American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL)
Significance
The conference has a reputation as one of the most comprehensive and exciting language conferences. It is known for its in-depth symposia and focused workshops on key issues in applied linguistics.
Plenary speakers
*Professor Dorothy Chun, University of California at Santa Barbara, US
*Professor Claude Germain, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
*Professor Monica Heller, University of Toronto, Canada
*Professor Gordon Wells, University of California at Santa Cruz, US
Discussion topics
*language and culture learning with computers and the Internet
*dialogue in the classroom
*computer mediated communication in L2 contexts
*corpus linguistics, stylistics, grammar and discourse analysis
Participants
established and new professionals as well as graduate students in the area of English/ foreign language teaching and learning
Organizers information
Founded in 1977, the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) is a professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to language education, bilingualism, discourse analysis, second and foreign language pedagogy and language assessment.
Since its creation in 1969, the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL) has been active in promoting research and teaching activities related to applied linguistics across Canada,including second language acquisition and computer-assisted language learning.
For further information, please visit http://www.aaal.org/.
