As part of its commitment to research in Applied Linguistics, BAAL is pleased to announce that financial support from Cambridge University Press and BAAL will be available for up to three seminars in 2011.

Cambridge University Press with its interest in promoting Applied Linguistics research has generously sponsored the annual BAAL / Cambridge University Press Seminar Programme for many years. BAAL now invites proposals for the 2011 seminars, in all areas of applied linguistics, to be submitted to Caroline Coffin (Seminar Organiser) by 11 October 2010.

Brief information about the 2010 seminars is given below. All BAAL members are welcome to attend the seminars.

Institution

The University of Birmingham

The University of Huddersfield

The Open University

Seminar Title

Using corpus evidence in the classroom: working with teachers and learners

Language in Conflict – a conversation with Peace Studies

Academic Writing in the 21st century: towards a new framework for investigating, describing and explaining academic texts and literacy practices

Dates

June 2010

6-7 July 2010

21 April 2010

Professor Lesley Jeffries

School of Music, Humanities and Media, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH

Dr. Caroline Coffin and Dr. Jim Donohue

Centre for Language and Communication, The Faculty of Education and Language Studies, Stuart Hall Building, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA