Member Benefits
Conference Discounts
Members are given a reduction for the annual BAAL conference and for BAAL SIG conferences
Publishers' Discounts
Our associate publishers offer BAAL members generous discounts on their ranges
Journal Discounts
Several key journals offer subscription discounts to BAAL members
Funding Opportunities
BAAL offers funding, including
Applying Linguistics Activity fund
Seminars Programme
In association with Cambridge University Press, BAAL organises a programme of seminars throughout the year
SIGs
BAAL funds a range of Special Interest Groups, helping members to meet and talk with other experts in their field
Why should I join BAAL?
BAAL is the voice for applied linguists in academic and political fora. We are involved in:
- defending applied linguistics as an academic subject area;
- Raising awareness of linguistic issues;
- promoting the importance of linguistics in all aspects of everyday life.
BAAL has representatives on many academic and governmental bodies, and we are consulted regularly on linguistic issues. BAAL is also affiliated to many international linguistics organisations, and represents British applied linguistics in the international community.
Who can join BAAL?
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in applied linguistics. BAAL is not an exclusively academic organisation and welcomes members from all areas.
What do I get for my membership?
BAAL offers:
- Special interest Groups: Corpus Linguistics; Gender & Language; Intercultural Communication; Language in Africa; Language Learning and Teaching; Multimodality; Psycholinguistics; Linguistic Ethnography; Vocabulary Studies; Testing, Evaluation & Assessment.
- Scholarships and Funding for research activities and for attending conferences.
- A range of forums, giving Applied Linguists excellent opportunities for networking.
- Our annual conference is an international event and attracts experts from all areas of linguistics.
- We hold three seminars every year, in association with Cambridge University Press.
- We are able to offer special publisher discounts on a range of books and journals.
How do I join?
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