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BAAL-Cambridge University Press Seminar

Virtual Exchange (VE) as an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)-compliant approach to language education: a Global South-North research-informed seminar. It…

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National Poetry Day - ALTI

National Poetry Day is a moment to celebrate the beauty of language through literary works. As researchers and practitioners of…

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Exploring Research in Applied Linguistics: Insights from the Fourth Series of "45 Minutes with ALTI" Talkshow

The Indonesian Association of Applied Linguistics (IAAL/ALTI) (www.alti2020.wordpress.com) recently hosted the fourth series of its renowned talk show, "45 Minutes…

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ReCal Research Network - "Decolonizing Applied Linguistics Research: An Editorial Project"

Claire KRAMSCH, the founder of the ReCAL research network, shared with us excerpts from her AILA Lyon 2023 presentation to…

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TESL Canada Journal - Call for Proposals: 2024 Special Topic Issue

Dear Colleague, The TESL Canada Journal (http://www.teslcanadajournal.ca) is soliciting proposals from prospective guest editors for the 2024 Special Issue. The…

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Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies new email service by OASIS Database

The OASIS database (https://oasis-database.org) aims to make research in language studies more accessible to practitioners, such as teachers and curriculum…

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Survey: Adult ESOL Education: The State of the Field

Calling all adult ESOL teachers and program administrators- make your voice heard! We are excited to announce a new and important research…

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Call for Papers: Action Research in EAP/ESP in Higher Education (Journal of English for Academic Purposes)

In this special issue, we invite colleagues who conduct action research in their teaching context, be it EAP or ESP,…

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Invitation to submit a thematic special issue to AILA Review

Dear AILA members, AILA Review invites applied linguistic scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for a thematic issue, which addresses socially…

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Call for Papers: Joint AELFE-LSPPC Conference (28-30 June 2023) - Deadline for abstracts: January 15th, 2023

GENRES AND LANGUAGES IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Trends and new directions Joint AELFE-LSPPC Conference 28-30th June 2023, Zaragoza (Spain) CALL FOR…

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International Seminar of Applied Linguistics (ISIALING) by The Indonesian Association of Applied Linguistics (IAAL)

The Indonesian Association of Applied Linguistics (IAAL) as one of AILA affiliates organized its 1st International Seminar of Applied Linguistics…

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AFLA (Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée) Annual Meeting (hybrid mode) - 28 November 2022 in Paris

Next AFLA (Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée) annual meeting will take place in hybrid mode on 28 November 2022 in…

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Call for Papers - 21st AILA World Congress Kuala Lumpur 2024 (Deadline: 20 Oct 2023)

21st AILA World Congress Kuala Lumpur 2024 Call for Papers Deadline for Proposals – Symposia & Workshops: 20 Oct 2023…

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European Journal of Applied Lingusitics - Volume 10 Issue 2

European Journal of Applied Lingusitics Volume 10 Issue 2 Link: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/eujal/html#latestIssue Editorial: From the roots to the new blossoming buds of Applied…

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ISB14 Call for papers - Abstract submission portal now open

International Symposium on Bilingualism 14 – Diversity Now – Now Accepting Abstract Submissions The 14th International Symposium on Bilingualism will take…

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Passing of Prof. Bernard Spolsky

Bereavement Notice August 2022 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Bernard Spolsky, professor emeritus in linguistics at Bar-Ilan…

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AILA World Congress 2027 - in partnership with ACLA

August 9 - 13, 2027 | VANCOUVER, CANADA The AILA World Congress is the leading international event for researchers and…

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Highlights from the 2022 AILA EB/IC Meeting

AILA welcomes the United Arab Emirates (ALLT) as the newest national affiliate. AILA endorses AAAL's Ethics Guidelines AILA endorses the…

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UIL launches a second online course on family and intergenerational literacy and learning (FILL)

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, is launching a second online course on…

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Call for Contributions to an Edited Volume: English Language and Communication Classes in Higher Education

We are delighted to invite you to contribute a chapter to an upcoming edited volume on English writing programs, such…

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ATFLY 2022 conference: Advances in Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners (22-23 September 2022)

on 22-23 September 2022 the University of Leipzig and University of Wuppertal will be hosting the international online ATFLY 2022…

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Call for Papers – MAAL APC 2022 - (Extended deadline for Abstract Submission - 30 July)

Warm greetings from Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics! We are pleased to extend the call for papers and invitation to…

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The ENACT Web App Prizes 2022

The ENACT Web App Prizes will be awarded to the people who upload the best cultural activities for language learning…

