 LE Tilburg Netherlands

Netherlands

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John Bitchener

School of Languages Auckland University of Technology Private Bag 92006 Auckland

New Zealand

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Bergljot Behrens

Institutt for lingvistiske fag Universitetet i Oslo PB 1102 Blindern 0317 Oslo

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Isabel Pefianco Martin, Ph.D.

Linguistic Society of the Philippines De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue Manila 1004

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Dr Chng Hoon

Dept of English Language & Literature National University of Singapore Blk AS5, 7 Arts Link Singapore 117570

Singapore

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Prof. Inka Strukelj

FDV- Institute of Social Sciences University of Ljubljana Trs. E. Kardelj 5 1000 Ljubljana

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Jarmo Lainio

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Prof. Dr. Daniel Perrin

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences School of Applied Linguistics IAM Institute of Applied Media Studies P.O. Box Theaterstraße 15 CH-8401 Winterthur

Switzerland

Phone:	+41 58 934 60 60
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Susan Hunston

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United Kingdom

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Approved at the Joint EB/IC Meeting Madison 2005

§ 1: Name

1. The name of the Association is the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA – from Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée).

§ 2: Objectives

1. AILA is an international and worldwide organization of scholars interested in and active contributors to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics.
2. The affiliate organizations of AILA, through their members, promote principled approaches to language-related topics.
3. The specific objectives of AILA are to:
   1. promote research and teaching dealing with the sub-areas of applied linguistics,
   2. disseminate the results and promote the practical application of this research, and
   3. promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in applied linguistics.
4. The objectives of AILA are:
   1. to promote research and teaching dealing with the above fields of applied linguistics and with other fields as they emerge,
   2. to disseminate the results of this research and promote the practical application of this research, and
   3. to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in these fields.
5. AILA is to pursue these objectives using all the means at its disposal. In particular AILA is to:
   1. oversee a World Congress of applied linguistics every three years,
   2. facilitate scientific and professional cooperation among its members,
   3. collaborate with other organizations with related objectives and goals,
   4. promote the dissemination of scientific information by a variety of means including its website, AILA Review, and book publications, and
   5. promote multilingualism.

§ 3: Nature of AILA

1. AILA is an association under Swiss law.
2. Siège Sociale of AILA is Basel, Switzerland.
3. The Head-Office of AILA is at the location of the Secretary General
4. AILA is a federation of national and regional associations (see § 4).
5. AILA may not discriminate against any member, on the grounds of race, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, language, ethnicity, disability, or political affiliation.

§ 4: Membership of AILA

AILA is composed of the following types of members:

1. Regular Affiliate Member
   1. A Regular Affiliate Member
      1. is a non-profit national or regional organization,
      2. has an active scientific program in the field of applied linguistics.
      3. is a recognized association within its country or region,
      4. has accepted legally-binding statutes or an equivalent form of legally binding principles and procedures,
      5. agrees to undertake the responsibilities of AILA and
      6. should normally have no fewer than 20 members.
   2. Temporary Affiliate Membership may be awarded for up to two years to groups active in the field of applied linguistics while attempting to meet the criteria of regular membership.
2. Executive Board Member
   1. Any individual who is elected to an EB office automatically becomes an Executive Board member for the period of office.
3. Associate Member
   1. An Associate Member is an institution, corporation or non-profit association that has interests and activities relevant to the objectives and practices of AILA.
4. Individual Member
   1. An Individual Member is a person working in the field of applied linguistics in a nation or region where there is no association that is a regular affiliate member.
5. Honorary Member (by nomination only)
   1. An Honorary Member is a person who has made an exceptional contribution to AILA and to the field of applied linguistics. (See Bylaws § 6)

§ 5: Membership Approval and Continuation

1. Continuation of membership is based on compliance with the objectives of AILA as outlined in §2. The Executive Board and International Committee (EBIC) may revoke membership by a vote of 2/3 of the votes cast at its meeting when a member ceases to abide by these objectives.
2. Regular affiliate members are admitted by a majority vote by EBIC.
3. Individual and Associate members are admitted after acceptance by the Secretary General (SG) and after paying dues to the Treasurer. Membership must be renewed annually.
4. EBIC may cancel regular affiliate membership of those affiliates that have not paid their annual dues in the preceding two years.
5. Any member may leave the organization voluntarily following a 6-month notice in writing to the SG.

