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  • We’re pleased to announce details of the third combined ALANZ-ALAA conference
    Location: Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
    Dates: 27 – 29 November 2013
    Website: www.alanz2013.org.nz
  • We invite you to join us in Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand for the first ever Vocab@Vic conference
    Location: Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
    Dates: 18 – 20 December 2013
    Website: www.vocab.org.nz

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The Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand (ALANZ) is the New Zealand affiliate of AILA (The International Association of Applied Linguistics). Membership of the association provides access to a network of individuals interested and active in applied linguistics research; occasional research seminars are held and an annual research symposium. ALANZ also provides an outlet for publications in applied linguistics through the journal New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics. Areas of research which are of interest to ALANZ members include foreign and second language education, Maori language, cross-cultural pragmatics, speech and language disorders, language planning, and community languages.

 

ALANZ Background and Constitution
The Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand was formed in 1993 and held its first AGM on Friday 13th May, 1994. It is the New Zealand affiliate of AILA (The International Association of Applied Linguistics). Membership of the association provides access to a network of individuals interested and active in applied linguistics research: regular research seminars are held and an annual research symposium.
The Constitution of the Association was endorsed at the first AGM. A copy of it is available here: Constitution.

Annual General Meeting
The association holds an AGM. The minutes of the most recent meeting are available here: ALANZ AGM 2010 minutes.

Newsletter
A newsletter is distributed to members from time to time. Click here for the Newsletter Dec 11.