2025-02-282025-03-01

Women and Female Voices in March

Call for participants for a research project

Are you a female student or academic (staff/faculty) who has taken part in a South-North Collaborative Online International Learning/Virtual Exchange project?

Would you be interested in being interviewed about your experience?

If so, please register at this link to provide informed consent to take part (more information at: Female Voices in the Third Space: Researching Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in South-North Collaborative Online International Learning-Virtual Exchange

The interview will last 35-40 minutes and will be on Teams and we will provide you with the questions in advance once you have enrolled.

The participant information sheet and the consent form are included in the online enrolment survey at the links below.

Registration for female students:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/coventry/female-voices-in-the-third-space-researching-equality-diversity

Registration for female academic staff/faculty:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/coventry/female-voices-in-the-third-space-staff

The coordinators of this British Academy/Leverhulme-funded project, Kyria Finardi (Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo, Brazil), Lynette Jacobs (University of the Free State, South Africa), Marina Orsini-Jones and Katherine Wimpenny (Coventry University, UK), would also like to invite you to a free webinar on their latest findings from interviews with staff involved in COIL-VE, that builds on their previous paper reporting of interviews carried out with female students from four different continents - Collaborative Online International Learning in a Postdigital Connected, Embodied, Relational & (Socio) Material Third Space: Female Voices – on March 28^th, 2-4 UK time (GMT) here is the Zoom link:

https://zoom.us/j/92219829201?pwd=jQDoeiEKvXBlUwWpYF0bT6bF7r5AGz.1

Meeting ID: 922 1982 9201
Passcode: 070882

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2025-02-28

British Association of Applied Linguistics – BAAL

BAAL 2025 will be hosted by the University of Glasgow on the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th September 2024. The conference theme is Applied linguistics in the face of global challenges and local needs, inviting scholars to reflect on the role of applied linguistics in the changing world, with fast technological advances and more interconnected societies on the one hand and challenges, such as the climate crisis or the rise of isolationistic politics worldwide, on the other. The theme is an opportunity for scholars to consider the implications of the changing conditions on individuals and communities. BAAL encourages submissions that engage with a range of applied linguistic issues and a variety of social and professional contexts.

Keynote speakers are:

Dr Lucy Jones
Dr Spencer Hazel
Dr Kamran Khan
Professor Angel Lin

Abstracts can be submitted for:

Poster presentations
Individual presentations for parallel sessions (25 minutes including questions)
Individual presentations for a Special Interest Group (SIG) track (25 minutes including questions)
Proposed Colloquia (120 minutes)

Deadline for receipt of Abstracts: 31 March 2025, 11.59pm UK time

To submit your abstract for individual presentations (300 words maximum), please use Oxford Abstracts using the following link:

If it is your first time to use Oxford Abstracts, please note that you will need to register to submit your abstract.

If you would like to propose a colloquium, please submit your proposal to the conference email address (baal2025@glasgow.ac.uk) by the same deadline. There is no fixed format for colloquia, and BAAL encourages organisers to think how to best use the allotted time. The colloquium slot may consist of thematically related conventional presentations, shorter flash-talks, discussion sessions. Please only submit one abstract (500 words) per colloquium.

BAAL Currently has 21 Special Interest Groups (SIGS):

Asian Language Education in Global Contexts
Corpus Linguistics
Health and Science Communication
Humans, Machines, Language (HuMaLa)
Intercultural communication
Language and Education for Social Justice (LESJ)
Language and New Media
Language and Race
Language Curriculum
Language in Africa
Language Policy
Language, Gender and Sexuality
Language, Learning and Teaching
LEF (Linguistic Ethnography Forum)
LKALE (Linguistics and Knowledge about Language in Education)
Multilingualism
Literacies (formerly PAWBL Professional, Academic and Work-based Literacies)
Research Involving Children
Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics
Social Justice for Language Education
Testing, Evaluation and Assessment (TEA)
Vocabulary

If you have any queries, please contact the Local Organising Committee: baal2025@glasgow.ac.uk

Conference website here

Notifications of submission outcomes by 5 May

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2025-02-28

European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)

AILA cooperates with the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML), which is delighted to announce the launch of the new bilingual website “CLIL in languages other than English – Successful transitions across educational stages”, now available in English and French at www.ecml.at/CLILLOTEtransitions.

The website is an output of the ECML programme “Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences” (2020-23). It illustrates how the professional community can promote continuity and deal with discontinuities in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) from primary to secondary and tertiary education.