§ 6: Governance

1. AILA is governed by EBIC which consists of an Executive Board (EB) and an International Committee (IC). EBIC meets at least once a year either at the AILA World Congress or, in non-Congress years, at a venue selected by the EB at least nine months prior to the meeting itself. All EBIC members are expected to attend all EBIC meetings.
2. Executive Board
   1. The EB administers the affairs of AILA and represents AILA in all judicial and extrajudicial proceedings.
   2. EBIC, on the basis of an election under § 2 of the Bylaws, elects from among individuals nominated by its Regular Affiliate Members the Executive Board composed of:
      1. a President
      2. a Vice President (VP),
      3. a Secretary General (SG),
      4. a Treasurer
      5. a Research Network (ReN coordinator
      6. a Publications Coordinator (PC), and
      7. four Members at Large
   3. The duties of the officers are defined by Bylaws § 1.
   4. Elections take place at each World Congress. The term of office for a member of the EB is for three years. An EB member may be re-elected to the same position only once for a further period of three years. The maximum length of time on the EB for a member is restricted to 9 years.
   5. If there is a vacancy on the EB during the period between the triennial World Congresses, the President has the power to co-opt a temporary replacement until the next EBIC meeting when it is subject to ratification. The term of office of the duly appointed and ratified replacement is until the next World Congress.
   6. The President may co-opt a member of a regular affiliate member to serve on the Executive Board as the need arises.
3. International Committee
   1. The IC is composed of a single representative from each regular affiliate member.
   2. When an IC representative is elected to the EB, the individual's regular affiliate member is required to elect or appoint a new official representative to the IC.
4. Proxies
   1. If a regular affiliate member is not able to send a representative to a meeting of EBIC, that regular affiliate member may appoint in writing another EBIC member to serve as its proxy.
   2. A regular affiliate member may not hold more than two proxies.
   3. EB members may hold a proxy exclusively for their own regular affiliate member.
   4. A proxy is to be written and signed and brought to the EBIC meeting to be verified. With the authority of the members of a regular affiliate member, a proxy may be transmitted electronically but must be verified at the EBIC meetings to the SG.

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§ 7: Decision Making

1. The proceedings of the EBIC meetings are not valid unless a majority of EBIC members are present or represented by proxies.
2. The following rules apply:
   1. EBIC meeting
      1. Voting rights are given only to Regular Affiliate Member representatives and EB Members.
      2. The President or, in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
      3. Resolutions are by a majority vote of the members (present or represented by proxy).
      4. Voting is by a show of hands.
      5. If one member present so wishes, voting may be by secret ballot.
      6. In case of a tie, the President has and must cast the deciding vote.
      7. If EBIC does not have a quorum, the President has the power to call a ballot of EBIC members either by post or electronically.
      8. For procedural matters, Standing Orders shall be followed.
   2. EB meeting
      1. The President, or in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
      2. The EB makes recommendations to EBIC.
   3. Special IC Meeting
      1. A special meeting of the IC may be convened at the request of two-thirds of the regular affiliate members.
      2. A Chair for that meeting will be elected by only the members present.
      3. The IC can make recommendations to EBIC.
   4. Appeals
      1. Any member has the right to appeal an EBIC decision.
      2. A written appeal is to be sent to the AILA President who will establish an ad-hoc committee to assess the appeal. The ad-hoc committee will make a recommendation to the President who will present it to EBIC for a decision.

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§ 8: Membership Dues

1. A member pays its annual dues to the AILA treasury within the time specified on the notice of annual dues issued by the Treasurer.
2. A Regular Affiliate Member pays annual dues on a per capita basis for each of its own members. The actual amount of the dues is to be determined by the EBIC.
3. A member with temporary status pays reduced annual dues to cover the sample copy of each AILA publication and other benefits that it receives.
4. Individual and Associate Members pay annual dues as determined by EBIC.
5. The fees for different categories of membership are to be approved each year by EBIC. This information is to be made available on the website.

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§ 9: Budget and Financial Statements

1. The fiscal year of AILA starts on July 1 and terminates on June 30 of the following calendar year.
2. Each year at the annual business meeting of AILA, the Treasurer is to submit, for approval by EBIC, the budgetary statements for the financial year completed, and the budget for the upcoming year.
3. The financial statements are to be audited at least triennially by a qualified external auditor.

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§ 10: Amendments to the Statutes; Dissolution

1. A motion to amend the Statues may only be made at the World Congress. Any member of EBIC may send notice to the SG of a suggested change to the Statutes. Notice must be sent at least three months prior to the World Congress.
2. The SG is to bring to the attention of EBIC the full details of the amendments or dissolution two months in advance of the World Congress.
3. A motion to amend the Statutes is not valid unless supported by a majority of those EBIC members present or represented by proxy.
4. A motion to dissolve AILA may only be made at the World Congress. The motion is not valid unless at least two-thirds of all EBIC members vote.
5. Amendments to the Statutes are disseminated through the AILA website.
6. In case of dissolution, AILA assets are to be donated to a language-related non-profit international organization determined by the EB at its final meeting prior to the vote of dissolution. If the vote fails, AILA remains an association with the set of statutes and bylaws in operation at that time.

