Every three years, AILA holds its international World Congress. This congress is the biggest event in Applied Linguistics, bringing together - usually more than 2.000 - researchers and practitioners from all areas of Applied Linguistics for five days.
The Congress is characterized by high level presentations and discussions on key issues of the field. Its format includes keynote addresses, plenary speeches by outstanding scholars, invited symposia, symposia, individual papers and poster presentations.
The first AILA Congress took part in Nancy, France, 1964, presenting in its strands cutting edge findings from theory and practice of the time. Following this model, the programs of the Past Congresses represent the history of the discipline.
Each congress is organised by a different national or regional affiliate. The congress sites alternate between different areas of the world to reflect the global character of AILA.
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.
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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).
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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:
The name of the Association is the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA – from Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée).
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§ 2: Objectives
AILA is an international and worldwide organization of scholars interested in and active contributors to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics.
The affiliate organizations of AILA, through their members, promote principled approaches to language-related topics.
The specific objectives of AILA are to:
promote research and teaching dealing with the sub-areas of applied linguistics,
disseminate the results and promote the practical application of this research, and
promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in applied linguistics.
The objectives of AILA are:
to promote research and teaching dealing with the above fields of applied linguistics and with other fields as they emerge,
to disseminate the results of this research and promote the practical application of this research, and
to promote international and interdisciplinary cooperation in these fields.
AILA is to pursue these objectives using all the means at its disposal. In particular AILA is to:
oversee a World Congress of applied linguistics every three years,
facilitate scientific and professional cooperation among its members,
collaborate with other organizations with related objectives and goals,
promote the dissemination of scientific information by a variety of means including its website, AILA Review, and book publications, and
promote multilingualism.
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§ 3: Nature of AILA
AILA is an association under Swiss law.
Siège Sociale of AILA is Basel, Switzerland.
The Head-Office of AILA is at the location of the Secretary General
AILA is a federation of national and regional associations (see § 4).
AILA may not discriminate against any member, on the grounds of race, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, language, ethnicity, disability, or political affiliation.
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§ 4: Membership of AILA
AILA is composed of the following types of members:
Regular Affiliate Member
A Regular Affiliate Member
is a non-profit national or regional organization,
has an active scientific program in the field of applied linguistics.
is a recognized association within its country or region,
has accepted legally-binding statutes or an equivalent form of legally binding principles and procedures,
agrees to undertake the responsibilities of AILA and
should normally have no fewer than 20 members.
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.
Executive Board Member
Any individual who is elected to an EB office automatically becomes an Executive Board member for the period of office.
Associate Member
An Associate Member is an institution, corporation or non-profit association that has interests and activities relevant to the objectives and practices of AILA.
Individual Member
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.
Honorary Member (by nomination only)
An Honorary Member is a person who has made an exceptional contribution to AILA and to the field of applied linguistics. (See Bylaws § 6)
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§ 5: Membership Approval and Continuation
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.
Regular affiliate members are admitted by a majority vote by EBIC.
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.
EBIC may cancel regular affiliate membership of those affiliates that have not paid their annual dues in the preceding two years.
Any member may leave the organization voluntarily following a 6-month notice in writing to the SG.
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§ 6: Governance
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.
Executive Board
The EB administers the affairs of AILA and represents AILA in all judicial and extrajudicial proceedings.
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:
a President
a Vice President (VP),
a Secretary General (SG),
a Treasurer
a Research Network (ReN coordinator
a Publications Coordinator (PC), and
four Members at Large
The duties of the officers are defined by Bylaws § 1.
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.
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.
The President may co-opt a member of a regular affiliate member to serve on the Executive Board as the need arises.
International Committee
The IC is composed of a single representative from each regular affiliate member.
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.
Proxies
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.
A regular affiliate member may not hold more than two proxies.
EB members may hold a proxy exclusively for their own regular affiliate member.
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
The proceedings of the EBIC meetings are not valid unless a majority of EBIC members are present or represented by proxies.
The following rules apply:
EBIC meeting
Voting rights are given only to Regular Affiliate Member representatives and EB Members.
The President or, in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
Resolutions are by a majority vote of the members (present or represented by proxy).
Voting is by a show of hands.
If one member present so wishes, voting may be by secret ballot.
In case of a tie, the President has and must cast the deciding vote.
If EBIC does not have a quorum, the President has the power to call a ballot of EBIC members either by post or electronically.
For procedural matters, Standing Orders shall be followed.
EB meeting
The President, or in the President's absence, the Vice-President chairs the meeting.
The EB makes recommendations to EBIC.
Special IC Meeting
A special meeting of the IC may be convened at the request of two-thirds of the regular affiliate members.
