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Joan Morley It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of (Helen) Joan Morley, teacher, author, mentor, and friend, on Wednesday,...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of John Swales, a scholar, beloved mentor, and friend. John passed away peacefully on March...

Volume 36, Number 2 Table of Contents Feature Articles 1. AAAL's 2024 DSSA Award Winner Looks Back and Ahead | Kendall King 2. Former English...

Volume 36, Number 1 Table of Contents Feature Articles Rethinking the Boundaries of Language, Rethinking the Boundaries of Applied...

AAAL Announces 2024 Distinguished Public Service Award Winner: Leslie Villegas The AAAL Distinguished Public Service Award (DPSA) recognizes...

Volume 35, Number 2 Table of Contents Feature Articles No Sked, Chance em! | Lee A. Tonouchi Integrating JEDI in Graduate Student Work: For...

It is with profound sadness that the American Association for Applied Linguistics announces the passing of former AAAL President, Professor Emeritus...

AAAL recently learned of the passing of Jon Henner. We are grateful to Suresh Canagarajah for composing the following tribute to Jon’s...

Volume 35, Number 1 Table of Contents Feature Articles Mothering at the Intersection: Embracing Complexity and Connectivity in Language...

Some members are asking why the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and TESOL International Association (TESOL) conferences are in...

AAAL is saddened to share that longtime AAAL member Kimberly L. Geeslin (1971-2023) passed away unexpectedly in January at the age of 51. Kim was...

Volume 34, Number 3 Table of Contents Letter from the Editor | Stephanie Link, Oklahoma State University 'Tis the Season! | AAAL...

AAAL Announces 2023 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award Winner

Have you been accepted at AAAL 2023 for a presentation on Indigenous language research? If so, you may qualify for support from the...

AAAL Announces 2023 Distinguished Public Service Award Winner: Lee Tonouchi The AAAL Distinguished Public Service Award (DPSA) recognizes...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics is deeply saddened to announce that Professor Bernard Dov Spolsky passed away on August 20, 2022....

AAAL Ethics Guidelines was formally endorsed by AILA

Congratulations to the Following Individuals Elected to Serve AAAL: Click on each person's name to learn more about them. Executive...

Volume 34, Number 2 Table of Contents Letter from the Editor | Stephanie Link, Oklahoma State University And Just Like That... The Day Came,...

Table of Contents Letter from the Editor by Stephanie Link, AAALetter Editor Leadership News and Updates by Patricia Duff, AAAL...

The AAAL Research Article Award is bestowed annually upon the author(s) of a published refereed journal article which is recognized by leaders in...

The AAAL Distinguished Public Service Award (DPSA) recognizes individuals outside of the field of applied linguistics -- writers, journalists,...

The Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award recognizes and honors a distinguished scholar for their scholarship and service to the profession in...

Congratulations to Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA! A long-time member of AAAL, Dr. Laura Gurzynski-Weiss,...

I, Charles McKinney, was interviewed for this groundbreaking initiative aimed at highlighting the experiences of diverse and underrepresented...

Congratulations to the Following Individuals Elected to Serve AAAL: Executive Committee: Ryuko Kubota - 2nd Vice President Agnes He -...

How discrimination against speakers based on accent and dialect variety is a form of racism that affects equal opportunities in education and...

Volume 33, Number 1 Table of Contents 1. Letter from the Editor by Dr. Stephanie Link, AAALetter Editor 2. Living, Learning, & Longing after...

March 19 - 22, 2022Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCall for Proposals The 2022 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) will...

Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) is a peer-reviewed international forum devoted to research on the policy and practice of second language...

AAAL endorses the recent TESOL statement focused on the US Capitol Building attack. AAAL’s mission focuses on “improv(ing) the lives of...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor Aneta Pavlenko, Elizabeth Hepford, and Scott...

Volume 32, Number 2 Table of Contents Introduction to the Issue by Dr. Stephanie Link, AAALetter Editor Leadership Update by Dr. Kendall...

Congratulations to the 2021 AAAL Dissertation Award winner and finalists. Brittany Frieson | Assistant Professor of Literacy and Anti-Racist...

Congratulations to the 2021 Graduate Student Award Winners! The Graduate Student Award is a merit-based award that supports the attendance of AAAL...

2021 AAAL First Book Award Winner: Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and the Learning of LatinidadAuthored...

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The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) invites AAAL members to self-nominate and be supported by AAAL (i.e., nominated) to run for...

"The Linguistic Society of America has announced the death of Maggie Reynolds, who retired recently as Executive Director after 30 years of service....

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor Kathi Bailey, MIIS as the Distinguished...

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The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor the founders of Black Lives Matter: Patrisse...

Congratulations to the Following Individuals Elected to Serve AAAL: Executive Committee: Peter DeCosta - 2nd Vice President Scott Jarvis -...

Thank you for the comments and emails regarding the collage of images recently posted on our AAAL FB page. We are sorry that there was not a more...

As you know, our AAAL 2021 Houston conference is scheduled for March 20-23, 2021 and we have a stellar group of confirmed plenary speakers,...

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Volume 32, Number 1 Table of Contents Introduction to the Issue by Stephanie Link, AAALetter Editor Taking Stock During Turbulent Times by...

Building art near Lake and Hennepin in Minneapolis, photo by Lucia Heathcote Like much of the world, we are heartbroken by the murder of...

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We regret to inform you that as of this morning, Monday, March 9th, the AAAL Denver 2020 conference has been canceled due to concerns about...

March 20 - 23, 2021Virtual ConferenceCall for Proposals COVID-19 Note: Those who submitted abstracts for Denver can resubmit those, and new...

