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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

Jean-Marc Dewaele

School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture Birkbeck College University of London 43 Gordon Square WC1H 0PD London, UK

Prof. Dr. Kees de Bot

Chair of Applied Linguistics Dept. of Language and Communication Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Oude Kijk in't Jatstraat 26 NL - 9712 EK Groningen The Netherlands

Prof. Ulrike H. Meinhof

Prof. of German and Cultural Studies School of Humanities University of Southampton

Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Prof. Dieter Wolff

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

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AILA members are invited to submit proposals to be Guest Editors of a special issue of AILA Review. AILA Review is a peer-reviewed journal and all issues will be reviewed not only by the Guest Editor(s) but also by official referees.

Proposals should include the following information:

1. the title of the special issue
2. the purpose of the special issue and its relevance
3. the table of contents
4. a proposed schedule

The Guest Editor(s) are required to ensure that all papers comply with the Guidelines for Contributors to AILA Review and that the papers are properly checked for formatting and language problems. Each issue should contain between 6 and 8 articles, which normally run from 10.000 to 15.000 words including tables and figures.

Proposals should be sent by e-mail or surface mail to:

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

• 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.

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Peter Ecke Foreign Language Study Abroad: Benefits and Limitations John Gibbons and M. Teresa Turell (eds) Dimensions of Forensic Linguistics George Lüdi (ed) Linguistics of Multilingualism Diana Slade and Christian Matthiessen Discourse in Institutional Settings Mike Baynham and Mastin Prinsloo Literacies - Global and Local

A book proposal for the AALS should follow the outline given below.

1. Information about the book

1.1 About the Manuscript

1. Autor(s)/Editor(s) name(s)
2. Title (tentative)
3. Subtitle (if applicable)
4. 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)
5. Expected manuscript completion date

1.2 Outline of the Book

1. Type of book (e.g. research monograph, collection of articles, reference work, text book)
2. Purpose of the book (please write a concise description of the volume, up to 500 words)
3. Outline of the contents (draft table of contents and a short description of each chapter)

1.3 Market for the Book

1. Intended readership
2. 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

1. Name
   1. firstname
   2. (middle name)
   3. lastname
   4. (second lastname)
2. Male/Female
3. Academic title
4. Academic affiliation
5. Date of Birth

2.2 Contact Information

2.2.1 Home Address

1. Street
2. City
3. Country
4. Phone
5. Fax
6. E-mail

2.2.2 University Address

1. Department
2. University
3. Street
4. City & Postal/Zip code
5. Country
6. Phone
7. Fax
8. 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 English and German Philology AILA Publications Coordinator University of the Basque Country Paseo De La Universidad 5 P.O. Box 2111 01006 Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain

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Africa and Applied Linguistics, edited by Sinfree Makoni and Ulrike H. Meinhof (eds.), Amsterdam/Philadelphia 2003
TOC and Abstracts · John Benjamins

Volume 17

World Applied Linguistics, edited by Susan M. Gass and Sinfree Makoni (eds.), Amsterdam/Philadelphia 2004
TOC and Abstracts · John Benjamins

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

Jean-Marc Dewaele

School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture Birkbeck College University of London 43 Gordon Square WC1H 0PD London, UK

Prof. Ulrike Meinhof

Prof. of German and Cultural Studies School of Humanities University of Southampton

Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Kees de Bot

Chair of Applied Linguistics Dept. of Language and Communication Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Oude Kijk in't Jatstraat 26 NL - 9712 EK Groningen The Netherlands

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

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 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 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)

Starting in 2005, this new series will include edited books and monographs on different areas of Applied Linguistics. The series aims at representing the field in its diversity and will include high quality volumes which will be externally reviewed and will be published by John Benjamins.

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.

Membership in AILA has the following benefits:

• Participation in international research and practice through its network of Scientific Commissions
• 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.

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 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.

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.

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 Scientific Commission 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.

Note: A list of the former Scientific Commissions is still available.

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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.

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.