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| European Association for Second Language Acquisition | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Association for Second Language Acquisition |
| Abbreviation | EASLA |
| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Cambridge |
| Region served | Europe |
| Languages | English |
| Leader title | President |
European Association for Second Language Acquisition is a pan-European learned society that promotes research on second language acquisition across academic networks such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, University of Barcelona, and Humboldt University of Berlin. It liaises with international bodies including Council of Europe, European Commission, UNESCO, European Centre for Modern Languages, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to disseminate findings and influence language-related policy debates. The association convenes researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from institutions like University of Edinburgh, Leiden University, University of Helsinki, Trinity College Dublin, and University of Groningen.
The association was founded in 1989 following meetings that included delegates from University of Geneva, University of Vienna, University of Salamanca, Catholic University of Leuven, and University of Milan. Early conferences featured scholars affiliated with King's College London, University of Amsterdam, University of Manchester, University of Warsaw, and Jagiellonian University. Through the 1990s and 2000s it established ties with research centres such as Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Leibniz Institute for the German Language, INL Leiden, CNRS, and MPI Frankfurt. Key institutional milestones involved collaborations with British Academy, Royal Society, Austrian Academy of Sciences, FIN-CLIL projects, and city hosts like Barcelona, Prague, Lisbon, and Warsaw.
The association's objectives include promoting empirical research across universities including University College London, University of York, University of Sussex, University of Oslo, and University of Copenhagen; fostering interdisciplinary links with organisations like European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Swedish Research Council, and European Research Council; and advising policy bodies such as European Parliament, Council of Europe, European Commission, UNICEF, and World Bank on language learning. It supports dissemination through collaborations with publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Springer Nature, and John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Membership comprises individual scholars and institutional members from centres including University of Innsbruck, University of Bergen, University of Ljubljana, University of Belgrade, and University of Malta. Governance follows a board model with roles comparable to those at Institute of Education, UCL, École Normale Supérieure, Sciences Po, London School of Economics, and Bocconi University. Committees draw from specialists affiliated with University of Zurich, University of Stuttgart, University of Freiburg, KU Leuven, and University of Tartu. Regional chapters coordinate with national associations such as British Association for Applied Linguistics, German Association of Applied Linguistics, Austrian Linguistics Association, Polish Association for Applied Linguistics, and Spanish Association of Applied Linguistics.
Annual conferences rotate among host institutions such as University of Glasgow, University of Southampton, University of Bergen, University of Malta, and University of Ljubljana; keynote speakers have included affiliates of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Yale University, and Princeton University. The association also organises symposia with partners like European Summer School in Language and Speech, National Science Foundation (US), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, British Council, and Erasmus+-funded networks. Workshops address intersections with centres such as Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Centre for Research on Bilingualism at Bangor University, Birkbeck, University of London, and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
EASLA sponsors edited volumes and journal special issues published by John Benjamins, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, De Gruyter, and Elsevier and collaborates with journals like Applied Linguistics (journal), Second Language Research, Language Learning, International Journal of Bilingualism, and TESOL Quarterly. Research initiatives have been linked to projects funded by Horizon 2020, ERC Starting Grants, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, FP7, and national councils including ANR, DFG, NWO, SNSF, and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The association archives proceedings with repositories such as Europeana, British Library, National Library of France, Biblioteca Nacional de España, and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
EASLA administers prizes and recognitions analogous to awards presented by Royal Society of Arts, British Academy Book Prize, J. E. Fisiak Prize, King Baudouin Foundation, and Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. It honours early-career researchers from institutions such as University of Bern, University of Graz, University of Porto, University of Seville, and University of Crete with travel grants sponsored by bodies like European Research Council, Leverhulme Trust, Marie Curie Actions, Wellcome Trust, and Wolfson Foundation. Lifetime achievement acknowledgements have recognised scholars affiliated with University of Toronto, University of California, Berkeley, McGill University, University of Sydney, and University of Auckland.
The association maintains partnerships with international organisations and institutes including Council of Europe, European Commission, UNESCO, OECD, and European Centre for Modern Languages and has contributed evidence to policy consultations involving European Parliament, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee, European Higher Education Area, and Bologna Process fora. Its position statements have been cited by ministries such as Ministry of Education (France), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), Ministry of Education and Science (Spain), Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland), and Ministry of Education (Italy), and by curriculum bodies like CEFR consortium, Council of Europe Language Policy Unit, British Council, Accademia della Crusca, and Instituto Cervantes.
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