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Foundational Videos  Stories  Research  Benefits for Graduate Students  Pandemic

Foundational Videos

The Beginning of AAAL:
Memories of the first conference and the start of the organization

Susan Gass, Elaine Tarone, Andrew Cohen and Bill Grabe offer their memories of how AAAL went from being a small part of LSA (Linguistic Society of America) to being the incredible organization it is today.
Fund for the Future of Applied Linguistics

Bill Grabe talks about his efforts to start this fund and support graduate students in the field of Applied Linguistics.

What is Applied Linguistics?

Various researchers answered the question, "What is Applied Linguistics?" at the 2024 Convention. This video invites a conversation regarding the field of Applied Linguistics. We hope to gather your responses and also invite you to use it to spark conversation and even debate in your classes.

Stories

Honeymoon

Peter Sayer, Ohio State University
Meeting Nina Spada

Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University
Various Memories & Benefits of AAAL

Margaret van Naerssen, Independent Scholar

Research

Research & Book Award

Shondel Nero, New York University

Benefits for Graduate Students

Mentoring Program

Zakaria Fahmi, University of South Florida

Pandemic

Pandemic

Peter Sayer, Ohio State University