What you will find and who can benefit

The website provides approaches and recommendations to support CLIL in general, and especially in languages other than English (CLIL-LOTE). It examines ways of doing so across educational levels, in the language classroom and in other subjects.
The recommendations are underpinned by guiding principles for CLIL and illustrated through examples of practice from various contexts offering a holistic view on curricula, teacher education, professional collaborations, teaching materials and formative assessment.

The website is structured according to the five thematic areas of the recommendations addressing different target groups concerned:

Curriculum – for curriculum designers and decision-makers
Teacher education – for teacher educators and decision-makers
Collaboration between institutions, teachers and/or students of different educational levels – for teachers and head of schools
Teaching materials – for teachers and teaching material designers
Portfolios and formative assessment – for teachers and teaching material designers

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2025-02-092025-02-09

Call For Papers: Language Use and Language Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, April 14-5, 2025

The Hungarian Association of Hungarian Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (HAALLT)

and the Department of Hungarian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

are organising the

30th CONGRESS OF HUNGARIAN APPLIED LINGUISTICS,

with the main topic as follows:

Language Use and Language Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence on April 14-15, 2025

at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

(31000 Osijek, Jagerova ulica 9)

Website of the congress:

https://www.ffos.unios.hr/katedra-za-madarski-jezik-i-knjizevnost/xxx-manye/

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Ágota Fóris (Chair), Anna Lehocki-Samardzic (Secretary), Edita Andrić, Szilvia Bátyi, Attila Benő, Judit Bóna, István Csernicskó, Nóra Csontos, Katalin Doró, Réka Eszenyi, Kinga Klaudy, Anna Kolláth, Ágnes Kuna, János Péntek, Gábor Prószéky, Robin Edina, Csilla Sárdi, Olívia Seidl-Péch, Eszter Sermann, Réka Sólyom, Gizella Szabómihály, Orsolya Szentesi-Žagar, Szilvia Szoták, Eszter Tamaskó, Éva Vukov Raffai

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Anna Lehocki-Samardzic (Chair), Tímea Bockovac (Co-Chair), Ádám Walkó (Secretary), János Andócsi, Tünde Angszter Barač, Nándor Csapó, Diana Dorkić, Sonja Đelatović, Viktória Kelemen, Marko Kolić, Mónika Molnár, Andor Pajrok, Ilonka Ruzsicska, Kinga Samu-Koncsos, Emma Sesvečan, Rea Tordi, Ivan Trojan, Erna Varga, Mario Varga

REGISTRATION

You can submit your application at

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vMv3mwZs8dy_t5kdFtm_qKT190iD8sZeqQeD4OLPxKo/view form?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true

- as a presenter in Hungarian or English by: (1) filling out the Google form (registration and abstract submission) and (2) paying the participation fee, or

- as a participant by: (1) filling out the Google form (registration) and (2) paying the participation fee.

Detailed information about the registration steps and the abstract submission process will be provided on the congress website:

https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=30manye

PROGRAM (PRESENTATIONS, ABSTRACTS)

The congress aims to discuss the latest research findings in applied linguistics. We welcome papers relevant to the topics of the congress: “Language Use and Language Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” from all fields of applied linguistics. We welcome applications from those wishing to participate in the congress from all fields of applied linguistics, with presentations, posters, or workshops in Hungarian or English related to the theme of the congress.

The planned topics of the congress:

Hungarian as a mother tongue,
Hungarian as a foreign language,
Applied onomastics,
Mother tongue pedagogy, speech research,
Discourse analysis,
Finno-Ugric studies,
Translation studies,
Intercultural communication,
Bilingualism and multilingualism,
Minority languages, linguistic minorities,
Communication,
Contrastive linguistics,
Lexicology and lexicography,
Language pedagogy,
Language policy, language planning, linguistic rights,
Pragmatics,
Psycholinguistics,
Specialized languages,
Computational linguistics and language technology,
Sociolinguistics,
Text linguistics,
Terminology and terminography.

At the congress, plenary lectures will be presented, and participants will also have the opportunity to hear the most recent recipient of the Brassai Sámuel Award.

Plenary speakers:

Prof. dr. Judit Bóna, full professor

Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Applied Linguistics and Phonetics

Prof. dr. Csaba Pléh, professor emeritus

Central European University, Department of Cognitive Science

Prof. dr. Gábor Prószéky, Director-General

HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics

Brassai presentation: Dr. habil. Orsolya Nádor, associate professor

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Hungarian Linguistics

Abstract submission:

- Abstracts can be submitted for section presentations or poster presentations. Section presentations will be in 20-minute slots (15-minute presentation + 5-minute discussion).

The length of the abstract should be a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 250 words. (This does not include the list of cited literature.)
The abstract should include: the theoretical background, objectives, methods of the research, and a summary of the expected or obtained results.
At the end of the abstract, five keywords should be listed.
The abstract should include 2-5 references. Their bibliographic data should be listed in the “References” section following the abstract.
Images, tables, and quotes should not be included in the abstract.
The formal requirements for references in the abstract are the same as the formal requirements of the HAALLT Congress Publications series (https://manye.hu/kongresszusi-kiadvanyok/).

- Abstracts can be uploaded via https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=30manye between December 6, 2024, and February 28, 2025. Applicants will be notified about the acceptance of their abstracts by March 17, 2025. The program committee reserves the right to decide on allocating abstracts into section presentations.

REGISTRATION FEES AND DEADLINES

HAALLT members

The membership fee is 5000 HUF/year. The membership form can be downloaded from the following website: https://manye.hu/szervezet/tagsagi-informaciok/

HAALLT membership entitles members to a discounted participation fee at the congress. The membership fee must be paid to the central account of HAALLT by February 15 of each calendar year.

PAYMENT OF THE PARTICIPATION FEE

Registration fees should be paid by bank transfer.

IMPORTANT! The congress bank account number is not the same as the HAALLT bank account number.

Congress Bank Account Details:

Bank: ZAGREBAČKA BANKA d.d. Zagreb
Congress Bank Account Number (IBAN): HR8423600001102484368, SWIFT Code: ZABAHR2X
Payment Instructions: When making the transfer, please indicate the participant's name in the “Payment Reference” field.

Cancellation: For cancellations made before March 14, 2025, 50% of the paid amount will be refunded. For cancellations after this date, unfortunately, no refund can be provided.

Invoice Request: Please indicate your invoice request during registration. If you require an invoice before payment, please request a proforma (advance) invoice by emailing manye.eszek2025@gmail.com.

PARTICIPATION FEE

HAALLT and AILA members1

PhD Students, University students with HAALLT

membership

Non-members

Early Until

March 14,

2025

Regular Until

March 21,

2025

75 EUR 55 EUR 87 EUR 85 EUR 75 EUR 97 EUR

1 The discount is available to HAALLT members who pay their membership fee for 2025. Entry options and membership fee payment: see the HAALLT website: https://manye.hu/szervezet/tagsagi-informaciok/.

University BA and MA students can participate in the conference for free.

The registration fee includes the following:

opportunity to present and participate in the congress,
congress package and reception (first evening),
coffee, refreshments, and pastries (during coffee breaks),
publication of the written version of the presented lecture in the congress proceedings (subject to positive review),
an electronic version of the congress proceedings, including plenary, poster, workshop, and section presentations.

Information about the congress proceedings:

The lectures given at the congress will be published in the book series “A MANYE Kongresszusok Előadásai” (“HAALLT Congress Publications”) in the online system of the Akadémiai Kiadó (https://mersz.hu/a-manye-kongresszusok-eloadasai) in the year following the congress. The series has an ISSN number, and the volumes are assigned a DOI identifier.

The written version of the presentations given at the congress must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the editorial guidelines. The submitted papers will be reviewed, and only those papers that meet the formal and content requirements and are supported by the reviewers will be included in the editorial process and may appear in the volume of papers. Information and editorial guidelines: https://manye.hu/kongresszusi-kiadvanyok/

Osijek, January 21, 2025

Prof. dr. Gábor Prószéky

President of HAALLT,

HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics

Prof. dr. Ágota Fóris

Chair of Program Committee,

Vice-President of HAALLT,

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary

izv. prof. dr. sc. Anna Lehocki-Samardzic Chair of Organizing Committee, J. J. Strossmayer University

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2024-12-022024-12-02

By Markus Bieswanger (Vice President of AILA and Past President of GAL)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague Wolfgang Kuehlwein on September 23, 2024, at the age of 84. We would like to express our sincere condolences to his family. Professor Kuehlwein was president of GAL, the German affiliate of AILA, from 1977 to 1986, and Vice President of AILA from 1981 to 1987. GAL and AILA are grateful for his service to the field of Applied Linguistics and will honor his memory!

