You have more time!
BAAL conference CfP extended until 17th April 2024
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/45753/s…
Abstracts invited for:
Poster presentations
Individual presentations
Individual presentations for Special Interest Group
Workshops (60 minutes)
Proposed Colloquia (120 minutes)

We’re all ready for #LGaSSIG15 ! Looking forward to a day of language, gender and sexuality in sport.

Train strikes scuppered our plans to visit dmuleicester today but our excellent hosts Lucy Jones (@lucyjones.bsky.social) and Dr Aimee Bailey have expertly moved us online ☺️

New SIG alert!

Humans, Machines, Language (HuMaLa)
The SIG aims to bring together researchers interested in human-integrated language technologies
You can express your interest in getting involved here:
forms.gle/Hbg8w3bzbjBN6B…

I've been sitting on this for a while, but it's time 🥁🥁🥁

Language as Statecraft is with RoutledgeLinguistics - out July 15th! The book began as an inquiry into Rwanda's recent transition from French to English. It became a story about statecraft, social class, and global English.🧵

BAAL Research Development Workshop:
Q Methodology for Applied Linguists: Principles and Applications.

Free 3-day online workshop for BAAL members:

Pt1: 10 May 2024 (9:30-12:45 GMT)
Pt2: 17 May 2024 (9:30-1:15)
Pt3: 24 May 2024 (9:30-1:00)

To register: forms.gle/Lpdi8PhvcwKV8P…

Announcement!
Newly formed Special Interest Group on Language and Race. If you are interested in being involved, please email: languageracebaalsig[@]gmail[.]com

Call for Papers! 2024 BAAL Vocabulary Studies SIG Annual Conference
11-12 July 2024, University of Leeds, hosted by the School of Education and the Centre for Language Education Research
baalvocabsig.wordpress.com
Deadline: 30th April 2024

BAAL/Cambridge University Press seminar 2023-24: Multimodality in applied linguistic research: current trends and methodological implications. 24th of April 2024, 10-5pm, University of York and online. For PGRs/ECRs, register by 10 April: shorturl.at/hjwI1

Announcement! BAAL student/ECR scholarship to present at AILA Junior Researchers Meeting (Thessalonki, Greece) on 11 Oct 2024

Up to £400 towards accommodation, travel, and conference registration - eligibility criteria apply

Contact Sal Consoli with applications and queries

NEW SIG ALERT! Language Curriculum SIG now launch. If you'd like to join the mailing list & become a SIG member, please complete the form at forms.gle/xnE51Rf8G7gTyH…

BAAL Researcher Development Workshop: How to use an interdisciplinary approach in Applied Linguistics research: 9.30am-4.30 pm on 21st May at the University of Warwick (in person)
Free of charge, BAAL-member PGRs/ECRs
To apply: qualtricsxmw78mwn9fw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZ…

BAAL Researcher Development Workshop: Entering the Dragons’ Den: Pitching Qualitative Methods in Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (PLLT) Research
Monday June 10th 2024 University of Nottingham (hybrid for selected sessions)

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Register by 20/4

In case you missed it! BAAL 2024 is at the University of Essex on 5th, 6th and 7th September 2024.

Conference theme: Applied linguistics in contemporary contexts: practices, approaches and future directions

To submit an abstract: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/45753/s… (deadline 10th April)

BAAL Book Prize 2024 Nominations!
A great reflection of the depth and breadth of current Applied Linguistics research
If you want to get involved in reviewing, get in touch!

Shortlist tba in early summer (who will it be?!) - watch this space

Final week to contribute to a survey of arts, humanities and social science graduates who work in research/research-related area!

Closing date 26th Feb: vitae.ac.uk/impact-and-eva…