A Chair for that meeting will be elected by only the members present.
The IC can make recommendations to EBIC.
Appeals
Any member has the right to appeal an EBIC decision.
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
A member pays its annual dues to the AILA treasury within the time specified on the notice of annual dues issued by the Treasurer.
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.
A member with temporary status pays reduced annual dues to cover the sample copy of each AILA publication and other benefits that it receives.
Individual and Associate Members pay annual dues as determined by EBIC.
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
The fiscal year of AILA starts on July 1 and terminates on June 30 of the following calendar year.
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.
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
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.
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.
A motion to amend the Statutes is not valid unless supported by a majority of those EBIC members present or represented by proxy.
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.
Amendments to the Statutes are disseminated through the AILA website.
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.
The term of office is from the end of one World Congress to the end of the following World Congress
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.
President The duties of the President include, but are not limited to the following:
Strategic planning and development of AILA,
Effective promotion and achievement of AILA goals,
Liaison with other international associations and organizations,
Facilitation of close relationships among all members,
Signing official AILA documents, when appropriate,
Ensuring the effective working of AILA and its committees, and
Organizing an assembly of AILA members at the World Congress
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:
Chairing the Solidarity Awards Committee,
Chairing ad hoc committees at the request of the President,
Assisting President with fundraising activities, and
Taking care of membership development.
Secretary General
The Secretary General's (SG) duties include, but are not limited to the following:
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:
receiving and disseminating to the appropriate body applications for new regular affiliate members,
handling requests for individual associate membership,
handling requests for special meetings,
signing non-financial AILA documents, when appropriate,
overseeing nominations for AILA offices,
overseeing the selection of sites for future World Congresses,
responsibility for supervising the AILA website, and
liaison with the representatives of regular affiliate members.
Responsibility for the preparation and dissemination of minutes to all EBIC, individual, associate, and honorary members in as timely a manner as possible.
Setting and distributing a draft agenda and accompanying documents to all members at least one month in advance of the annual meeting, and
Maintaining a list of those present at each EBIC meeting.
Treasurer
The duties of the Treasurer include, but are not limited to the following:
maintaining an AILA bank account into which the collected dues are deposited,
overseeing the Solidarity Award endowment fund,
providing for an independent audit at least triennially or when there is a change in Treasurer, if these two do not coincide,
informing members regarding dues payments,
sending reminders to members that have not paid their dues,
responsibility for sending out reminders of impending disaffiliation at least six months prior to the annual business meeting,
informing the SG about payments or non-payments of members for a regular update of the membership directory,
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,
six months after the World Congress is over, collecting the capitation levy per participant from the regular affiliate member hosting the World Congress.
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.
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.
The Treasurer is to purchase liability insurance for each of its EB members.
Publications Coordinator
The duties of the Publications Coordinator (PC) include, but are not limited to the following:
serving as Chair of the AILA Editorial Boards and oversees all AILA publications,
working with the Business Office to ensure the effective distribution of AILA publications to all members,
working with the Treasurer to ensure adequate financial support for the publications.
Research Networks (ReN) Coordinator
The duties of the ReN Coordinator include, but are not limited to the following:
serving as Chair of the ReN committee and overseeing ReN activities,
serving as member of World Congress Liaison Committee to ensure appropriate participation of ReNs,
working with the Treasurer to ensure adequate financial support for ReNs, and
working with the SG to ensure that the activities of ReNs are adequately represented on the website.
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.
overseeing the news section on website
serving as member of an Editorial Board
serving on ReN committee
chairing Honorary Membership committee
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§ 2: Procedures for Election of Executive Board Members
Nominations
At least four months before the date of the election, the SG is to invite the members of the IC to submit their nominations.
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.
The SG is to send the list of nominees to each member of EBIC one month in advance of the relevant business meeting.
Nominations from the floor (i.e., from any IC member) may only be made if either:
a sole candidate for an office withdraws from candidature before the election, or
a single candidate for an office fails at the ballot to obtain a simple majority.
Balloting procedures
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.
When the list of nominations for the EB is complete, EBIC members vote by secret ballot in the following order:
President
Vice-President
Secretary General
Treasurer
ReN Coordinator
Publications Coordinator, and
Members-at-Large
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.
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.
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.
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§ 3: Committees
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.
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 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.
All committee work is to be completed and applicants notified by mid-November of the year prior to the World Congress.
iv) The committee will help with the fundraising activities.
Honorary Membership Award Committee
The Honorary Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of Honorary Members.
The committee is chaired by a member-at-large and includes three IC members.
All committee work is to be completed by February 1st of each year.
