European Second Language Association
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| Abbreviation | EuroSLA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Founded at | Colchester, United Kingdom |
| Legal status | Association |
Region served | Europe |
| Fields | Second language and second language acquisition |
Official language | English |
President | Roger Gilabert |
Main organ | Journal of the European Second Language Association |
| Website | www |
The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) is a learned society for researchers with an interest in second language and second language acquisition.
History
EuroSLA was established in Colchester, the United Kingdom, in 1989 and the first president of the society was Vivian Cook. The 2024 president is Roger Gilabert (University of Barcelona).
Grants and awards
Distinguished scholar award
The association presents a yearly "best article prize" and a career award "for outstanding scholarship and contribution to the field". Previous winners of the latter award have been:
- 2014 - Vivian Cook
- 2015 - David Singleton
- 2016 - Carmen Muñoz
- 2017 - Michael Sharwood Smith
- 2018 - Jan Hulstijn
- 2019 - Marianne Gullberg
- 2021 - Florence Myles and Rosamond Mitchell
- 2022 - Jean-Marc Dewaele
- 2023 - Paul Meara