A full obituary (in German) can be found by clicking here:

https://gal-ev.de/nachruf-auf-prof-dr-wolfgang-kuehlwein/

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2024-12-02

Local Voices, Global Impact: Examining the role of English in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts of the Global South

We are pleased to invite researchers, educators, and advocates to contribute chapters to an upcoming edited volume titled “Local Voices, Global Impact: Examining the role of English in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts of the Global South”, for submission as an edited volume to Routledge. This volume is edited by Dr. Mona Nishizaki (University of Genoa), Dr. Rafael Timmermann (Federal University of Pará), and Prof. Dr. Kyria Finardi (Federal University of Espírito Santo) and aims to identify, interrogate and hopefully interrupt the ongoing legacies of colonialism that continue to shape education systems across the Global South, with particular focus on whose knowledge, experiences, and perspectives are centered and whose are marginalized. At the same time, as we observe a growth in English Medium Instruction (EMI) as the internationalization of higher education accelerates, we seek to highlight how the Global South can carve its own place in this evolving landscape while promoting multilingualism in situated, decolonized educational practices. This book will showcase local voices and experiences that connect to global trends, emphasizing the importance of multilingualism and decolonization in shaping more inclusive and equitable educational futures. We welcome contributions that explore both theoretical frameworks and practical approaches from diverse contexts within the Global South. Submissions may include but are not limited to:

Original research studies

Conceptual/theoretical papers

Case studies of best practices

Policy analyses

Reflections on grassroots initiatives

We are particularly interested in chapters addressing one or more of the following broad themes:

Decolonizing Education: Reclaiming Knowledge and Epistemologies in the Global South

Multilingualism and Linguistic Justice in Postcolonial Contexts

English as a Global Language: Opportunities and Challenges for the Global South

Navigating Globalization: The Global South in the Internationalized Higher Education Landscape

Pedagogical Innovations: Bridging Local and Global Contexts in Multilingual Classrooms

Language, Power, and Identity in Higher Education: Whose Voices Are Heard?

Policy, Equity, and Access in Education in and for the Global South

English Medium Instruction (EMI) and Its Impact on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grassroots Educational Movements: possibilities and challenges for Local Voices and Global Advocacy

Technology in Education: exploring affordances and challenges in a Multilingual-Interconnected World

We invite contributions that critically engage with these topics from local perspectives, emphasizing the ways in which educational practices in the Global South can influence and reshape global discourses. Contributors are encouraged to provide contextually grounded insights that reflect the realities of multilingualism, colonial legacies, and the push for decolonization in educational settings.

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit an abstract (300–500 words) that clearly outlines your chapter's focus, methodology (if applicable), and how it relates to the overarching themes of the volume. Please submit your abstract and biography to elinetbrazil@gmail.com

Key Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2025

Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2025

Full chapter submission deadline: 15 August 2025

For inquiries, please contact the editors at elinetbrazil2024@gmail.com

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2024-11-252024-11-25

China English Language Education Association (CELEA)

The 2024 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association was held in Dalian on October 18-20, 2024. It was hosted by Dalian University of Foreign Languages. The theme of the conference is Interdisciplinary Integration and Collaborative Innovation: Enhancing the Overall Quality of Talent Cultivation. Prof. Azirah Binti Hashim, Prof. Wen Qiufang, Prof. Chang Junyue, Prof. Xu Jinfen, and Prof. Liu Fengguang gave plenary speeches at the conference. Eleven symposia, one workshop and one editor-in-chief forum were held. Sixteen groups of individual papers were presented during the conference. More than 200 EFL scholars and teachers attended the conference on site and 30,000 people watched the plenary sessions on-line.
The 2025 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association will be held in Chongqing on October 17-19, 2025.
CELEA delegates attended the 22nd AsiaTEFL International Conference held in Chiang Rai, Thailand on November 14-17, 2024. CELEA President Prof. Sun Youzhong was elected as the Vice President of AsiaTEFL, the Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Some CELEA council members, including Prof. Sun Youzhong, Wen Qiufang, Jiang Jinlin, Duan Changcheng, as well as other CELEA members organized 3 symposia on the following topics:a) Language and Critical Thinking Integrated Teaching: Task Design, Pedagogies and Assessment
b) Developing and Applying an Evaluation Framework for the Development of Learning Outcomes in a Cloud Community
c) Examining Foreign Language Textbooks at Schools in China: Content, Utilization and Database

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2024-10-032024-10-03

China English Language Education Association (CELEA)

The 2024 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association will be held
in Dalian on October 18-20, 2024. The theme of the conference is Interdisciplinary
Integration and Collaborative Innovation: Enhancing the Overall Quality of Talent
Cultivation.
More than 70 titles of The Key Topics Library, edited by Prof Wen Qiufang，Prof Sun
Youzhong et al., have been published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research
Press(FLTRP) in China. Written by more than 100 Chinese top scholars, this large-scale
systematic library consists of 5 series: linguistics, applied linguistics, literature studies,
translation studies, and intercultural studies. Focusing on a key topic, each work serves as a
research guide for young researchers and presents Chinese perspectives for readers. With
agreement with FLTRP, Taylor & Francis is planning to publish the English version of the
Key Topics Library in the next few years.
English Test for International Communication, a local English proficiency test developed by
Beijing Foreign Studies University, has just implemented its 7th remote online testing from
home in August 2024. Until now, more than 400,000 candidates have taken the test, most of
whom are university students and professionals. The test aims to assess test candidates’
global competence and promotes the college ELT reform in China.