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 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.
Editorial Board of AILA Book Series
The Editorial Board of AILA Book Series oversees the planning and quality of future book publications.
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.
ReN Committee
The ReN committee oversees all matters pertaining to ReN activities (see Bylaw § 7) including decisions about approval and continuation of ReNs.
The committee is chaired by the ReN coordinator. In addition, one member-at-large and three IC members will serve on the committee.
Ad hoc committees may be established as the need arises.
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.
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§ 4: Procedures for the Admission of Affiliate Members
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:
a formal request for affiliation to AILA,
a copy of the official statutes, or their equivalent, of the association or group,
a list of members of the association or group including a list of its officers,
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.
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.
Completed applications
The SG is to put the application for affiliation on the agenda of the next EBIC meeting.
EBIC may:
grant regular affiliate membership status to the association,
grant temporary affiliate membership as appropriate, or
reject the application.
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§ 5: Procedures for the Admission of Individual and Associate Members
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.
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.
An individual elected for an EB office becomes automatically an individual member of AILA.
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§ 6: Criteria and Procedures for the Nomination of Honorary Members
On an annual basis, AILA will award no more than one Honorary Membership.
Criteria for nomination
Active participation (past or present) in AILA and
International scientific reputation in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Procedures
A nomination by an EBIC member is made to the Chair of the Honorary Member Award Committee.
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.
The nomination packet includes
a written supporting statement for the nomination and
a current CV of the nominee.
Nominations will be considered by the Honorary Membership Award Committee who will make the final determination and report the results to EBIC.
Benefits
free lifetime individual membership and
free admission to all AILA World Congresses.
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§ 7: Research Networks
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.
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.
The criteria for the formation and continuation of a ReN should be met:
at least five members, some of whom should be new scholars,
multinational composition,
participants are active in the research area of the ReN,
have a program for research activities for the three years between Congresses and a commitment to present at the upcoming AILA Congress,
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.
nominate from among their members one individual as the organizer of the respective ReN who liases with the ReN Coordinator.
Procedure
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
a statement concerning the scope of the ReN,
a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years, and
a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
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:
evidence of past activities including a description of the session at the most recent AILA World Congress,
a plan for ReN activities for the upcoming three years,
a list of the participants of the ReN and their affiliation,
a commitment to fill their ReN slot at the AILA Congress three years hence.
Each ReN organizer is responsible for a brief written report to the ReN Coordinator on an annual basis.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
EBIC is to serve as a consultative body for World Congresses.
At the World Congress annual meeting, EBIC appoints a World Congress Liaison Committee for the following congress. Among the responsibilities are the following:
helps to ensure that AILA's objective of multilingualism is reflected in all aspects of the Congress
helps to ensure that plenaries
are given by scholars of high calibre (including, and perhaps featuring, the more recent scholars of note),
reflect authoritative overviews of central areas of applied linguistics,
are reports of important research with relevance to a wide range of AILA World Congress participants,
as far as possible follow AILA's equality guidelines, and
include a fair balance of speakers in relation to gender, geographical distribution, languages, and a range of applied linguistics interests within AILA,
helps to ensure that all proposals are evaluated appropriately by assisting the congress organizers in augmenting their list of potential proposal readers.
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
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
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,
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.
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
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.
The President serves on the Advisory Board.
The Publication Coordinator serves on the Editorial Panel.
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§ 13: Amendments to the Bylaws
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.
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.
An amendment to the Bylaws is not valid unless supported by a majority of those EBIC members present or represented by proxy.
Amendments to the Bylaws are disseminated through the AILA website.
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.
