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AILA issues three different publications:

• AILA News
• AILA Review
• AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)

AILA News

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

Terry Lamb and Hayo Reinders (eds) Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching John Gibbons and M. Teresa Turell (eds) Dimensions of Forensic Linguistics Mike Baynham and Mastin Prinsloo Literacies - Global and Local Sally Magnan (ed) Mediating Discourse Online Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez & Christine Räisänen (eds) Toward a harmonised European Higher education: English as the medium of Teaching and Learning. Mark Fettes The Linguistic Ecology of Schooling: A Critical Realist Exploration.

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.

This page is work in progress. The following issues have been prepared for download in Acrobat Reader format.

Volume 1

AILA Review / Revue de l'AILA 1, edited by Ranko Bugarsky, 1984
Table of contents, PDF  (437 kb)

Volume 2

Revue de l'AILA / AILA Review 2, edited by Albert Valdman, Bloomington, Indiana; December 1985
Table of contents, PDF  (274 kb)

Volume 3

Psycholinguistics — AILA-Review 1986, edited by Tatiana Slama-Cazacu, Bucharest, Spring 1987
Table of contents, PDF  (221 kb)

Volume 4

Linguistics as Applied Linguistics — AILA Review 1987, edited by Wolfgang Kühlwein, 1987
Table of contents, PDF  (448 kb)

Volume 5

Classroom Research — AILA Review - Revue d'AILA 1988, edited by Gabriele Kasper, 1988
Table of contents, PDF  (3 MB)

Volume 6

Vocabulary Acquisition, edited by Paul Nation & Ron Carter, Nottingham, 1989
Table of contents, PDF  (657 kb)

Volume 7

Standardization in Language Testing, edited by John H.A.L. de Jong, Nottingham, 1990
Table of contents, PDF  (416 kb)

Volume 8

Reading in Two Languages, edited by Jan H. Hulstijn & Johan F. Matter, Alblasserdam, 1991
Table of contents, PDF  (588 kb)

Volume 9

Language Teaching in the Twenty-first Century. Problems and Prospects, edited by Johan F. Matter, 1992
Table of contents, PDF  (588 kb)

Volume 10

Case Studies in Minority Languages, edited by Kees de Bot, 1993
Table of contents, PDF  (5.16MB kb)

Volume 11

Consciousness in Second Language Learning, Jan H. HULSTIJN & Richard SCHMIDT, Nottingham, 1994
Table of contents, PDF  (892 kb)

Volume 12

Applied Linguistics Across Disciplines, Anna Mauranen and Karl Sajavaara, 1995
Table of contents, PDF  (1.21 MB)

Volume 13

English in a changing world. L'anglais dans un monde changeant, David Graddol and Ulrike H. Meinhof, 1999
Table of contents, PDF  (835 KB)

Volume 14

Applied linguistics for the 21st century, edited by David Graddol, Amsterdam/Philadelphia 2003
Table of contents, PDF  (568 kb)

Volume 15

Learner autonomy: new insights, edited by Leni Dam, Amsterdam/Philadelphia 2001
Table of contents, PDF  (609 kb)

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.

August 24-29 2008, Essen, Germany

"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 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

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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.

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AILA Review is the official scholarly journal of AILA. All issues are guest-edited and thematically oriented. They include original unpublished contributions dealing with topics relevant to the scope of Applied Linguistics.

Up to volume 16, the journal was published by AILA itself. From volume 16 onwards, AILA Review is published by John Benjamins.

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

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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.

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Membership in AILA has the following benefits:

• 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.

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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

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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.

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Terry Lamb and Hayo Reinders (eds) Autonomy in Language Learning and Teaching John Gibbons and M. Teresa Turell (eds) Dimensions of Forensic Linguistics Mike Baynham and Mastin Prinsloo Literacies - Global and Local Sally Magnan (ed) Mediating Discourse Online Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez & Christine Räisänen (eds) Toward a harmonised European Higher education: English as the medium of Teaching and Learning. Mark Fettes The Linguistic Ecology of Schooling: A Critical Realist Exploration.

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To document the development of the field, this page contains a list of past congresses. According to availability, we are trying to present information on dates and venue, main topics, and publications. To supplement these in part only fragmentary data, readers are kindly invited to provide the AILA Secretariat with any additional information on the respective congress.

• 14) 2005: 25.-29., July, AAAL, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
• 13) 2002: 16.-21. December, Singapore
• 12) 1999: 1.-6. August, Tokyo, Japan
• 11) 1996: August, Jyväskylä, Finland
• 10) 1993: 8.-14. August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 9) 1990: Halkidiki, Greece
• 8) 1987: 16.-21. August, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
• 7) 1984: 5.-10. August, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
• 6) 1981: Lund, Sweden
• 5) 1978: 20.-26. August, Montréal, Canada
• 4) 1975: 25.-30. August, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
• 3) 1972: 21.26. August, ADLA, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2) 1969: 8.-12. September, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
• 1) 1964: 26.-31. October, University of Nancy, Nancy, France

The future is now!

For more information see http://www.aila2005.org/.

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Currently no further information available!

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The Roles of Language in the 21^st Century: Unity and Diversity.

Publications

(1999): Selected Papers from AILA '99 Tokyo. Edited by AILA '99 Tokyo Organizing Committee. Tokyo: Waseda University Press.

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Currently no further information available!

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Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove (ed.) (1995): Multilingualism for all. Swets & Zeitlinger Lisse.

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Currently no further information available!

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Halliday, M.A.K., Gibbons, John & Nicholas, Howard (eds.) (1990): Learning, keeping and using language: selected papers from the eighth world congress of Applied Linguistics. 2 Volumes. Amsterdam: Benjamins.

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The Contribution of Applied Linguistics to International Understanding

Publications

Den Haese, Jan & Nivette, Jos (eds.) (1984): AILA Brussels 84. Proceedings. Volume 1-4.

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Nickel, Gerhard & Nehls, Dietrich (eds.) (1982): Error analysis, contrastive linguistics and second language learning: papers from the 6th Internat. Congress of Applied Linguistics. Heidelberg: Groos.

Sigurd, Bengt (ed.) (1982): Proceedings/AILA 81: abstracts of section papers and workshop summaries.

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Savard, Jean-Guy (ed.) (1981): Actes du 5e Congrès de l?Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée. Québec: Les Pr. De l?univ. Laval.

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Abstracts: Stuttgart, 25th-30th August/ International Congress of Applied Linguistics

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Nickel, Gerhard (ed.) (1974): Applied contrastive linguistics.

Verdoodt, A. (ed.) (1974): Applied sociolinguistics.

Qvistgaard, Jaques, Schwarz, H. & Spang-Hanssen, H. (eds.) (1974): Applied linguistics: Problems and solutions.

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Perren, G.E. & Trim, John (eds.) (1971): Applications of Linguistics: selected papers of the second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP

Primsleur, Paul (ed.) (1973): The psychology of second language learning: papers from the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP.

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Actes du premier Colloque International de Linguistique Appliquée. Nancy, 1966.
Preface by Bernhard Pottier & Guy Bourquin.

• I. L'Automatiosation en Linguistique
• II. Pédagogie des Langues Vivantes
• III. La Coordination des Recherches dans le Domaine Européen

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The 15^th AILA World Congress will take place in Essen, Germany, August 24-29 2008, and is hosted by the German Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL).

For further details and call for papers see: http://aila2008.org

Application for Grants

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.

Scholars who would like to apply for the Solidarity Award can find more information under Solidarity Awards.

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• 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 Vuco Associate Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
  Language Education Policy in Serbia: Utopia or Reality?

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