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2024-10-032025-01-26

Report Congress Kuala Lumpur 2024

AILA World Congress 2024: A Historic Diamond Jubilee in Kuala Lumpur, 11th -16th August 2024

Global Delegates Celebrate 60 Years of Linguistic Innovation

The 21st International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress concluded with great fanfare in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking a pivotal moment in the association’s 60-year history. Drawing over 1,700 onsite and online participants from across the globe, the congress not only celebrated AILA’s diamond jubilee but also underscored its continued influence in shaping the future of applied linguistics. Hosted by the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL), this milestone event at the iconic Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre reflected both the rich heritage and the forward-thinking vision of the global linguistics community.

Against the dramatic skyline of the Petronas Twin Towers, the congress took on the theme "Linguistic Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability," sparking robust discussions on critical issues facing the field. With 14 thematic tracks, the event provided a platform for a wide range of research and ideas, making it a hub for academic exchange and collaborative innovation.

Bridging Cultures and Minds

Far more than just an academic symposium, the congress was a vibrant celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity. The opening ceremony featured a stunning showcase of Malaysian culture, with distinguished ambassadors, sponsors, and representatives from numerous countries in attendance. The congress was officiated by the President of AILA, Professor Azirah Hashim, the first Asian president of the Association. 80 successful recipients of the AILA Solidarity Awards were announced by the Chair of the Solidarity Awards committee, Prof. Kyria Finardi. The AILA Honorary Award was presented to Professor Wen Qiu Fang of the National Research Center for Foreign Language Education and the Consortium for Chinese Studies and Intercultural Communication, Beijing Foreign Studies University.

More than 1200 papers were delivered in three modes - onsite, hybrid and online at the congress featuring an array of keynote papers, featured papers, symposia, workshops, individual papers and posters. Six keynote papers were delivered onsite at the congress, featuring renowned applied linguists, Prof. Ingrid Pillar, Prof. Asmah Hj Omar, Prof. Catherine Nickerson, Prof. Enric Llurda, Prof. Low Ee Ling and Prof. Sinfree Makoni. One of the highlights of the congress was the 60th Anniversary Plenary symposium on the ‘History of Applied Linguistics’ which was led by Prof. Richard Smith alongside a panel consisting of Prof. John E. Joseph, Prof. Azirah Hashim, Assoc. Prof. Ruanni Tupas, Prof. Cristine Severo, Prof. Claire Kramsch and Assoc. Prof. Ashraf Abdelhay. There was also UNESCO presence in the Special Symposium by the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group comprising UNESCO Bangkok and UNICEF EAPRO on ‘Partnerships, Policies and Practices on First Language-Based Multilingual Education in Asia and the Pacific’.

Social gatherings were equally memorable. Delegates enjoyed an array of cultural activities, from a lively cultural welcome reception to the gala dinner at the Royale Chulan Hotel, which featured traditional fashion shows, music, and dance. The Malaysian satay evenings and city walkabouts offered attendees the chance to explore Kuala Lumpur’s vibrant cityscape while building lasting connections within the global linguistic community.

A Future of Collaboration and Impact

Chaired by Professor Shameem Rafik-Galea and co-chaired by Associate Professor Cecilia Yin Mei Cheong, the event supported by the MAAL Committee and members, MP Events (the professional congress organizer), and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre team, was a powerful reminder of AILA’s continued leadership in fostering innovation, research, and social impact within the field of applied linguistics.

AILA’s incoming president, Professor Kyria Finardi delivered her aspirations for the future of AILA under her leadership for the next chapter of AILA's journey. The congress concluded on a high note, with Professor Rafik-Galea presenting awards for the best poster presentations and delivering her closing speech, culminating in a celebratory end to the five-day congress.

The organising committee of AILA 2024 extends their heartfelt thanks to all sponsors, particularly ELS Language Centres Malaysia, the Sime Darby Foundation and the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, as well as to delegates, publishers, and contributors who made this event a resounding success.