Editing Applied linguistics (section)

== Associations ==
The [[International Association of Applied Linguistics]] was founded in France in 1964, where it is better known as Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or AILA. AILA has affiliates in more than thirty countries, some of which are listed below.

=== Australia ===
Australian applied linguistics took as its target the applied linguistics of mother tongue teaching and teaching English to immigrants. The Australian tradition shows a strong influence of continental Europe and of the US, rather than of Britain.<ref>Alan Davies & Catherine Elder.(Eds.). 2004. Handbook of Applied Linguistics. 6</ref> Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) was established at a national congress of applied linguists held in August 1976.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://alaa.academy/ | title = Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (home page) | date = September 2011 | publisher = Applied Linguistics Association of Australia | access-date = 28 June 2019}}</ref> ALAA holds a joint annual conference in collaboration with the Association for Applied Linguistics in New Zealand (ALANZ).

=== Canada ===
The Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics / L'Association Canadienne de Linguistique appliquée (CAAL/ACLA), is an officially bilingual (English and French) scholarly association with approximately 200 members. They produce the ''Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics'' and hold an annual conference.<ref name="ACLA">{{cite web|title=Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics| url=http://www.aclacaal.org/|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

=== Ireland ===
The [[Irish Association for Applied Linguistics]]/Cumann na Teangeolaíochta Feidhmí (IRAAL) was founded in 1975. They produce the journal ''Teanga'', the Irish word for 'language'.<ref name="IRAAL">{{cite web|title=Irish Association for Applied Linguistics| url=http://www.iraal.ie/|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

=== Japan ===
In 1982, the Japan Association of Applied Linguistics (JAAL) was established in the Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) to engage in activities on a more international scale. In 1984, JAAL became an affiliate of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacet.org/about-e.html |title=About JACET |website=www.jacet.org |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103202550/http://www.jacet.org/about-e.html |archive-date=3 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== New Zealand ===
The Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand (ALANZ) produces the journal ''New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics'' and has been collaborating with the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia in a combined annual conference since 2010, with the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ) later joining the now three-way conference collaboration.<ref name="ALANZ">{{cite web|title=Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand| url=http://alanz.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

=== South Africa ===
The Southern African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA) was founded in 1980. There are currently four publications associated with SAALA including the ''Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Journal'' (SAJALS).<ref name="SAALA">{{cite web|title=Southern African Applied Linguistics Association| url=http://www.saala.org.za/|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

=== United Kingdom ===
The [[British Association for Applied Linguistics]] (BAAL) was established in 1967. Its mission is "the advancement of education by fostering and promoting, by any lawful charitable means, the study of language use, language acquisition and language teaching and the fostering of interdisciplinary collaboration in this study [...]".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.baal.org.uk/constitution.pdf | title = British Association for Applied Linguistics constitution | at = Paragraph 3: "Objects" | work = Public Documents | date = September 2011 | publisher = British Association for Applied Linguistics | access-date = 19 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619151209/http://www.baal.org.uk/constitution.pdf | archive-date = 19 June 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> BAAL hosts an annual conference, as well as many additional smaller conferences and events organised by its Special Interest Groups (SIGs).

=== United States ===
The [[American Association for Applied Linguistics]] (AAAL) was founded in 1977.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kaplan |first1=Robert B. |last2=Grabe |first2=William |title=APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annual-review-of-applied-linguistics/article/abs/applied-linguistics-and-the-annual-review-of-applied-linguistics/7AB01FEF3A2B1961C5EE7ABDC0B39786 |journal=Annual Review of Applied Linguistics |access-date=September 27, 2024 |date=December 15, 2011|volume=20 |pages=3–17 |doi=10.1017/S0267190500299996 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=American Association for Applied Linguistics |url=https://ocs.yale.edu/organizations/american-association-for-applied-linguistics/ |website=Yale University |date=12 August 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> AAAL holds an annual conference, usually in March or April, in the United States or Canada.