ALAA - The Applied Linguistics Association of Australia

Meet our executive members

ALAA Executive 2025

Garramilla Darwin
17th -19th November 2025

ALAA Conference 2025

Leading and supporting the development of teaching, learning and research in applied linguistics

Applied Linguistics Association of Australia

ALAA's 3-Minute Thesis ® competition 2022 result has been announce. Click here for more info.

3 Minute Thesis Competition

Engaging diversity: creating connections and building knowledge

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Welcome

The Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) is the national professional organisation for applied linguistics in Australia. We welcome academics, teachers, researchers, students and members of the wider community to join us and become part of an active community interested in questions, issues and problems that can be understood and addressed through a focus on language in our world.

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Advocacy and engagement

ALAA has a long record of advocating on behalf of members and providing evidence-based advice and expertise on a range of language/s related issues and real-world problems and debates.

ALAA members regularly conduct research projects, consultancies and professional learning for groups and organisations, including government agencies, business, community organisations and other professional associations.

News

ALAA 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis!

1st ($300): Tazin Abdullah, (Macquarie University). “Observe overall cleanliness and sound mannerisms at all times!” – Regulating Australian Muslims in mosques and Islamic prayer spaces
2nd ($200): Junzhe Li (The University of Sydney). Motivational Dispositions and Emotional Experiences of Chinese as a Second Language Learners
3rd ($100): Mobina Sahraee Juybari (Monash University). Conceptualising culture in Spanish/Latin American and Chinese language programs in an Australian university
3rd ($100): Naomi Fillmore (University of Queensland). (Re)imagining linguistically sustaining early education in Queensland

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The June Issue 2025

We are excited to launch the first edition of the ALAA newsletter. At our recent Executive Committee meeting, we decided to establish a regular communication channel to keep our members informed and engaged. This newsletter will be a platform to share important updates on upcoming activities, conferences, awards, and the Association's future directions. In each issue, we will also feature a brief profile of one of our Executive Committee members, offering you a chance to get to know the people behind ALAA. Our ALAA President-Elect, Aek Phakiti, oversees the newsletter's development and coordination.

ARAL JOURNAL

The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA). The aim of the journal is to present research in a wide range of areas.