| 词条 | British Association for Applied Linguistics |
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The British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) is an academic society for professional applied linguists, language teachers and other interested parties, based in the United Kingdom. It is an affiliate of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee (International Association of Applied Linguistics, AILA). BAAL organises regular meetings of its approximately 1000 members at various venues in the UK,[1] publishes conference proceedings, issues a regular newsletter and awards student scholarships.[2] The current Chair (2018-2021) is Dawn Knight, Reader in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University. BAAL's Annual Meeting is held every year in early September in the UK; the 50th BAAL conference was held in 2017, at the University of Leeds.[3] Representatives also attend international conferences. BAAL is a registered charity in the UK.[4] Meetings usually have a theme; for example, the 40th conference at the University of Edinburgh focused on 'Technology, Ideology and Practice in Applied Linguistics'.[5] The Association is regularly consulted over linguistic issues and language teaching in the UK,[6] but has stopped short of active political lobbying; it remains a primarily academic institution, despite occasional forays into campaigning.[7] HistoryThe association first convened in the 1960s, as interest increased in the new science of modern linguistics and particularly in its practical application - for example, in language teaching and learning. A group of theoretical linguists, educators and other professionals using language "as a tool" would establish much-need cross-disciplinary contacts; also, deepening European integration at the time meant that there was a need for high-quality language teaching across the continent.[8] BAAL's creation was the result of a proposal by Peter Strevens, Chair in Applied Linguistics at the University of Essex. At a preliminary meeting of interested parties at Birkbeck College in July 1965, a narrower remit was discussed than the wider set of issues that the Association would concern itself with; initially, it was suggested that it might focus on language teaching and machine translation, but the first full meeting in 1967 in Reading, Berkshire agreed to broaden the scope. BAAL emerged as the UK affiliate of AILA, with Pit Corder its first Chair. Membership was narrowly defined in the early years, as BAAL wished to develop a reputation as a learned society rather than a teachers' meeting; however, a feeling that the Association could afford to widen recruitment was apparent by the early 1970s. In 1985, a requirement for formal qualifications, already flexible, was dropped; and today anyone can join. In 1980, the Association also began to publish what is now considered the leading journal in the field, Applied Linguistics.[9][10] References1. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics: ' '. 11 June 2007. 2. ^British h. for Applied Linguistics: 'Funding Opportunities {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704160059/http://www.baal.org.uk/join_funding.htm |date=4 July 2007 }}'. 29 April 2007. 3. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics: 'Conferences {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109065330/http://www.baal.org.uk/confs.htm |date=9 November 2007 }}'. 27 November 2006. 4. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics: 'About BAAL {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613180146/http://www.baal.org.uk/about.htm |date=13 June 2007 }}'. 4 December 2006. 5. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics: '40th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917094108/http://www.baal.org.uk/conf2007/index.htm |date=17 September 2007 }}'. 5 August 2007. 6. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics: 'Joining BAAL {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613175446/http://www.baal.org.uk/join.htm |date=13 June 2007 }}'. 2 April 2006. 7. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics (1997: 12-14). 8. ^Trim (1988: 7-8). 9. ^British Association for Applied Linguistics (1997: 4-6). 10. ^See Applied Linguistics - About the Journal.
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