An opinion piece published in the oldest, leading daily newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Based on original corpus-based research into language...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics Book Award recognizes outstanding work in the field of applied linguistics. In bestowing this...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor Ryuko Kubota as the Distinguished Scholarship and...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor the founders of Nk̓ʷusm Salish Language School:...

Congratulations to the 2020 AAAL Dissertation Award winner and finalists. Ron Darvin | Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong...

The AAAL Research Article award is bestowed annually upon the author or authors of a published refereed journal article which is recognized by...

Congratulations to the 2020 Graduate Student Award Winners! The Graduate Student Award is a merit-based award that supports the attendance of AAAL...

Author: Adam Schwartz, Oregon State University I. Introduction: What is racist language?Offensive and/or racist language takes many forms, and the...

Authors: Rachel Showstack, Maricel G. Santos, Emily Feuerherm, Holly Jacobson, & Glenn Martínez Introduction The idea that good health...

Authors: Diego Pascual y Cabo & Damián Vergara Wilson The boom in the Hispanic/Latinx community recorded in the latest census has...

Volume 31, Number 2 Table of Contents From the Secretary/AAALetter EditorThis December issue is the result of a joint effort...

To raise awareness and visibility of the field of applied linguistics and our public scholars, we are accepting submissions of recent (same calendar...

Volume 31, Number 2 Table of Contents From the Secretary/AAALetter EditorI hope your year is unfolding well and that you enjoy this issue of...

The AAAL membership recently voted to make the dues structure to be more inclusive. The new membership dues are now $195 for Administration or...

The 2019 Plenary Session Recordings are now available as a member benefit. Click the button below to view the recordings! 2019 Plenary Recordings

Election Results Thank you to the members who participated in the 2019 elections. It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2019 election...

The purpose of the AAAL Graduate Student Council (GSC) is: To support the professional development and personal well-being of AAAL graduate...

Electronic access to the current and archived Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) (1999 to date), an official journal of the American...

This Op-Ed piece overviews the reasons why state-wide data disaggregation policy potentially benefits language and ethnic minority students in U.S....

AAAL 2019 Award Winners Announced Press Contact Information: Sarah Berke, CAE American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Sarah@aaal.org...

March 28 - 31, 2020Denver, ColoradoCall for Proposals The 2020 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) will be held at...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics AAAL First Book Award recognizes a scholar whose first book represents outstanding work in the...

The Graduate Student Award is a merit-based award that supports the attendance of AAAL graduate student members at the annual conference. The number...

To: AAAL MembershipFrom: AAAL Executive CommitteeDate: January 20, 2019 An Open Letter Regarding Diversity in AAAL In April of 2013, AAAL passed a...

Volume 31, Number 1 Table of Contents From the AAALetter EditorIt is with great pleasure that I introduce our first issue of the 2019...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor Nick Ellis as the Distinguished Scholarship and...

The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) community is proud to recognize and honor Carmen Fariña of New York City, New York as...

The AAAL Research Article award is bestowed annually upon the author or authors of a published refereed journal article which is recognized by...

Congratulations to the 2019 AAAL Dissertation Award winner and finalists. WinnerEmily Suh | Assistant Professor, Texas State...

ARAL is #1 of 181 journals in Linguistics: The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is delighted to announce it has been ranked as the top...

Volume 30, Number 2 Table of Contents From the AAALetter Editor—Overview by Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala: Welcome to the Fall issue of the...

AAAL has announced the results of the 2018 election. The results are as follows: Second VP: Patsy Duff, Univerisity of British Columbua Member...

Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and incredible new technology at our fingertips that will allow us to better serve each and...

It is with an expression of heart-felt thanks to all contributors and readers that I wish to introduce this issue of the AAALetter. It has been an...

March 9-12, 2019Atlanta, GeorgiaCall for Proposals The 2019 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) will be held at...

Volume 30, Number 1 Table of Contents From the AAALetter EditorIt is with an expression of heart-felt thanks to all contributors and readers that...

The AAAL Research Article award is bestowed annually upon the author or authors of a published refereed journal article which is recognized by...

Volume 29, Number 3 Table of Contents From the AAALetter Editor Another calendar year is almost coming to an end, and with it, we have an...

Volume 29, Number 2 Table of Contents From the Editor - A New Start with Key Priorities As we start a new academic year, on behalf of all of us in...

Volume 29, Number 1 Table of Contents From the Editor - Planting the Seeds to Grow and Nurture Future AAAL LeadersA recurring theme of this...

Katherine A. Bernstein, Assistant Professor in the Division of Teacher Preparation in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University...

Volume 28, Number 4 Table of Contents A Message from the AAALetter Editor The month of December is an exciting month for many of us. It is full...

Volume 28, Number 3 Table of Contents A Message from the New AAALetter Editor As the end of summer arrives, and the start of a new academic year...

Table of Contents From the President: The Elephant on the Patio The AAAL president, Kathleen M. Bailey, reflects back on the Orlando conference...

Volume 28, Number 1 Table of Contents From the President: I am AAAL — and so are you! “AAAL is my organization—and yours,...

Volume 27, Number 4 Table of Contents From the President Our organization, the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), embodies the...

Volume 27, Number 3 Table of Contents From the President: Going Social AAAL has taken the social (media) turn. Finally, I might add. This is...

Volume 27, Number 5 Table of Contents To read each article in full, please click on the linked title. 1. From the President Paul Kei Matsuda,...

The purpose of the AAALetter, AAAL's newsletter, is to maintain and develop the community of AAAL members and to provide a means for exchanging...