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Last Updated: 2008-06-26

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Consciousness in second language learning, Edited by Jan H. Hulstijn & Richard Schmidt

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Guest editors' introduction Jan H. Hulstijn & Richard Schmidt	5-10
Deconstructing consciousness is search of useful definitions for applied linguistics Richard Schmidt	11-26
Evaluating the role of consciousness in second language acquisition: Terms, linguistic features and research methodology Bill Vanpatten	27-36
Consciousness in second language learning: Psychological perspectives on the role of conscious processes in vocabulary acquisition Nick C. Ellis	37-56
Appealing to consciousness in the L2 classroom Birgit Harley	57-68
Language awareness, contingency, and interaction Leo van Lier	69-82
How implicit can adult second language learning be? Robert M. Dekeyser	83-96
Under what conditions does explicit knowledge of a second language facilitate the acquisition of implicit knowledge? A research proposal Jan H. Hulstijn & Rick de Graff	97-112
Contributors to this issue	113

Last Updated: 2008-06-23

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2005-2008	Susan Gass
2002-2005	Susan Gass
1999-2002	Christopher Candlin
1996-1999	Christopher Candlin
1993-1996	Marc Spoelders
1990-1993	Albert Valdman
1987-1990	Albert Valdman
1984-1987	Jos Nivette
1981-1984	Jan Svartvik
1978-1981	Guy Rondeau
1975-1978	Guy Rondeau
1972-1975	Pit Corder
1969-1972	Pit Corder
1964 - ?	Bernard Pottier

Last Updated: 2008-10-22

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AILA is governed by an elected Executive Board, made up from scholars and practitioners from many countries, and by an International Committee with representatives from each of the regular affiliates of AILA.

The Executive Board (EB) is composed of:

The duties of the EB officers are defined in the Bylaws of AILA.

Last Updated: 2008-07-08

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Volume 14, Applied linguistics for the 21st century, Edited by David Graddolf

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Introduction David Graddolf	1
Coming to terms with reality: applied linguistics in perspective H. G. Widdowson	2-17
Communication in multilingual India: a sociolinguistic perspective for the 21st century S.V. Parasher	18-33
Perspectives for a European language policy Peter Nelde	34-48
Millennialism and media: language, literacy, and technology in the 21st century Mark Warschauer	49-59
Language and ecology: ecolinguistic perspectives for 2000 and beyond Alwin Fill	60-75
Notes for a definition of applied linguistics in the 21st century Christopher Candlin	76-80
Contributors / Biographies	81

Last Updated: 2008-06-23

Up to Volume 16, the AILA Review journal was published by AILA itself.

The following issues have been prepared for download as PDF documents (Acrobat Reader format.)

Volume 1, Edited by Ranko Bugarski, 1984

Table of contents

Volume 2, Edited by Albert Valdman, Bloomington, Indiana; December, 1985

Table of contents

Psycholinguistics — AILA-Review 1986, Edited by T. Slama-Cazacu, Bucharest, Spring 1987

Table of contents

Linguistics as Applied Linguistics, Edited by Wolfgang Kühlwein, 1987

Table of contents

Classroom Research, Edited by Gabriele Kasper, 1988

Table of contents

Psycholinguistics — AILA-Review 1986, Edited by T. Slama-Cazacu, Bucharest, Spring 1987

Table of contents

Standardization in Language Testing, Edited by John H. A. L. DE JONG, 1990

Table of contents

Reading in Two Languages, Edited by Jan H. HULSTIJN & Johan F. MATTER, 1991

Table of contents

Language teaching in the twenty-first century, Edited by Johann F. Matter, 1992

Table of contents

Case stucies in minority languages, Edited by Kees de Bot, 1993

Table of contents

Consciousness in second language learning, Edited by Jan H. Hulstijn & Richard Schmidt

Table of contents

Applied Linguistics Across Disciplines, Edited by Anna Mauraanen & Kari Sajavaara

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English in a changning world · L'Anglais dans un monde changeant, Edited by David Graddol and Ulrike H. Meinhof, 1993

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Volume 14, Applied linguistics for the 21st century, Edited by David Graddolf

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Volume 15, Learner autonomy: new insights, Edited by Leni Dam

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Approved at the Joint EB/IC Meeting Madison 2005

§ 1: Name

1. The name of the Association is the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA – from Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée).

