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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:

1. 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;
2. A proposed budget for the expenses;
3. A CV from the applicant, showing evidence of academic excellence and/or promise;
4. A letter of support from an AILA affiliate association, a Scientific Commission or a senior academic who is acquainted with the candidate's work;
5. 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 to the chair of the Solidarity Committee of the AILA Executive Board:

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In applying for a Solidarity Award, individuals or affiliates applying on behalf of an individual must send all the following documents:

1. 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;
2. A proposed budget for the expenses;
3. A CV from the applicant, showing evidence of academic excellence and/or promise;
4. A letter of support from an AILA affiliate association, a Scientific Commission or a senior academic who is acquainted with the candidate's work;
5. 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 to the chair of the Solidarity Committee of the AILA Executive Board:

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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.

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.

Prof. Susan M. Gass

Dept. of Linguistics and German, Slavic, Asian and African Languages Michigan State University A-714 Wells Hall

E. Lansing, MI 48824, USA

phone:	517 353-0800
fax:	517 432-1149
email:

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Vice Presidents

Assoc. Prof. Richard B. Baldauf

Graduate School of Education Rm S518 The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld 4072

Australia

phone:	++61 (07) 3365-6496
fax:	+61 (07) 3365-7199, Cricos Provider No. 00025
email:

Prof. Folkert Kuiken

Prof. Folkert Kuiken University of Amsterdam Neederlandse Taalkunde Spuistraat 134 1012 VT Amsterdam Netherlands

phone:	+31-20-525-3850/3391
fax:	+31-20-525-4940
email:

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Secretary General

Prof. Karlfried Knapp

Dept of Applied Linguistics University of Erfurt PO Box 900221 D - 99105 Erfurt, Germany

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Treasurer

Prof. Annelies Haecki-Buhofer

Universität Basel Deutsches Seminar Nadelberg 4 4051 Basel

Switzerland

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Publications Coordinator

Prof. Jasone Cenoz

Dept. Of English and German Philology University of the Basque Country Paseo De La Universidad 5 P.O. Box 2111 01006 Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain

phone:	+34-943-312785
fax:	+ 34-945-013200
email:

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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

phone:
fax:
email:

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Members at Large

Gabrielle Hogan-Brun

University of Bristol 7 Woodland Rd Bristol BS8 1TB

Great Britain

Maria Antonieta Alba Celani

Maria Antonieta Alba Celani Avenida Higienópolis, 318 ? apt. 42 01238-000 São Paulo, SP

Brazil

phone:	+55-11-3826-0910
fax:	+55-11-3826-1480
email:

Prof. Merrill Swain

OISE/UT, 252 Bloor Street West

Toronto, ON M5S IV6, Canada

phone:	416-923-6641, x2647
fax:	416-926-4769
email:

Prof. Dieter Wolff

BUGH Wuppertal FB4-Anglistik/Amerikanistik O-09. 01 D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany

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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 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.