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.
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)
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All manuscripts should be addressed to the editors of the respective volume of AILA Review. All submission letters must specify that the manuscript submitted is not under consideration elsewhere and has not been published elsewhere in this or a substantially similar form.
Contributions should be in English. If not written by a native speaker, it is advisable to have the paper checked by a native speaker.
No page other than the cover pages should give the author's name. The review of the manuscript will be anonymous.
Submit four double-spaced printed copies (preferably 12-point font) in conformance to the style as described in the unabridged submission guidelines for Eurosla proceedings. The length of the manuscript should not exceed 10.000 words. Include author name, title, full mailing address, e-mail address and telephone numbers.
An abstract both in English and French should be included. This should not exceed 200 words.
For the delivery of the final version, the article should be presented on disk and saved on IBM-PC compatible or Mac disk. Material should be saved in ASCII mode or 'non-document' mode, or 'text-only' mode. It should also be saved as a separate file in the author's normal word-processor format together with a note indicating the name of the word processor used. The format of the disk (PC or Mac) should also be labeled on the disk. An identical hard copy of the manuscript should be included.
References in text should be according the style as described in the unabridged submission guidelines for AILA Review.
Sample references:
Blackmore, S.J. 1982. Beyond the Body. London: Heinemann.
Clahsen, H. 1991. Generative Perspectives on Language Acquisition [Language Acquisition & Language Disorders 14]. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Essential notes (Footnotes/Endnotes) should be numbered in the text and grouped together at the end of the article. Diagrams and figures should not be any electronic files, for gray scales TIFF format is preferred, for line drawings EPS format.
The author of an article will receive page proofs for correction. Corrected page proofs must be returned to the editors by the date specified in the letter accompanying the proofs. This stage must not be used as an opportunity to revise the paper. Because alterations are extremely costly, extensive changes will be charged to the author an may result in the article being placed in a later issue.
Authors of articles will receive a complimentary copy of AILA Review in which their articles appear.
A book proposal for the AALS should follow the outline given below.
1. Information about the book
1.1 About the Manuscript
Autor(s)/Editor(s) name(s)
Title (tentative)
Subtitle (if applicable)
Estimated length (note that the volumes in the AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS) should be between 70.000 and 100.000 words, that is, between 175 and 200 printed pages)
Expected manuscript completion date
1.2 Outline of the Book
Type of book (e.g. research monograph, collection of articles, reference work, text book)
Purpose of the book (please write a concise description of the volume, up to 500 words)
Outline of the contents (draft table of contents and a short description of each chapter)
1.3 Market for the Book
Intended readership
Competing publications (any publications your manuscript is related to or will directly compete with. Please include author(s)/editor(s), title, publisher, and price if known)
2. Information about the Author(s) /Editor(s)
2.1 Personal Data
Name
firstname
(middle name)
lastname
(second lastname)
Male/Female
Academic title
Academic affiliation
Date of Birth
2.2 Contact Information
2.2.1 Home Address
Street
City
Country
Phone
Fax
E-mail
2.2.2 University Address
Department
University
Street
City & Postal/Zip code
Country
Phone
Fax
E-mail
Please tell us which address you prefer for correspondence.
1.5 Personal Profile
Please attach your curriculum vitae including titles, publishers, and publication dates of any previous books and journal articles. Please mention also your fields of academic interest.
3. AILA Publications Coordinator
Please send your proposal with all this information by e-mail or postal mail to:
Prof. Jasone Cenoz
Dept. Of Research Methods in Education University of the Basque Country Tolosa Hiribidea 70 20008 Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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.
"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."
Deadline for submission of abstract proposals: 31 October 2007
The Conference "Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern" will provide a forum to discuss and debate language issues in English-medium universities internationally. The participation of tertiary teachers, researchers, applied linguists and ELT professionals from all regions and contexts is welcome.
We welcome proposals for paper presentations, colloquia and posters discussing research in relation to any areas that fit within the theme of the Conference: "Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern". Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala/
AILA Review, Volume 19
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.
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/
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.
AILA is looking for researchers interested in organizing Research Networks (ReN) focused on special topic areas of Applied Linguistics. If you would like to work internationally on your area of research together with other scholars from all over the world, you might consider applying to be a ReN organizer.
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 about 15 ReNs in existence. Generally, the life of an ReN is not expected to be longer than six years. Renewals beyond the six years would be determined by the criteria listed below.
For the formation of an ReN, the following criteria 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,
a program for research activities for the three years between congresses and a commitment to present at the upcoming AILA World Congress,
nominate from among their members one individual as the organizer of the respective ReN who liases with the ReN Coordinator.
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How to set up a ReN
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.
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.
Applications to set up a new ReN should be directed to the AILA ReN Coordinator.
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Research Networks Coordinator
Jean-Marc Dewaele
School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture Birkbeck College University of London 43 Gordon Square WC1H 0PD London, UK
E-mail:
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How a former Scientific Commission (SC) can continue as a ReN
If a current Scientific Commision (SC) of AILA has been demonstrably active, it may continue its research as an ReN by meeting the criteria listed in the section above.
For continuation as a ReN, the presently designated SC convener and, in future, the ReN organizer must submit to the ReN Coordinator no more than two months following the World Congress a proposal which demonstrates an active research profile in the preceding three years. In addition, at the most recent AILA Congress, they must have filled their SC/ReN slot with presentations relating to the domain of their ReN/SC.
Specifically, the proposal should consist of:
evidence of past activities including a description of the session at the most recent AILA World Congress and a statement of evolving research interests of the ReN/existing SC,
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.
The decision for renewal will be based on fulfillment of the above criteria as determined by the ReN-Committee as defined in the Bylaws of AILA.
It will be the task of the ReN coordinator to notify the ReN organizers of the specific submission date for proposals to continue and the criteria for continuation.
ReN organizers will be notified of the decision no later than two months after the proposal submission deadline.
AILA News is a twice yearly newsletter with information on internal matters of AILA and its affiliates. It is edited by Richard Baldauf and Steward Campbell. They restarted the AILA News (New Series) as an electronic publication in 1998. It is distributed online to all AILA affiliates, associates and individual members.
AILA Review
AILA Review is a scholarly journal of AILA. Its first issue appeared in 1984, and from 1989, all volumes are guest-edited and thematically oriented. Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS) is a book series published under the editorial responsibility of AILA at John Benjamins, Amsterdam.
Third Party Publications
The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns. Homepage: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/IJAL
Participation in international research and practice through its Research Networks (ReN)
Access to the triennial AILA World Congress at a reduced rate
Free news and report service through the twice-yearly AILA NEWS and this web site
Free issues of the annual AILA Review
Discounts for volumes of the AILA Book Series
Discounts for the subscription of various scholarly journals (see list of Journal Discounts)
There are various types of membership in AILA. Individuals can be a member of AILA by membership in a national or regional Association of Applied Linguistics affiliated to AILA or by becoming an individual member of AILA.
"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."
Deadline for submission of abstract proposals: 31 October 2007
The Conference "Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern" will provide a forum to discuss and debate language issues in English-medium universities internationally. The participation of tertiary teachers, researchers, applied linguists and ELT professionals from all regions and contexts is welcome.
We welcome proposals for paper presentations, colloquia and posters discussing research in relation to any areas that fit within the theme of the Conference: "Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern". Homepage: http://www.hku.hk/clear/ala/
AILA Review, Volume 19
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.
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.
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.