§ 2: Objectives

1. AILA is an international and worldwide organization of scholars interested in and active contributors to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics.
2. The affiliate organizations of AILA, through their members, promote principled approaches to language-related topics.
3. The specific objectives of AILA are to:
   1. promote research and teaching dealing with the sub-areas of applied linguistics,
   2. disseminate the results and promote the practical application of this research, and
   3. promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in applied linguistics.
4. The objectives of AILA are:
   1. to promote research and teaching dealing with the above fields of applied linguistics and with other fields as they emerge,
   2. to disseminate the results of this research and promote the practical application of this research, and
   3. to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in these fields.
5. AILA is to pursue these objectives using all the means at its disposal. In particular AILA is to:
   1. oversee a World Congress of applied linguistics every three years,
   2. facilitate scientific and professional cooperation among its members,
   3. collaborate with other organizations with related objectives and goals,
   4. promote the dissemination of scientific information by a variety of means including its website, AILA Review, and book publications, and
   5. promote multilingualism.

§ 3: Nature of AILA

1. AILA is an association under Swiss law.
2. Siège Sociale of AILA is Basel, Switzerland.
3. The Head-Office of AILA is at the location of the Secretary General
4. AILA is a federation of national and regional associations (see § 4).
5. AILA may not discriminate against any member, on the grounds of race, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, language, ethnicity, disability, or political affiliation.

§ 4: Membership of AILA

AILA is composed of the following types of members:

1. Regular Affiliate Member
   1. A Regular Affiliate Member
      1. is a non-profit national or regional organization,
      2. has an active scientific program in the field of applied linguistics.
      3. is a recognized association within its country or region,
      4. has accepted legally-binding statutes or an equivalent form of legally binding principles and procedures,
      5. agrees to undertake the responsibilities of AILA and
      6. should normally have no fewer than 20 members.
   2. Temporary Affiliate Membership may be awarded for up to two years to groups active in the field of applied linguistics while attempting to meet the criteria of regular membership.
2. Executive Board Member
   1. Any individual who is elected to an EB office automatically becomes an Executive Board member for the period of office.
3. Associate Member
   1. An Associate Member is an institution, corporation or non-profit association that has interests and activities relevant to the objectives and practices of AILA.
4. Individual Member
   1. An Individual Member is a person working in the field of applied linguistics in a nation or region where there is no association that is a regular affiliate member.
5. Honorary Member (by nomination only)
   1. An Honorary Member is a person who has made an exceptional contribution to AILA and to the field of applied linguistics. (See Bylaws § 6)

§ 5: Membership Approval and Continuation

1. Continuation of membership is based on compliance with the objectives of AILA as outlined in §2. The Executive Board and International Committee (EBIC) may revoke membership by a vote of 2/3 of the votes cast at its meeting when a member ceases to abide by these objectives.
2. Regular affiliate members are admitted by a majority vote by EBIC.
3. Individual and Associate members are admitted after acceptance by the Secretary General (SG) and after paying dues to the Treasurer. Membership must be renewed annually.
4. EBIC may cancel regular affiliate membership of those affiliates that have not paid their annual dues in the preceding two years.
5. Any member may leave the organization voluntarily following a 6-month notice in writing to the SG.

§ 6: Governance

1. AILA is governed by EBIC which consists of an Executive Board (EB) and an International Committee (IC). EBIC meets at least once a year either at the AILA World Congress or, in non-Congress years, at a venue selected by the EB at least nine months prior to the meeting itself. All EBIC members are expected to attend all EBIC meetings.
2. Executive Board
   1. The EB administers the affairs of AILA and represents AILA in all judicial and extrajudicial proceedings.
   2. EBIC, on the basis of an election under § 2 of the Bylaws, elects from among individuals nominated by its Regular Affiliate Members the Executive Board composed of:
      1. a President
      2. a Vice President (VP),
      3. a Secretary General (SG),
      4. a Treasurer
      5. a Research Network (ReN coordinator
      6. a Publications Coordinator (PC), and
      7. four Members at Large
   3. The duties of the officers are defined by Bylaws § 1.
   4. Elections take place at each World Congress. The term of office for a member of the EB is for three years. An EB member may be re-elected to the same position only once for a further period of three years. The maximum length of time on the EB for a member is restricted to 9 years.
   5. If there is a vacancy on the EB during the period between the triennial World Congresses, the President has the power to co-opt a temporary replacement until the next EBIC meeting when it is subject to ratification. The term of office of the duly appointed and ratified replacement is until the next World Congress.
   6. The President may co-opt a member of a regular affiliate member to serve on the Executive Board as the need arises.
3. International Committee
   1. The IC is composed of a single representative from each regular affiliate member.
   2. When an IC representative is elected to the EB, the individual's regular affiliate member is required to elect or appoint a new official representative to the IC.
4. Proxies
   1. If a regular affiliate member is not able to send a representative to a meeting of EBIC, that regular affiliate member may appoint in writing another EBIC member to serve as its proxy.
   2. A regular affiliate member may not hold more than two proxies.
   3. EB members may hold a proxy exclusively for their own regular affiliate member.
   4. A proxy is to be written and signed and brought to the EBIC meeting to be verified. With the authority of the members of a regular affiliate member, a proxy may be transmitted electronically but must be verified at the EBIC meetings to the SG.

