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American Association for
Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
The AAAL web site says, "AAAL members promote principled
approaches to language-related concerns, including language education,
acquisition and loss, bilingualism, discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric
and stylistics, language for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and
foreign language pedagogy, language assessment, and language policy and planning."
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
CAL says, "CAL is a private, non-profit organization:
a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and
related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL
carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education,
analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of
instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program
evaluation, and policy analysis."
International Association of Teachers of
English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
IATEFL is an organization for EFL professionals (that is, English
language teachers, program administrators, etc. working in a place where
English is not a primary language).
Mid-America Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL)
This TESOL affiliate serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL)
TESOL is an organization for ESL professionals worldwide
See also TESOL's list of more
than 100 affiliates worldwide
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