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Call for Papers - AILA 2023 - Diversity and social cohesion in a globalized world - 17/21 July (deadline 10th July 2022)

We are pleased to announce that the call for individual papers for the AILA 2023 Congress to be held from…

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International Conference on Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts (MELDC 3): 22-23 Sept 2022

International Conference on Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts (MELDC 3) is to be held at the University of Tirana,…

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International Mother Language Day - 21 February 2022

The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and…

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IRAAL Conference 2022 & Call for Papers (submission deadline: 25th March 2022)

2022 IRAAL Conference website and Call for Papers launched!  Friday 30th Sept - Saturday 1st October, hosted by Munster Technological…

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A city of languages: Implications for policy and practice

A panel discussion on the occasion of UNESCO International Mother (and Father) Language Day 2022 Manchester Central Library, Monday 21…

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Call for Papers for GALA's Journal of Applied Linguistic (JAL) - Special Issue 35 (2022): Aspects of Bilingualism (Article submission deadline: 30 April 2022)

Journal of Applied Linguistics annual publication of the Greek Applied Linguistics Association Special Issue 35 (2022): Aspects of Bilingualism Call…

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Join UNESCO and IEA for the Launch of the REDS International Report

The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), is inviting to the release of the open-access REDS International Report…

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Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals - UNESCO's Higher Education Conversation Series

Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022 Time: from 15:00 – 16:00 (CET) Platform: Zoom This events aims to bring together policy…

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News on AILA Europe

During the last meeting of the European Affiliates in Applied Linguistics, Gregory Miras was elected as coordinator of AILA Europe…

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The AILA 2021 World Congress report

AILA2021--the 19th World Congress of Applied Linguistics--took place virtually from August 15 to August 20, 2021. It was organized under…

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Ibero-American Association of Applied Linguistics (AIALA) 2021 News

The Ibero-American Association of Applied Linguistics (AIALA, by its abbreviations in both Spanish– Asociación Iberoamericana de Lingüística Aplicada – and Portuguese: Associação…

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The future of language education in the light of Covid – Lessons learned and ways forward

The initiative explores how the ongoing Covid pandemic has affected language education, and looks at ways in which the skills…

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Call for Proposals - 12th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP 2022)

12th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP) University of Jyväskylä, 15-17 September 2022 CALL FOR PROPOSALS…

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Webinar 'Understanding lifelong learning opportunities and policies for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons'

Date: 17 December 2021 Where: online event (Germany) The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) cordially invites you to a webinar –…

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Webinar ‘Family literacy and indigenous and local learning'

Date: 9 December 2021 Where: online event (Germany) On 9 December 2021, the UNESCO’s Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, the…

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AILA Research Networks: Call for Applications for new ReNs

Deadline: 13 October 2024 The call for AILA Research Networks (ReN) for the period 2024-27 is now open. You will find below…

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CALL for PAPERS. TEANGA - Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics.

We invite the submission of original and unpublished papers (up to 6,000 words) and book reviews for TEANGA, the Journal…

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Building language learners’ and teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs: Research, reflection and practice

by Mark Wyatt and Farahnaz Faez We have been invited to submit a book proposal for an edited volume on…

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Video Enhanced Observation (VEO) Research Event

Thursday, December 16 at 5 p.m. GMT @ ilab:learn, Room B83, King George VI Building, Newcastle University. This is a hybrid event* with…

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AILA Development 2021: The Most Relevant Benefits and Urgent Requests

What have AILA’s most relevant benefits been for its national affiliates in the last year, and what are the affiliates’…

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New AILA App Benefit for Members: AILA 2021 Day Tickets Available Now

The AILA World Congress is designed as a meeting place for researchers from all over the world. Some of us…

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New AILA App Benefit for Members: 20 % Discount on All De Gruyter Publications

All the members of AILA national affiliates using the AILA App get 20 % discount on all the publications by…

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The Future of Language Education – Learning Lessons From the Pandemic: A Free Webinar

AILA is one of the key contributors to a Council of Europe’s European Centre for Modern Languages’ (ECML)  project surveying…

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Call for Papers: Babel-AFIAL 30 (2021)

Babel - AFIAL welcomes proposals of articles and book reviews for issue number 30, which will be published at the…

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Research Network on Media Linguistics: Postfoundational Approaches to Newsmaking

The Research Network on Media Linguistics is pleased to announce that the book project on postfoundational approaches to newsmaking (Benjamins)…

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JACET’s 60th Anniversary: Celebrating the Shift Towards Transdisciplinarity