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§ 7: Decision Making

1. The proceedings of the EBIC meetings are not valid unless a majority of EBIC members are present or represented by proxies.
2. The following rules apply:
   1. EBIC meeting
      1. Voting rights are given only to Regular Affiliate Member representatives and EB Members.
      2. The President or, in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
      3. Resolutions are by a majority vote of the members (present or represented by proxy).
      4. Voting is by a show of hands.
      5. If one member present so wishes, voting may be by secret ballot.
      6. In case of a tie, the President has and must cast the deciding vote.
      7. If EBIC does not have a quorum, the President has the power to call a ballot of EBIC members either by post or electronically.
      8. For procedural matters, Standing Orders shall be followed.
   2. EB meeting
      1. The President, or in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
      2. The EB makes recommendations to EBIC.
   3. Special IC Meeting
      1. A special meeting of the IC may be convened at the request of two-thirds of the regular affiliate members.
      2. A Chair for that meeting will be elected by only the members present.
      3. The IC can make recommendations to EBIC.
   4. Appeals
      1. Any member has the right to appeal an EBIC decision.
      2. A written appeal is to be sent to the AILA President who will establish an ad-hoc committee to assess the appeal. The ad-hoc committee will make a recommendation to the President who will present it to EBIC for a decision.

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§ 8: Membership Dues

1. A member pays its annual dues to the AILA treasury within the time specified on the notice of annual dues issued by the Treasurer.
2. A Regular Affiliate Member pays annual dues on a per capita basis for each of its own members. The actual amount of the dues is to be determined by the EBIC.
3. A member with temporary status pays reduced annual dues to cover the sample copy of each AILA publication and other benefits that it receives.
4. Individual and Associate Members pay annual dues as determined by EBIC.
5. The fees for different categories of membership are to be approved each year by EBIC. This information is to be made available on the website.

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§ 9: Budget and Financial Statements

1. The fiscal year of AILA starts on July 1 and terminates on June 30 of the following calendar year.
2. Each year at the annual business meeting of AILA, the Treasurer is to submit, for approval by EBIC, the budgetary statements for the financial year completed, and the budget for the upcoming year.
3. The financial statements are to be audited at least triennially by a qualified external auditor.

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§ 10: Amendments to the Statutes; Dissolution

1. A motion to amend the Statues may only be made at the World Congress. Any member of EBIC may send notice to the SG of a suggested change to the Statutes. Notice must be sent at least three months prior to the World Congress.
2. The SG is to bring to the attention of EBIC the full details of the amendments or dissolution two months in advance of the World Congress.
3. A motion to amend the Statutes is not valid unless supported by a majority of those EBIC members present or represented by proxy.
4. A motion to dissolve AILA may only be made at the World Congress. The motion is not valid unless at least two-thirds of all EBIC members vote.
5. Amendments to the Statutes are disseminated through the AILA website.
6. In case of dissolution, AILA assets are to be donated to a language-related non-profit international organization determined by the EB at its final meeting prior to the vote of dissolution. If the vote fails, AILA remains an association with the set of statutes and bylaws in operation at that time.

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Last Updated: 2008-06-26

Approved at the Joint EB/IC Meeting Madison 2005

§ 1: Duties of the EB Officers

1. General Duties
   1. The term of office is from the end of one World Congress to the end of the following World Congress
   2. All EB officers are to submit to the SG a written report of their activities for the previous year at least two months prior to the annual meeting.
2. President The duties of the President include, but are not limited to the following:
   1. Strategic planning and development of AILA,
   2. Effective promotion and achievement of AILA goals,
   3. Liaison with other international associations and organizations,
   4. Facilitation of close relationships among all members,
   5. Signing official AILA documents, when appropriate,
   6. Ensuring the effective working of AILA and its committees, and
   7. Organizing an assembly of AILA members at the World Congress
3. Vice President

   The duties of the Vice-President are to assist the President and to substitute for the President when necessary. Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:

   1. Chairing the Solidarity Awards Committee,
   2. Chairing ad hoc committees at the request of the President,
   3. Assisting President with fundraising activities, and
   4. Taking care of membership development.
4. Secretary General

   The Secretary General's (SG) duties include, but are not limited to the following:

   1. Oversight of the workings of the Business Office, including clerical duties, mailing services, data management, and record keeping. Responsibility for the effective administration of AILA includes:
      1. receiving and disseminating to the appropriate body applications for new regular affiliate members,
      2. handling requests for individual associate membership,
      3. handling requests for special meetings,
      4. signing non-financial AILA documents, when appropriate,
      5. overseeing nominations for AILA offices,
      6. overseeing the selection of sites for future World Congresses,
      7. responsibility for supervising the AILA website, and
      8. liaison with the representatives of regular affiliate members.
   2. Responsibility for the preparation and dissemination of minutes to all EBIC, individual, associate, and honorary members in as timely a manner as possible.
   3. Setting and distributing a draft agenda and accompanying documents to all members at least one month in advance of the annual meeting, and
   4. Maintaining a list of those present at each EBIC meeting.
5. Treasurer
   1. The duties of the Treasurer include, but are not limited to the following:
      1. maintaining an AILA bank account into which the collected dues are deposited,
      2. overseeing the Solidarity Award endowment fund,
      3. providing for an independent audit at least triennially or when there is a change in Treasurer, if these two do not coincide,
      4. informing members regarding dues payments,
      5. sending reminders to members that have not paid their dues,
      6. responsibility for sending out reminders of impending disaffiliation at least six months prior to the annual business meeting,
      7. informing the SG about payments or non-payments of members for a regular update of the membership directory,
      8. preparation of a statement of income and expenditures for the preceding year and a draft budget reflecting the proposed work plan for the upcoming fiscal year to be presented at the annual meeting,
      9. six months after the World Congress is over, collecting the capitation levy per participant from the regular affiliate member hosting the World Congress.
   2. The Treasurer is authorized to sign off on checks up to a sum to be determined tri-annually by EBIC. Beyond that sum, cheques must be co-signed by the President.
   3. The budget is to take into account the spending needs of AILA, and whatever official directives may be issued by EBIC. The full year set of accounts must be approved at the annual EBIC meeting.
   4. The Treasurer is to purchase liability insurance for each of its EB members.
6. Publications Coordinator

   The duties of the Publications Coordinator (PC) include, but are not limited to the following:

   1. serving as Chair of the AILA Editorial Boards and oversees all AILA publications,
   2. working with the Business Office to ensure the effective distribution of AILA publications to all members,
   3. working with the Treasurer to ensure adequate financial support for the publications.
7. Research Networks (ReN) Coordinator

   The duties of the ReN Coordinator include, but are not limited to the following:

   1. serving as Chair of the ReN committee and overseeing ReN activities,
   2. serving as member of World Congress Liaison Committee to ensure appropriate participation of ReNs,
   3. working with the Treasurer to ensure adequate financial support for ReNs, and
   4. working with the SG to ensure that the activities of ReNs are adequately represented on the website.
8. Members-at-Large

   All members-at-large will assist the President with various tasks, as deemed necessary and appropriate. In addition, each member-at-large will assume one or more of the following responsibilities.

   1. overseeing the news section on website
   2. serving as member of an Editorial Board
   3. serving on ReN committee
   4. chairing Honorary Membership committee

§ 2: Procedures for Election of Executive Board Members

1. Nominations
   1. At least four months before the date of the election, the SG is to invite the members of the IC to submit their nominations.
   2. Nominations must be made in writing and should reach the SG not later than two months before the date of the election. Nominations must be for specified offices. They should be accompanied by a 2-page CV of the nominee and a statement of acceptance of the nomination. A nominee can be a candidate for more than one office, but once elected to one office, the candidacy in any subsequent elections is automatically withdrawn.
   3. The SG is to send the list of nominees to each member of EBIC one month in advance of the relevant business meeting.
   4. Nominations from the floor (i.e., from any IC member) may only be made if either:
      1. a sole candidate for an office withdraws from candidature before the election, or
      2. a single candidate for an office fails at the ballot to obtain a simple majority.
2. Balloting procedures
   1. At the time of the elections (i.e., the business meeting at the triennial World Congress), EBIC elects two of its members to serve as Election Officers. These officers determine the vote count and report the results to EBIC.
   2. When the list of nominations for the EB is complete, EBIC members vote by secret ballot in the following order:
      1. President
      2. Vice-President
      3. Secretary General
      4. Treasurer
      5. ReN Coordinator
      6. Publications Coordinator, and
      7. Members-at-Large
   3. If the election to a position is uncontested, the President is to declare the candidate or candidates elected unless a member of EBIC calls for a vote. If a vote is called for, every member of EBIC who is present or represented by proxy, is required to vote "for", "against" or "abstention" for each candidate. If the number of votes cast for a candidate is greater than those cast against, the candidate is to be declared elected.
   4. If an election is contested, every member of EBIC who is present or represented by proxy is required to record on a single sheet of paper the name of each of the candidates for whom that member is voting. A member may not vote for more candidates than there are vacancies and may only vote once for any one candidate. The President is to declare elected to the vacant posts the candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates, the President will flip a coin, or in the case of a Presidential election, the past VP will flip the coin.
   5. Any appeals regarding the electoral procedures are to be directed to the President who may bring them to EBIC for discussion and a possible vote. An appeal is decided by a simple majority of EBIC. If the appeal relates to the election of a President, the VP is to bring it to EBIC for discussion and a possible vote.

