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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.

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ALAA Conversations with an Expert featuring Professor Constant Leung

We are delighted to invite you to the next session in our Conversations with an Expert series featuring Professor Constant Leung, one of the world's leading scholars in educational linguistics, language education, language assessment, multilingualism, and language policy.

Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Time: 5:00–6:00 pm (AEST)
Format: Online (Zoom)

Designed to support HDR students and Early and Mid-Career Researchers (ECRs), this interactive session is open to all ALAA members. Rather than a formal presentation, the event will take the form of an interview-style conversation, and registered participants will have the opportunity to submit one or two questions in advance to help shape the discussion.

Registration

Please register early so that we can plan the conversation and prepare questions for Professor Leung.

Registration link: https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Go3bm3N5XIIjHM

About Professor Constant Leung

Professor Leung is Professor of Educational Linguistics at King's College London. His research interests include classroom pedagogy, content and language-integrated curriculum development, language assessment, academic literacies, multilingualism and language policy.

 

 

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The June Issue 2026

Stay up to date with what's been happening within the ALAA community.

A newsletter made by its members

Editors: Aek Phakiti, Soyeon Kim & Keith Cheng Lin

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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.

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