August 25–29, 2021 Online https://jacet.org/jacet60th/requirements/cfp/     JAAL-in-JACET represents Japan as an AILA affiliate. It became an AILA affiliate in…

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AILA Research Debate with Previews

The new AILA Research Debate embraces the future. From 2021 onwards, it offers previews of forthcoming AILA Review issues. The…

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Online Survey on Language Education in Europe: The Impact of Covid

AILA, as a member of the Professional Network Forum of the Council of Europe’s European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML),…

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The ENACT Web App: Learn Language through Culture

ENACT is a free web app from Newcastle University, UK. With the ENACT interactive player https://enacteuropa.com/ you can learn a foreign…

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Questionnaire: Experiences and Challenges when Preparing Multilingual Research for Publication

https://tinyurl.com/y77gf254 This questionnaire is part of an exploratory project investigating the topic of publishing multilingual research in applied linguistics journals.…

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TESL Canada Journal: Call for Papers for the Special Issue on Plurilingualism and Translanguaging: Pedagogical Approaches for Empowerment and Validation

https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/announcement/view/5     Call for Papers, Special Issue of TESL Canada Journal Guest Editors: Caroline Payant, UQAM & Angelica Galante, McGill…

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New book release: Languages and the Internationalisation of Higher Education

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce our volume containing contributions to (a) language policy and internationalisation; (b) specific training…

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Linguacuisine Selected by HundrED Spotlight on Innovations in Bilingual Education

The Linguacuisine app has been selected by HundrED as “one of the world’s most inspiring innovations in Bilingual Education” and…

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TEANGA Journal listed in Scopus

TEANGA, The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, has been accepted for indexing in Scopus. Scopus is the…

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Welcoming Latvia

At the 2020 meeting, the AILA Executive Board and International Committee unanimously agreed to accept the AILA affiliate membership application…

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AILA Review: Two Issues per Year, on Hot Topics in the Field

AILA Review is the official scholarly journal of AILA, the International Association of Applied Linguistics. It publishes pioneering and state-of-the-art research…

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AILA Development 2020: The Most Relevant Benefits and Urgent Requests

What have AILA’s most relevant benefits been for its national affiliates in the last year, and what are the affiliates’…

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Transdisciplinary Research on Multilingualism under the Challenges of the Pandemic

The Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL) on Managing Transdisciplinary Research on Multilingualism under the Challenges of the Pandemic on…

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Fostering Multilingual Perspectives in Applied Linguistics Research: AILA Ibero-America

AILA Ibero-America will be formally launched in August of 2020 as the regional network including AILA affiliates in Ibero-American-speaking regions.…

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AILA’s Cooperation with the Council of Europe Continued

AILA has a long tradition in cooperating with the Council of Europe (EMCL). Now, AILA renewed its Memorandum of Cooperation…

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Starting from 2021: Online Program Layer at AILA World Congresses

In addition to the traditional symposium format, future AILA World Congresses will include an online program layer for remote attendance. This…

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AILA Endorsement Principles: Fostering Good Practices in Applied Linguistics

By formally recommending endorsement policies, AILA aims to motivate, inspire, and support our national affiliates to develop their own policies of…

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AILA Tandem Initiative: Growing the ASEAN Network of Applied Linguistics

The MAAL-SAAL-TAAL initiative aims to intensify networking and collaboration between the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL), the Singapore Association…

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AILA Q&A: Our Organization in a Nutshell

What makes Applied Linguistics matter nowadays? How much do AILA officers earn? And who selects the venues for the AILA…

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AILA Research Debate Special: Changing Research Practices in Times of COVID-19

How have research practices by AILA Research Networks and AILA members shifted during the global COVID-19 pandemic? Applied Linguists share…

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The Linguacuisine ‘LinguaChef’ Prize 2020

https://linguacuisine.com/linguachef/   The LinguaChef Prize will be awarded to the person who uploads the best language learning recipe using the…

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Highlighting the Key Role of Language at the Unesco 2020 Meeting in Hammamet

Dr. Oliver Winkler, AILA UNESCO delegate, 2019-12-20 In November last year, AILA accepted an invitation from UNESCO to attend the…

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AILA Tandem Initiative IRAAL–SAALinBiH: Launching Joint Webinars

The IRAAL-SAALinBiH tandem initiative aims to promote and foster links and collaboration between linguists, applied linguists, and educational practitioners in…

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AILA 2020 Program Online

The preliminary program of the AILA 2020 World Congress is now online: https://www.aila2021.nl/ If you register early you can take advantage of the…

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Claire Kramsch and Lihua Zhang to receive the MLA's Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize

Full press release by MLA (PDF): https://act.mla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/KWM-Press-Release-4-December.pdf     The Modern Language Association of America today announced it is awarding…

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Call for Papers: Évaluation(s) et autonomisation dans l’enseignement-apprentissage des langues étrangères à l’université

This call for proposals targets contributions to the publication of one or more volumes in applied linguistics, in French, entitled…

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Call for Chapters: Using Literature to Teach English as a Second Language

https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/4239 Proposals Submission Deadline: October 2, 2019 Full Chapters Due: November 15, 2019 Submission Date: February 23, 2020   Introduction…

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Book: Forensic Linguistics

Book details: “Forensic Linguistics” by Iman Nick ISBN: 978-1-62273-128-2 https://vernonpress.com/book/74     According to international statistics, the world is currently…

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Getting started: SAALinBiH. Challenging stereotypes and prejudices

Guest-authored by Merima Osmankadic, President of SAALinBiH   The Society for the Advancement of Applied Linguistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina…

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Getting started: IAAL. Strengthening international connections

Guest-authored by Eri Kurniawan, President of IAAL   As a fairly young association in Indonesia, the Indonesian Association of Applied…

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Getting started: TAAL. Raising the profile of applied linguistics in Thailand

“TAAL being a member of AILA provides great opportunities for Thai applied linguistics researchers to become active participants in the…

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Publication PRELA

As an extention of 2019 AFLA annual conference, a call for paper is launched for an issue to be published…

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Innovations and Trends in Early Foreign Language Context

Guest Editor: Thomai Alexiou https://rpltl.eap.gr/     It is with great pleasure that we invite you to submit abstracts for…

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The Linguacuisine ‘LinguaChef’ Prize

The LinguaChef Prize will be awarded to the person who uploads the best language learning recipe using the Linguacuisine recipe…

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AILA Development 2019: The Most Relevant Benefits and Urgent Requests

What have AILA’s most relevant benefits been for its national affiliates in the last year, and what are the affiliates’…

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AILA 2020 innovation: Interconnected papers throughout the congress

AILA 2020 introduces a new format! There will be more than 200 symposia to choose from. All the papers will…

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Linguacuisine free app now in android and apple stores

The Linguacuisine comic book is now available in the pdf attachment. This comic explains the app concept in graphical format:…

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Call for Papers Language Education and Multilingualism. The Langscape Journal

Issue: Language Teacher Education and Plurilingualism in Digital Learning Environments https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/handle/18452/19672   Technology has both revolutionized the way we teach…

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11th AILA-Europe Junior Researchers' Meeting in Applied Linguistics

Multiperspectivity in Applied Linguistics September 26–28, 2019 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina     The 11th Junior Researchers' Meeting is hosted…

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TIRF's 2019 DDG Competition Underway

    TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2019 Doctoral…

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Research award opportunity: ASHDRA

    The A.S Hornby Educational Trust (ASHET) is pleased to announce a call for research proposals under the A.S.Hornby…

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Launching the AILA ASEAN Network

On 3 December 2018, the AILA ASEAN Network was launched at the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics International Conference 2018,…

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The Society for Applied Linguistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SALinBiH)

Founded on September 28, 2018 Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo     SALinBiH (The Society for Applied linguistics in…

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MAALIC 2018 and the Launching of AILA ASEAN

Applied Linguistics and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Language, Communication and the Professions December 3-4, 2018 University of Malaya, Kuala…

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Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal: Call for Papers Volumes 21 & 22

Deadlines: Volume 21 No. 2: November 30, 2018 Volume 22 No. 1: March 15, 2019   The Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal…

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10th AILA-Europe Junior Researchers' Meeting in Applied Linguistics | Update

Research(ing) Cultures in Applied Linguistics September 10-11, 2018 University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Germany     The 10th AILA-Europe Junior…

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Free language learning and cooking app now available

Dear colleagues Here is information on the new Linguacuisine web app, which is now ready for use, as well as…

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Revista Nebrija: Section on emotion, emotional intelligence and language

The Nebrija Journal of Linguistics Applied to Language Teaching publishes blind peer-reviewed contributions in French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. …

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Call for nominations: TIRF James E. Alatis Prize 2019

Background TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – established the TIRF James E. Alatis Prize for…

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Launching the AILA Affiliates Tandem Initiative

AILA national affiliates embody traditions and represent cultures of doing, promoting, and supporting research and teaching, for example by the…

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Setting up new AILA National Affiliates

AILA is in contact with several potential new affiliates, for example, to keep the momentum of the AILA 2017 World…

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