§ 3: Committees

1. The following committees are standing committees of AILA. All have three-year terms and all are appointed by the President who will keep in mind the need for geographic representation.
   1. Solidarity Award Committee
      1. The Solidarity Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of awardees for each World Congress.
      2. The committee is chaired by the VP and has as its members two IC members. One of the members of the committee must be the IC representative from the upcoming AILA World Congress host country.
      3. All committee work is to be completed and applicants notified by mid-November of the year prior to the World Congress.
      4. iv) The committee will help with the fundraising activities.
   2. Honorary Membership Award Committee
      1. The Honorary Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of Honorary Members.
      2. The committee is chaired by a member-at-large and includes three IC members.
      3. All committee work is to be completed by February 1st of each year.
   3. Editorial Board of AILA Review
      1. The Editorial Board of AILA Review oversees the planning and quality of future issues.
      2. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one EB Member-at-Large, one IC member and two well-regarded scholars (selected by the PC in consultation with the President) who may or may not be EBIC members will serve as committee members.
   4. Editorial Board of AILA Book Series
      1. The Editorial Board of AILA Book Series oversees the planning and quality of future book publications.
      2. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one EB Member-at-Large, one IC member and three well-regarded scholars (selected by the PC in consultation with the President) who may or may not be EBIC members will serve as committee members.
   5. ReN Committee
      1. The ReN committee oversees all matters pertaining to ReN activities (see Bylaw § 7) including decisions about approval and continuation of ReNs.
      2. The committee is chaired by the ReN coordinator. In addition, one member-at-large and three IC members will serve on the committee.
2. Ad hoc committees may be established as the need arises.
3. At least two months prior to the annual meeting, all committee chairs are to submit to the SG a written report of their activities for the previous year.

§ 4: Procedures for the Admission of Affiliate Members

1. Request for admission

   A preliminary request for admission is made by an association to the SG. Depending on the readiness to meet the criteria of regular membership, the SG together with the President will recommend either regular status or temporary status. If the former, the association will be invited to submit to the SG a dossier containing:

   1. a formal request for affiliation to AILA,
   2. a copy of the official statutes, or their equivalent, of the association or group,
   3. a list of members of the association or group including a list of its officers,
   4. an agreement to abide by the statutes of AILA.

   If temporary membership is recommended, the association will be required to provide a written progress report at the forthcoming annual meeting and will prepare a dossier containing a-d above for the subsequent annual meeting.

   In the case of a recommendation for either regular or temporary membership, the SG will issue an invitation to the association to send an observer to the next EBIC meeting.

2. Multiple associations

   If there is more than one association in a country or region that aspires to become a regular affiliate member of AILA, each association has the right to apply for regular affiliate membership status. The case for each potential affiliate will be considered carefully by the SG who will present the applications to EBIC who will determine the appropriate action to be taken.

3. Completed applications
   1. The SG is to put the application for affiliation on the agenda of the next EBIC meeting.
   2. EBIC may:
      1. grant regular affiliate membership status to the association,
      2. grant temporary affiliate membership as appropriate, or
      3. reject the application.

§ 5: Procedures for the Admission of Individual and Associate Members

1. An organization or group which is in harmony with the goals and aspirations of AILA may apply to the SG to become an associate member. Associate members pay annual dues, as stipulated in § 8 of the Statutes.
2. Anyone working in the field of applied linguistics in a country or region where there is no regular affiliate member can apply to the SG to become an individual member.
3. An individual elected for an EB office becomes automatically an individual member of AILA.

§ 6: Criteria and Procedures for the Nomination of Honorary Members

1. On an annual basis, AILA will award no more than one Honorary Membership.
2. Criteria for nomination
   1. Active participation (past or present) in AILA and
   2. International scientific reputation in the field of Applied Linguistics.
3. Procedures
   1. A nomination by an EBIC member is made to the Chair of the Honorary Member Award Committee.
   2. The nomination from the proposer shall be supported by at least two additional regular affiliate members by way of a written note to the Secretary General.
   3. The nomination packet includes
      1. a written supporting statement for the nomination and
      2. a current CV of the nominee.
   4. Nominations will be considered by the Honorary Membership Award Committee who will make the final determination and report the results to EBIC.
4. Benefits
   1. free lifetime individual membership and
   2. free admission to all AILA World Congresses.

