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
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/
Fancisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza
Fancisco 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:
Graham Turner
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)
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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
"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.
September 2007
40th British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Meeting, September 6-8, 2007. Homepage: http://www.baal.org.uk/
38th Annual Meeting, Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL), September 26.-28, 2007, Hildesheim, Germany Homepage: http://www.uni-hildesheim.de/gal2007/
October 2007
The Independent Learning Association 2007 Japan Conference, October 5-8, 2007. Homepage: http://www.independentlearning.org/
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 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.
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.
For individuals from countries that according to UNESCO are acknowledged as developing countries, OUP offers a discount of 20% on the annual subscription fee.
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Journals of University of Toronto Press
http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/
Canadian Modern Language Review
20%
Journals of SAGE Publications
http://www.sagepub.com/
Discourse & Society
15% - 20%
Discourse Studies
15% - 20%
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TESL Reporter
http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/spc/tesl/
TESL Reporter
15% Free outside the U.S. and US 6$ within the U.S
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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.
