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VALS-ASLA, the Swiss Association for Applied Linguistics, is a forum for the exchange of knowledge and information in the field of Applied Linguistics, an interdisciplinary field of linguistics in which language-related challenges and real-life problems are examined and results are applied in both practice and theory development.

Your benefits as a VALS-ASLA member 

  • You will be informed via our monthly newsletter about interesting conferences and congresses as well as current job vacancies and projects in the field of Applied Linguistics.
  • You have the possibility to make announcements to and share information with all members via our newsletter.
  • You are entitled to request grants for travel expenses from VALS-ASLA as well as financial support for scientific events.
  • You will receive our journal, the “Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée”, containing articles in German, French, Italian and English free of charge every six months. 
  • You have the possibility to write articles for the Bulletin or to be the editor of a special issue. 
  • You have electronic access to AILA Review, the journal of the International Association for Applied Linguistics. 
  • You can strengthen and expand your network in applied linguistics in Switzerland.

In addition, your membership supports the field of Applied Linguistics in Switzerland. 

  • As a community of interest, VALS-ASLA can conduct scientific work more effectively and can perform social as well as research tasks more successfully.
  • VALS-ASLA actively connects individuals, projects and scientific interests while also contributing to the development of young scientists.

President

Lorenza Mondada
Prof. Dr.
Universität Basel
Institut für Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
Maiengasse 51
4056 Basel

lorenza.mondada[at]unibas.ch 

 

Vice President

Regula Schmidlin 
Prof. Dr.
University of Freiburg
Departement für Germanistik
Av. de l'Europe 20
1700 Fribourg

regula.schmidlin[at]unifr.ch

Secretary

Gilles Merminod 
Dr.
Université de Lausanne
Section de français
Quartier UNIL-Chamberonne
Bâtiment Anthropole 3143
1015 Lausanne


info[at]vals-asla.ch

Assessors

Laura Baranzini
Dr.
Università della Svizzera Italiana
Istituto di studi italiani
Via Buffi 13
6900 Lugano
laura.baranzini[at]usi.ch

Philipp Dreesen
Prof. Dr.
ZHAW Angewandte Linguistik
Institute of Language Competence
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
philipp.dreesen[at]zhaw.ch

Ulla Kleinberger
Prof. Dr.
ZHAW Angewandte Linguistik
Institut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen
Theaterstrasse 15c
8400 Winterthur
ulla.kleinberger[at]zhaw.ch

Martin Luginbühl
Prof. