<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear all,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please share widely and encourage your colleagues and students to submit proposals for the 60th anniversary AILA World Congress, Language Policy Research Network (LPReN) symposia. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">AILA 2024 will be hosted by the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics in Kuala Lumpur. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">All abstracts are due by 30th September, 2023. See submission details below. </font></div><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px 7px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:outside"><ul><li style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Abstracts should be maximum 300 words</font></li><li style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Abstract should include purpose of study, methodology, summary of findings/results, conclusion and significance / contributions of study</font></li><li style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Font face: Times New Roman, and size: 12 points</font></li><li style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Abstract should be written in English or Malay (An abstract written in Malay should include an English abstract)</font></li><li style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">All abstracts should be written in MS Word format (DOC or DOCX)</font></li><li style="font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0px 1em;padding:3px 0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Please also include (LPREN) at the end of abstract titles, to ensure that should submissions go astray, they will be easily identified by the conference team. </font></div></font></li></ul></ul><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">In the title or body of your AILA LPReN abstract, please indicate that your paper corresponds to one of the three LPReN themes below. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">1. <i>Language Policy and Linguistic Diversity: </i></span>Papers will explore how research in language policy and planning advances linguistic diversity with a focus on equity, social justice, and ensuring economic and educational opportunities that promote multilingualism.</font></div></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">2. <i>Language Policy for Inclusion: </i>Papers will document how research in language policy and planning promotes inclusivity, particularly for Global South scholarship and foregrounding community-based collaboration.  </font></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></i></p></div></div></div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">3. <i>Language Policy for Sustainability</i></span><span style="color:black">: Papers will advance knowledge around how research in language policy and planning promotes long-term, sustainable change</span></font></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><font size="4"><br></font></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><font size="4">Please submit LPReN proposals via the AILA World Congress 2024 platform by 30th September 2023,</font></b></font><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <b>available at: </b></span><b><a href="https://aila2024papers.com/" target="_blank" style="font-size:large">https://aila2024papers.com/</a></b></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="4">In the proposal platform, please follow this guidance:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><font color="#000000" size="4">1. In the Track drop-down menu, select: REN CHAIRS/CO-CHAIRS & REN MEMBERS BY REN INVITATION ONLY </font></div></div><div><div><font color="#000000" size="4">2. In the Subtrack drop-down menu, select: ReN 12: Language Policy Research Network</font></div></div><div><div><font size="4"><font color="#000000">3. </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">In the Presentation Type drop-down menu, select: 'Paper'</span></font></div></div></blockquote><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><strong style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><br></u></span></strong></p></div></blockquote><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u>Important Dates</u></span></strong><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">LPReN/AILA Deadline: <b>30 September </b><strong>2023</strong><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Notifications of Proposal and Abstract Acceptance: <strong>31 October 2023</strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Detailed information is available on the AILA 2024 World Congress website at: <a href="https://secureurl.ankabut.ac.ae/fmlurlsvc/?fewReq=:B:JVs5MjYwOSV1PjEtMyVqZz4zMjkzMiVwamRtYnd2cWY+YmdmMzFhMTo1NjU3NzVhM2ZhMTtgYTM7NjtlYWE3NzJgMWI3NzQzOiV3PjI1NDUwOjUzMjolcmpnPjAyRktbYEFHMzE6Ozc3LjAyRktbYEFFMzE6Ozc3JXFgc3c+ZG9mbWdiLWZvZGJuYm9DaHYtYmAtYmYlYD43OiVrZ28+Mw==&url=https%3a%2f%2faila2024.com%2f" target="_blank">https://aila2024.com/</a><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">For further information, please contact: <a href="mailto:enquiry@aila2024.com" target="_blank">enquiry@aila2024.com</a><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in">The open Call is copied below.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><br></p><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Dear <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span> 2023 Participants,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Warm greetings from the  Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics!</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">As announced at the <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span> 2023 in Lyon, <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span> 2024 is delighted to announce that it has extended the call for papers till September 30th 2023. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The <span class="gmail-il">congress</span> theme is "Linguistic Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability."  The Call for Papers provides an excellent opportunity for you as scholars, practitioners, and language enthusiasts to present your latest research findings, innovative ideas, and case studies related to Linguistic Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Sustainability. We welcome contributions from diverse perspectives and encourage submissions that explore emerging trends, address contemporary challenges, and propose solutions with practical implications. To submit a paper, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.aila2024.com/" target="_blank">www.aila2024.com</a> and follow the guidelines outlined in the Call for Papers.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:justify"><br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:justify">Come celebrate <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span>'s 60th Anniversary - Diamond Jubilee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2024. Make Malaysia your next holiday destination!</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Please take note of the following important dates:</p></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;text-align:justify"><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm"><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Deadline for Abstracts – Individual/Poster presentations: September 30th, 2023</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Deadline for Proposals – Symposia & Workshops: September 30th, 2023</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts and Proposals: October 31st, 2023</li></ul></ul></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">For the latest updates, we encourage you to visit our official website at <a href="https://aila2024.com/" target="_blank">https://aila2024.com/</a> and follow us on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/maal_malaysia/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/maal_malaysia/</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/maal.org.my" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/maal.org.my</a>).</p></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal">Should you have any inquiries regarding your abstract submission, kindly reach out to us via email at <a href="mailto:enquiry@aila2024.com" target="_blank">enquiry@aila2024.com</a>.</p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to your active participation at the 21st <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span> <span class="gmail-il">World</span> <span class="gmail-il">Congress</span> 2024. Thank you for your attention and support.</p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal">Professor Dr Shameem Rafik-Galea</p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal">Chair, <span class="gmail-il">AILA</span> 2024</p></div></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal">President, Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics</p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">With appreciation and best wishes,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sarah</font></p></div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Sarah CK Moore, PhD</span><br></font></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Applied Linguistics and Language Education</span><br></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership</span><br></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">College of Education</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">University of Maryland College Park</span><br></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">2311 Benjamin Building</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000">301-405-3133</font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="mailto:sckmoore@umd.edu" target="_blank">sckmoore@umd.edu</a></font></div></div><div><i><font color="#000000">pronouns: she/her/hers</font></i></div><div><i><font color="#000000"><br></font></i></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Every community owes its existence and strength to the generations before them, around the world, who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy into making the history that led to this moment.</span></i><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i> </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Truth and acknowledgement are critical in building mutual respect and connections across all barriers of heritage and difference.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i> </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So, we acknowledge the truth that is often buried: We are on the ancestral lands of the Piscataway People, who are the ancestral stewards of this sacred land. It is their historical responsibility to advocate for the four-legged, the winged, those that crawl and those that swim. They remind us that clean air and pristine waterways are essential to all life.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i> </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i>This Land Acknowledgement is a vocal reminder for each of us as two-leggeds to ensure our physical environment is in better condition than what we inherited, for the health and prosperity of future generations.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>