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 Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, psychology, communication rese ...

. AILA has more than 8,000 members in more than 35 different applied linguistics associations around the world. AILA continues to grow, working with existing and emerging regional networks, such as AILA East Asia, AILA Europe, AILA Arabia, and AILA Latin America. 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

AILA was founded in 1964 at an international colloquium at the

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. Its founding had been preceded by two years of preparation, of which two central figures were the French linguists Antoine Culioli and Guy Capelle. As part of this preparation, the association had published the first issue of its official journal, the ''International Review of Applied Linguistics'', in 1963. 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 The 'British Association for Applied Linguistics'' (BAAL) is a learned society, based in the UK, which provides a forum for people interested in language and applied linguistics. BAAL organises regular meetings of its members at various venues in ...

Committee

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

Solidarity Award Committee

*Azirah Hashim (chair) * Marjolijn Verspoor (member) *Andrea Sterzuk (member)

The Honorary Award Committee

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

Editorial Board of AILA Review

*Antje Wilton (chair) *Limin Jin (member) *

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(member) *Branca Falabella Fabricio (member) *Barbara Seidlhofer (member)

Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)

Prof. Antje Wilton in 2022 *Antje Wilton (chair) *Hisako Yamauchi (member) *Anne Pitkanen-Huhta (member) *Hanele Dufva (member) *Folkert Kuiken (member) *Susanne Niemeier (member) *

(member) * Susan Gass (member)

ReN Committee

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

Nominating Committee

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

The IACC Committee

*Daniel Perrin (chair) *Paula Szundy (member) * Marjolijn Verspoor (member)

Objectives

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.

Presidential history

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.

Editorial board

*Limin Jin *Barbara Seidlhofer *

*Branca Falabella Fabricio

Affiliates

AILA has affiliate associations in the following 34 countries: *Australia
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
*Austria
Verband für angewandte Linguistic (VERBAL)
*Belgium
Association Belge de Linguistique Appliquée (ABLA)
*Brazil
Applied Linguistics Association of Brazil (ALAB)
*Cameroon: AILA Cameroon (CAMAILA) *Canada
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL)
*China
China English Language Education Association (CELEA)
*Estonia
Estonian Association of Applied Linguistics (EAAL)
*Finland
Finnish Association of Applied Linguistics (AFinLA)
*France
Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée (AFLA)
*Germany
Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL)
*Greece
Greek Applied Linguistics Association (GALA)
*

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Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL)
*Israel
Israel Association of Applied Linguistics (ILASH)
*Italy: Associazione Italiana di Linguistica Applicata (AItLA) *Japan
Japan Association of Applied Linguistics (JAAL)
*Korea (South)
Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK)
*Malaysia
Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL)
*Mexico: Asociación Mexicana de Lingüística Aplicada (AMLA) *Netherlands
Association Nederlandaise de Linguistique Applique (ANELA)
*New Zealand
Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand (ALANZ)
*Norway
Association Norvegienne de Linguistique Appliquèe (ANLA)
*Philippines
Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP)
*Russian Federation

*Serbia and Montenegro
Association for Applied Linguistics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (AALBiH)
*Singapore
Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL)
*Slovenia: Slovene Association for Applied Linguistics (SALA) *South Africa
Southern African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA)
*Spain
Asociaciõn Española de Linguistica Aplicada (AEsLA)
*Sweden
Association Suèdoise de Linguistique Appliquèe (ASLA)
*Switzerland
Association Suisse de Linguistique Appliquèe (VALS/ASLA)
*

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British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
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American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

Activities

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. The list of world congresses is as follows: * Groningen, Netherlands (2020) *

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, Brazil (2017) *

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

, Australia (2014) *

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, China (2011) * Essen, Germany (2008) *

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, United States (2005) *

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(2002) *

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, Japan (1999) *

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, Finland (1996) *

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, Netherlands (1993) *

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, Greece (1990) * Sydney, Australia (1987) *

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, Belgium (1984) * Lund, Sweden (1981) *

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, Canada (1978) * Stuttgart, Germany (1975) *

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, Denmark (1972) *

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, England (1969) * Nancy, France (1964)

Publications

AILA has two main publications, ''AILA News'' and the ''AILA Review''. ''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. 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

, the American Association for Applied Linguistics, and

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to publish the journal ''

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''.

Governance

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. 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.

References

External links

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