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International Association of Applied Linguistics

The International Association of Applied Linguistics (French: Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée), or AILA, was formed in 1964 as an association of various national organizations for applied linguistics. AILA has more than 8,000 members in more than 35 different applied linguistics associations around the world.[1] AILA continues to grow, working with existing and emerging regional networks, such as AILA East Asia, AILA Europe, AILA Arabia, and AILA Latin America.[2] Its most high-profile activity is the World Congress of Applied Linguistics, which takes place once every three years. It also has two publications, AILA News, a newsletter, and the AILA Review, an academic journal.

History

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AILA was founded in 1964 at an international colloquium at the University of Nancy, France. Its founding had been preceded by two years of preparation,[3] of which two central figures were the French linguists Antoine Culioli and Guy Capelle.[1] As part of this preparation, the association had published the first issue of its official journal, the International Review of Applied Linguistics, in 1963.[4]

By 1969, the association had gained affiliate organizations in the form of national associations, centers for applied linguistics, and applied linguistics working groups, in a total of 18 different countries. In this year, the association held its second meeting, this time sponsored by the British Association for Applied Linguistics.[4]

Committee

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There are eight committees of the association. Each member of the committee is appointed by the current president.[5]

Solidarity Award Committee

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The Honorary Award Committee

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  • Susan Hunston (chair)
  • Sarah O'Brien (member)
  • Meilutė Ramonienė (member)

Editorial Board of AILA Review

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  • Antje Wilton (chair)
  • Limin Jin (member)
  • Rosa Manchón (member)
  • Branca Falabella Fabricio (member)
  • Barbara Seidlhofer (member)

Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)

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Prof. Antje Wilton in 2022
  • Antje Wilton (chair)
  • Hisako Yamauchi (member)
  • Anne Pitkanen-Huhta (member)
  • Hanele Dufva (member)
  • Folkert Kuiken (member)
  • Susanne Niemeier (member)
  • Rosa Manchón (member)
  • Susan Gass (member)

ReN Committee

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  • Laura Gurzynski-Weiss (chair)
  • Anne Pitkanen-Huhta (member)
  • Lian Zhang (member)
  • Laurie Anderson (member)

Nominating Committee

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  • Claire Kramsch (chair)
  • Ee Ling Low (member)
  • Markus Bieswanger (member)

The IACC Committee

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Objectives

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AILA has three main objectives: to facilitate international cooperation in the field of applied linguistics, to promote research and teaching, and to disseminate new applied linguistics theories.[3]

Presidential history

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AILA Presidents are appointed every three years to coincide with the world congress. The position has been held for up to two consecutive three-year periods.[6]

List of AILA Presidents
Period President Affiliation
1964–1969 Bernard Pottier Paris-Sorbonne University
1969–1972 Pit Corder University of Edinburgh
1972–1975
1975–1978 Guy Rondeau University of Montreal
1978–1981
1981–1984 Jan Svartvik Lund University
1984–1987 Jos Nivette
1987–1990 Albert Valdman Indiana University
1990–1993
1993–1996 Marc Spoelders Ghent University
1996–1999 Christopher Candlin Macquarie University
1999–2002
2002–2005 Susan Gass Michigan State University
2005–2008
2008–2011 Martin Bygate Lancaster University
2011–2014 Bernd Rüschoff University of Duisburg-Essen
2014–2017 Claire Kramsch University of California, Berkeley
2017–2021 Daniel Perrin[7] Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW
2021–2024 Azirah Hashim[8] University of Malaya

Editorial board

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  • Limin Jin
  • Barbara Seidlhofer
  • Rosa Manchón
  • Branca Falabella Fabricio

Affiliates

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AILA has affiliate associations in the following 34 countries:[10]

Activities

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World Congress of Applied Linguistics AILA’s most high-profile activity is the World Congress of Applied Linguistics, an international conference hosted by one of the affiliate national associations every three years. The one exception to the three-year pattern was the first World Congress in Nancy, France, as there was a five-year gap between that and the second World Congress in Cambridge, England.[10]

The list of world congresses is as follows:[11]

No. Year City Country
1. 1964 Nancy   France
2. 1969 Cambridge   United Kingdom
3. 1972 Copenhagen   Denmark
4. 1975 Stuttgart   Germany
5. 1978 Montreal   Canada
6. 1981 Lund   Sweden
7. 1984 Brussels   Belgium
8. 1987 Sydney   Australia
9. 1990 Chalkidiki   Greece
10. 1993 Amsterdam   Netherlands
11. 1996 Jyväskylä   Finland
12. 1999 Tokyo   Japan
13. 2002 Singapore   Singapore
14. 2005 Madison, Wisconsin[12]   United States
15. 2008 Essen   Germany
16. 2011 Beijing   China
17. 2014 Brisbane   Australia
18. 2017 Rio de Janeiro   Brazil
19. 2020 Groningen[13]   Netherlands
20. 2024 Kuala Lumpur[14][15]   Malaysia
21. 2027 Vancouver[16]   Canada

Publications

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AILA has two main publications, AILA News and the AILA Review.[10] AILA News is a newsletter, published three times a year, and the AILA Review is a journal, published once a year and edited by guest editors.[3] Each edition of the AILA Review either contains collections of papers on a particular topic, or a collection of papers from one of the World Congresses. In addition to these two publications, AILA also works with the British Association for Applied Linguistics, the American Association for Applied Linguistics, and Oxford University Press to publish the journal Applied Linguistics.[10]

Governance

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Decisions in the association are made by the executive board and the international committee. The executive board makes recommendations to the international committee, on which all the national affiliated associations of applied linguistics can vote. These votes take place once a year, at different sites around the world.[10]

The executive board has eleven posts, seven of which are fixed roles. These are the president, a past president, the treasurer, the secretary general, the research networks coordinator and the publications coordinator. The remaining four posts do not have a fixed role, and their holders are known as members at large. Members of the board cover their own expenses.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dalila Ayoun (2007). French Applied Linguistics. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-272-1972-5. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ Perrin, Daniel. "AILA President message". aila.info. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Michaël Byram (2000). Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-415-12085-2. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b Berns, Margie (20 March 2010). Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Elsevier. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-08-096503-1. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Committees". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  6. ^ "Past Presidents".
  7. ^ "Prof. Dr. Daniel Perrin". ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  8. ^ "UMEXPERT - EMERITUS PROF. DR. AZIRAH BINTI HASHIM". umexpert.um.edu.my. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  9. ^ "Editorial board".
  10. ^ a b c d e Young, R. (1999). "Professional Associations". In Spolsky, Bernard; Asher, R. E. (eds.). Concise Encyclopedia of Educational Linguistics. New York: Elsevier. pp. 732–733.
  11. ^ "AILA World Congress 2008". International Association of Applied Linguistics. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Östman, Jan-Ola; Verschueren, Jef (15 December 2011). Pragmatics in Practice. John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-90-272-0786-9. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  13. ^ "19th International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress". the University of Groningen research portal. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  14. ^ "AILA – Celebrating 60 years of AILA". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  15. ^ "Malaysia to host prestigious 21st AILA World Congress | New Straits Times". NST Online. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  16. ^ "ACLA to Host AILA in 2027". ACLA CAAL. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  17. ^ "Organization". International Association of Applied Linguistics. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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