Conference Circuit: Applied Linguistics

Applied linguistics scholars from around the world are headed to Chicago in the coming days to gather ideas from colleagues and get the latest word on linguistics from experts in the field.

Organization: American Association for Applied Linguistics

Conference: 2018 Conference

Venue: Sheraton Grand Chicago

City: Chicago

Following preconference workshops on Friday, AAAL 2018  (opens in a new tab) kicks off on Saturday evening with an opening plenary featuring Susan Goldin-Meadow. The University of Chicago professor will discuss the resilience of language and gesture. Also worth noting:

Connection central. A pilot project called Conference Connections will help graduate student members make social connections with more senior association members. Students will be paired up with these members to get feedback on their presentations, to be introduced to other conferencegoers, and to get advice on their proposal ideas for the 2019 conference.

Resources galore. To help presenters and attendees take advantage of their time in Chicago, AAAL has posted resources on the conference website. For attendees, articles offer suggestions on how to get the most out of a professional conference, while a list of FAQs for presenters covers everything from how to best format a slideshow to what equipment to bring.

T-shirt time. As a new initiative to raise funds for the Graduate Student Awards, AAAL will be selling T-shirts to conference attendees. The shirt was designed by a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Head to Facebook  (opens in a new tab) and Twitter  (opens in a new tab) (#AAAL2018  (opens in a new tab)) for more meeting details.

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