The Ibero-American Association of Applied Linguists (AIALA, by its abbreviations in both Spanish and Portuguese) was created in August of 2020 to better reflect the rich linguistic diversity in the world within the global organization of AILA. In creating AIALA, we have reconceptualized the "regional" membership of AILA beyond physical residence/geographical location, focusing instead on the Spanish, Portuguese, and affiliated minority language(s) spoken and researched by applied linguists. AIALA is a collaboration between AMLA (Mexico), ALAB (Brazil), AESLA (Spain), and AAAL (North America), with additional opportunity for membership by AILA members-at-large where there are no national affiliates (yet), including but not limited to Portugal, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.Â
In our symposium, we begin by presenting AIALA's overarching goals and plans for short- and long-term collaboration within and beyond academia. We highlight the unique capacity for AIALA to unite research scholars around the world and provide a multilingual lens through which we can conduct research via more inclusive and just engagement and resulting impact. Following our discussion of AIALA as a whole, a representative from each founding national organization (AMLA, ALAB, AESLA, and AAAL) will share their organization's connection to the goals of AIALA demonstrating how, in collaborating via multinational membership, we are much greater than the sum of our parts. We conclude the symposium with specific opportunities to join us in supporting and amplifying Spanish, Portuguese, and affiliated minority languages, both in terms of applied linguistics research foci and in terms of supporting applied linguists who speak these languages worldwide.
The Ibero-American Association of Applied Linguists (AIALA, by its abbreviations in both Spanish and Portuguese) was created in August of 2020 to better reflect the rich linguistic diversity in the world within the global organization of AILA. In creating AIALA, we have reconceptualized the "regional" membership of AILA beyond physical residence/geographical location, focusing instead on the Spanish, Portuguese, and affiliated minority language(s) spoken and researched by applied linguists. AIALA is a collaboration between AMLA (Mexico), ALAB (Brazil), AESLA (Spain), and AAAL (North America), with additional opportunity for membership by AILA members-at-large where there are no national affiliates (yet), including but not limited to Portugal, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.Â
In our symposium, we begin by presenting AIALA's overarching goals and plans for short- and long-term collaboration within and beyond academia. We highlight the unique capacity for AIALA to unite research scholars around the world and provide a multilingual lens through which we can conduct research via more inclusive and just engagement and resulting impact. Following our discussion of AIALA as a whole, a representative from each founding national organization (AMLA, ALAB, AESLA, and AAAL) will share their organization's connection to the goals of AIALA demonstrating how, in collaborating via multinational membership, we are much greater than the sum of our parts. We conclude the symposium with specific opportunities to join us in supporting and amplifying Spanish, Portuguese, and affiliated minority languages, both in terms of applied linguistics research foci and in terms of supporting applied linguists who speak these languages worldwide.
Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nl
Nukácia Meyre Araújo
Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala
Karina Fascinetto ZagoTechnical Issues?
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