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§ 7: Research Networks

1. ReNs seek to promote the gathering and dissemination of information and the undertaking of research in all academic areas of AILA with a particular focus on areas that have the potential for new cross-disciplinary research.
2. ReNs exist for three years and can be renewed. At any point in time, there will be no more than 15 ReNs in existence. The life of a ReN is not expected to be longer than six years.
3. The criteria for the formation and continuation of a ReN should be met:
   1. at least five members, some of whom should be new scholars,
   2. multinational composition,
   3. participants are active in the research area of the ReN,
   4. have a program for research activities for the three years between Congresses and a commitment to present at the upcoming AILA Congress,
   5. for continuation, ReNs must demonstrate an active research profile in the preceding three years. In addition, at the most recent AILA Congress, they must have filled their ReN slot with presentations relating to the domain of their ReN.
   6. nominate from among their members one individual as the organizer of the respective ReN who liases with the ReN Coordinator.
4. Procedure
   1. For new applications, the ReN organizer must submit a proposal to the ReN Coordinator at least two months prior to the World Congress. The proposal should consist of
      1. a statement concerning the scope of the ReN,
      2. a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
      3. a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years, and
      4. a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
   2. For continuation, the ReN organizer must submit a proposal to the ReN Coordinator no more than two months following the World Congress. The proposal should consist of:
      1. evidence of past activities including a description of the session at the most recent AILA World Congress,
      2. a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years,
      3. a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
      4. a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
5. Each ReN organizer is responsible for a brief written report to the ReN Coordinator on an annual basis.
6. When possible, AILA will, upon written request, consider limited financial support for ReN activities.

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§ 8: Selection of Sites for AILA World Congresses

1. The SG is to issue a call for hosting a future World Congress by circulating it to EBIC eight years in advance of the proposed congress date.
2. Regular Affiliate Member candidates are to notify the SG of their intent to organize a World Congress at least seven years prior to the proposed Congress date. Three months ahead of the opening of the World Congress that takes place six years prior to the Congress in question, the "bid book" containing details of the offer together with all relevant documentation must be submitted to the SG.
3. The organizers of the proposed Congress site are to be present at the annual EBIC meeting six years prior to the Congress in question for a presentation of their proposal.
4. The final choice of the World Congress site is determined by a simple majority of EBIC.

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§ 9: Relationship between the World Congress and AILA

1. EBIC is to serve as a consultative body for World Congresses.
2. At the World Congress annual meeting, EBIC appoints a World Congress Liaison Committee for the following congress. Among the responsibilities are the following:
   1. helps to ensure that AILA's objective of multilingualism is reflected in all aspects of the Congress
   2. helps to ensure that plenaries
      1. are given by scholars of high calibre (including, and perhaps featuring, the more recent scholars of note),
      2. reflect authoritative overviews of central areas of applied linguistics,
      3. are reports of important research with relevance to a wide range of AILA World Congress participants,
      4. as far as possible follow AILA's equality guidelines, and
      5. include a fair balance of speakers in relation to gender, geographical distribution, languages, and a range of applied linguistics interests within AILA,
   3. helps to ensure that all proposals are evaluated appropriately by assisting the congress organizers in augmenting their list of potential proposal readers.
   4. encourages a fee structure that respects the economic situation of emerging economies (see UNESCO categories).

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§ 10: Financial Conditions for Hosting World Congress

1. The financial responsibility for organizing an AILA World Congress rests solely with the organizing AILA host. AILA will facilitate financially the organization of the World Congress by, for example, either or both by
   1. extending to the organizing regular affiliate member on request an interest-free loan at a sum to be determined at the time and to be repaid within three years,
   2. granting to the organizing regular affiliate member an exemption from the payment of its annual dues for a period of three years following the World Congress.
2. Within six months after the World Congress, the organizing regular affiliate member is to pay to the Treasurer a sum for each paying participant, the amount of which is determined at the EBIC meeting three years before the World Congress.

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§ 11: AILA sponsorship to seminars, symposia and regional congresses

On request AILA sponsorship may be granted for events and activities in applied linguistics conducted by affiliate members. When possible, AILA will, upon written request, consider limited financial support for such activities. Such requests should be made to the SG who will bring the request to EBIC for discussion and decision.

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§ 12: The Relationship between AILA and Oxford University Press regarding the journal Applied Linguistics

1. The relationship between Oxford University Press and AILA is regulated by the Constitution for the journal, which was agreed and signed by AAAL, BAAL, AILA, and Oxford University Press in 1999.
2. The President serves on the Advisory Board.
3. The Publication Coordinator serves on the Editorial Panel.

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§ 13: Amendments to the Bylaws

1. Bylaws can be changed at any EBIC meeting. Any member of EBIC may send notice to the SG of a suggested change to the Bylaws. Notice must be sent at least two months prior to the annual meeting.
2. The SG is to bring to the attention of EBIC the full details of the amendments at least one month prior to the meeting where this will be discussed.
3. An amendment to the Bylaws is not valid unless supported by a majority of those EBIC members present or represented by proxy.
4. Amendments to the Bylaws are disseminated through the AILA website.

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Last Updated: 2008-06-15