European Second Language Association Explained

European Second Language Association
Abbreviation:EuroSLA
Founding Location:Colchester, United Kingdom
Status:Association
Region:Europe
Fields:Second language and second language acquisition
Language:English
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Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Roger Gilabert
Main Organ:Journal of the European Second Language Association

The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) is a learned society for researchers with an interest in second language and second language acquisition.

History

EuroSLA was established in Colchester, the United Kingdom, in 1989 and the first president of the society was Vivian Cook. The 2024 president is Roger Gilabert (University of Barcelona).

Publications

The Journal of the European Second Language Association is published after the annual conferences.[1] The EUROSLA Yearbook has been published annually by the John Benjamins Publishing Company since 2000.[2]

Grants and awards

Distinguished scholar award

The association presents a yearly "best article prize" and a career award "for outstanding scholarship and contribution to the field". Previous winners of the latter award have been:[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Journal of the European Second Language Association . 30 August 2018 . European Second Language Association.
  2. Web site: EUROSLA Yearbook . 9 October 2018 . Benjamins.com.
  3. Web site: Distinguished scholar award . EuroSLA . European Second Language Association . 4 April 2019.