International Association of Multilingualism

International Association of Multilingualism

European Centre for Modern Languages The Professional Network Forum 2011

Britta Hufeisen

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The International Association of Multilingualism is an international network of scholars who share an interest in multilingualism.

http://www.iamultilingualism.org

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A shared understanding of multilingualism:

Multilingualism is a common individual and societal phenomenon, and the study of multilingualism provides the basis for understanding all types of language acquisition and learning, maintenance and attrition.

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Aims

The Association seeks to establish a network for professionals interested in multilingualism and multiple language acquisition and learning.

 To this end it will:

1. foster the cooperation between researchers of multilingualism;2. disseminate knowledge, methods, theories and models;3. create a forum for the discussion of issues related to multilingualism;4. improve research in multilingualism and Applied Linguistics;5. improve research studies among young researchers;6. organise and sponsor conferences and meetings on a regular basis;7. apply knowledge to real life situations.

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Membership

Membership is on an individual basis and costs an amount agreed annually by the Executive Board subject to local and ad hoc arrangements.

For 2011: Full Members:           45 EuroStudent Members:    25 Euro

Currently the IAM has 136 members from 23 countries around the world.

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The Board of the Association

The governing body of the Association consists of an Executive Board made up of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, five elected members

The President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer are

elected for two years, and the tenure of executive officers is maximally two terms.

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BOARD MEMBERS 2009-2011 President: Ulrike JessnerVice-president: Gessica De AngelisTreasurer: Eva VetterSecretary: Larissa Aronin

MEMBERS AT LARGERaphael BertheleJasone CenozJean-Marc Dewaele (ReN-coordinator)Suzanne Flynn Britta Hufeisen (ECML-link person)

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The association organizes a conference every two years and its members are regularly involved in organizing workshops, seminars and panel discussions at conferences around the world.

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L3-network meetings at GAL 1997-2003

L3-Conferences1999 Innsbruck, Austria (founding of IAM)

2001 Leuwaarden, Netherlands

2003 Tralee, Ireland

2005 Freiburg, Switzerland

2007 Stirling, Scotland

2009 Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2011 (forthcoming) - 7th International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism, Warsaw Poland.

L3-Conference 2011

Seventh International Conference

on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism

Warsaw 15-17 September 2011 Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw

Keynote speakers Britta Hufeisen (TU Darmstadt, Germany) Hanna Komorowska (Univ. of Warsaw, Poland) Waldemar Martyniuk (ECML, Austria) Terence Odlin (Ohio State University, USA)

Partner highlights: projects

Projects some of our members are involved in

LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence, FP6, funded by the European Commission)http://www.linee.info

"Creating Synergy for the Learning of Subsequent Languages"(European Centre for Modern Languages, Project Nr.1.1.2.)http://www.ecml.at

"Europäische Mehrsprachigkeit: Interkomprehension“ (Funded by the European Commission)http://www.eurocom-frankfurt.de

"Galatea” http://www.u-grenoble3.fr/galatea "EuroComCenter” http://www.eurocomcenter.de 

Partner highlights:

The International Journal of Multilingualism

Book series on multilingualism other publications (see the bibliography under:

www.iamultilingualism.org)

International Journal of Multilingualism

Routledge edited by Jasone Cenoz and Ulrike Jessner 2004-2006: 2 issues/year 2007…: 4 issues/year

Included in membership fees

Book series on Multilingualism

Schneider publishing company, Tübingen, Germany, edited by Britta Hufeisen and Beate Lindemann

3 vol. in German on research projects (2 by IAM members) 1 vol. in English with selected papers of Tralee conference, edited by

Muiris Ó Laoire 1 quatrolingual vol. with selected papers of 2005 Fribourg conference,

edited by Martha Gibson, Cornelia Personne and Britta Hufeisen 1 vol. on trilingualism in Asia, edited by Renate Kärchner-Ober

Partner highlights:

IAM offers for ECML Network: biannual conferences IJM, book series and other publications Cooperation and joint projects Exchange of expertise Particpiation in ECML-projects