Institute of the Estonian Language Roosikrantsi 6 10119 Tallinn
Estonia
Phone:
+372 6411 433
E-Mail:
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Greece
Greek Applied Linguistics Association (GALA)
http://www.enl.auth.gr/gala/
Associate Prof. Angeliki Psaltou-Joycey
School of English Aristotle University P.O. Box 52 GR-541 24 Thessaloniki
Greece
Phone:
+30-2310-997405
Fax:
+30-2310-997432
E-Mail:
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Spain
Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada (AEsLA)
http://www.aesla.uji.es/
Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza
Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Dpto. Filologias Modernas Universidad De La Rioja 26004 Logrono
Spain
Dr Rosa Maria Manchon Ruiz
Dr. Rosa Maria Manchon Ruiz Dpto de Filologia Inglesa Facultad de Letras Universidad de Murcia
Spain
Phone:
+34-968-363187
Fax:
+34-968-363185
E-Mail:
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Finland
Association Finlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée (AFinLA)
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~kmantyla/afinla/!index.html
Hannele Duvfa
Department of Languages 40014 University of Jyväskylä Finland
Finland
E-Mail:
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France
Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée (AFLA)
http://afla.linguist.jussieu.fr/
Geoffrey Williams
E-Mail:
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United Kingdom
British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
http://www.baal.org.uk/
Susan Hunston
The University of Birmingham Department of English Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Phone:
+44 121 414 5675
E-Mail:
Paul Thompson
E-Mail:
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL)
http://www.ln.edu.hk/eng/info/haal/
Dr. Cynthia Lee
Fong King Language Centre Baptist University Kowloon
Hong Kong
Phone:
+852 3411 7193
Fax:
+852 3411 5840
E-Mail:
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Ireland
Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL)
http://www.iraal.ie/index.html
Anne Gallagher
Department of Languages Institute of Technology Tralee Co. Kerry
Ireland
E-Mail:
Jeffrey Kallen
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Israel
Israel Association of Applied Linguistics (ILASH)
http://www.tau.ac.il/~ilash/
Edna Lauden
Hebrew Studies Unit Tel-Aviv University Ramat Aviv 69978
Israel
Phone:
+972-3-640-8947
Fax:
+972-3-640-7426
E-Mail:
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Italy
Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Applicata (AItLA)
Augusto Carli
Dipartimento di Scienze del Linguaggio e della Cultura Largo S. Eufemia 19 41100 Modena
Italy
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Japan
Japan Association of Applied Linguistics (JAAL)
http://www.jalt.org/
Prof. Yasukata Yano
Department of English Language and Linguistics School of Education Waseda University Tokyo
Japan
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Korea (South)
Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK)
http://www.alak.or.kr/
Sun Hye Hwang
Department of English Language & Literature Sookmyung Women's University Hyochangwongil 52, Yongsan-gu Seoul, 140-742
Korea (South)
Phone:
+82-2-710-9317
E-Mail:
Youngkyu Kim
Department of Korean Studies Graduate School of International Studies Ewha Womans University 11-1 Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, 120-750, Korea
Korea (South)
Phone:
+82-2-3277-4641
Fax:
+82-2-3277-2899
E-Mail:
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Mexico
Asociación Mexicana de Lingüística Aplicada (AMLA)
Dr. María Eugenia Herrera Lima
Centro de Lingüística Hispánica Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Mario de la Cueva Cíudad Universitaria México, DF, CP 04510
Mexico
Phone:
+52-5-595-46-66
Fax:
+52-5-595-46-66
E-Mail:
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Netherlands
Association Néerlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée (ANéLA)
Actively contributing to the development of all subject
areas of applied linguistics
Promoting the exchange of scientific knowledge and practical experience
Stimulating international cooperation
Fostering language pluralism
Supporting applied linguistics in developing countries
AILA pursues these objectives by:
Holding a triennial world congress
Establishing and supporting Research Networks (ReNs)
Promoting the dissemination of scientific information by a variety of means, including this web site and various publications (a scholarly journal, a book series and a newsletter)
Collaborating with other organizations with related objectives and goals
Making available Solidarity Awards to support the attendance of academics from developing countries at the World Congress
The foundation of AILA was agreed upon at the International Colloquium of Applied Linguistics at the University of Nancy, France (hence AILA's French name), 1964. This decision was a result of two years preparatory work and discussion, with the financial support of the Council of Europe. At that time, the clientele to be served by this new international association was restricted mainly to linguists and language teachers in Europe. The first president of AILA was Bernard Pottier, supported in organizational and administrative matters by Max Gorosch. The founding congress of AILA in Nancy was almost exclusively run in French, and the main strands into which the contributions were organized were automatic translation, language teaching and research cooperation in Europe.
Bernhard Pottier had no direct successor until 1969, when at the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge (in fact the first one with this title) AILA was virtually refounded and Pit Corder was elected President and Bertil Malmberg became Secretary General. It was from then on that AILA got a constant organizational structure and that AILA Congresses were held on a triennial basis. Also from then on, English became the de facto lingua franca in AILA, although the Association was officially French / English bilingual from its beginning and still is today. This congress also became prototypical for all following AILA Congresses in that its strands represented the key issues in Applied Linguistics of the respective time - in that case, the psychology of second language learning, sociolinguistics, and contrastive linguistics.
Originally a European initiative, AILA has become truly gobal over the past 40 years, including now affiliates from Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.
In applying for a Solidarity Award, individuals or affiliates applying on behalf of an individual must send all the following documents:
A one-page letter of application giving the motivation of the applicant to participate, the reasons why participation without the award might be impossible, and how the applicant intends to make use of the congress participation afterwards;
A proposed budget for the expenses;
A CV from the applicant, showing evidence of academic excellence and/or promise;
A letter of support from an AILA affiliate association, a Scientific Commission or a senior academic who is acquainted with the candidate's work;
A copy of the abstract accepted to the upcoming AILA World Congress or evidence of a firm invitation to take part in a symposium or Scientific Commission session.
Successful applicants must provide the AILA Executive Board with a one-page report within a month of the congress; the reports will be published in AILA News.
Applications should be sent by e-mail only to the chair of the Solidarity Committee of the AILA Executive Board:
Associate Prof. Marilda C. Cavalcanti
Dept. of Applied Linguistics State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
AILA aims to extend participation in Applied Linguistics across geographical areas not currently well represented in our association by offering a limited number of Solidarity Awards to scholars in Applied Linguistics who might be unable to participate in the World Congress without financial support. This is made possible by the generous donation of individuals, businesses, and organizations to the Solidarity Fund.
The selection criteria for Solidarity Awards are academic merit or promise, together with a financially disadvantaged situation, and acceptance of an abstract for presentation by the Congress organisers.
There are both 'full' awards, covering reasonable travel costs, accommodation and congress fees, and 'travel' awards, covering reasonable travel costs and congress fees.
For application procedure details, see Application for Grants.
Patricia Ames Researcher, Institute of Peruvian Studies, Peru
Multigrade Schooling and Literacy in the Peruvian Amazon
Visvaganthie Moodley Marburg Secondary School, South Africa
Code-switching in a Multilingual English First Language Classroom
George Openjuru Lecturer, Makerere University, Uganda
The Literacy Practices of a Rural Community in Uganda
Mohamed Yeou Assistant Professor, Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco
English Prenuclear Accents Produced by Moroccan Learners of English
Hirut Woldemariam Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Language Ideology and Linguistic Landscape: The Case of Tigray, Ethiopia
Silvia Matravolgyi Damião Doctoral student, Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
ESP for Engineering Students in the Digital Age
Hu Yijie Associate Professor, Shenzhen University, China
Theorizing Teachers’ Beliefs: A Vista to Generate Their Theory
Nadezhda Yakovchuk PhD student, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Combating Plagiarism: A Study of Guidelines for International Students
Jelena Filipovic Associate Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Ljiljana Djuric Ministry of Education and Sport, Serbia & Montenegro Julijana VucoAssociate Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
Language Education Policy in Serbia: Utopia or Reality?
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"It is only natural that an AILA World congress in Europe should focus on aspects of multilingual matters and the linguistic richness of this continent. The European Union and the Council of Europe have a clearly defined policy to preserve Europe as a multilingual and multicultural region. Because of the expansion of the European Union in the coming years, multilingualism and the challenges and opportunities connected with it will be a very topical theme in 2008, thus attracting a lot of attention and promising to be a great stimulus for academic debate. Consequently, the GAL-Executive and the AGM chose MULTILINGUALISM:
Challenges and Opportunities as the theme for the 2008 congress."
Edited by Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Zoltán Dörnyei. For the table of contents and abstract see Themes in SLA Research.
Journal discount for AILA members at Elsevier
For more information see Journal Discounts.
Forthcoming Linguistic Events
More events are available in our Event Calendar.
December 2007
14th International Conference, Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching December 14-16, 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece
Call for papers GALA Website: http://www.enl.auth.gr/gala/
June 2008
9th International Conference - ALA2008, June 26-29, 2008. Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala/
Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern, June 18-19, 2008. Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/conference08/
AILA is the acronym for Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics.
AILA is the international federation of national or regional associations of Applied Linguistics. Through its member associations, AILA currently has a membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and practice dealing with practical problems of language and communication that can be identified, analysed or solved by applying available theories, methods and results of Linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in Linguistics to work on these problems. Applied Linguistics differs from Linguistics in general mainly with respect to its explicit orientation towards practical, everyday problems related to language and communication.
The problems Applied Linguistics deals with range from aspects of the linguistic and communicative competence of the individual such as first or second language acquisition, literacy, language disorders, etc. to language and communication related problems in and between societies such as e.g. language variation and linguistic discrimination, multilingualism, language conflict, language policy and language planning.
AILA is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) enjoying Status B (mutual information and consultation) with UNESCO.
This page is intended to provide Applied Linguists with information and tools that are relevant for their work. In particular, this page will contain:
A calendar of congresses and similar events
Tools that are available online such as
Dictionaries
Fonts
IPA-Transcriptions
Language corpora
Job opportunities
At this point, only the calendar of congresses and similar events is available. Fellow Applied Linguists are invited to suggest new congresses and events.
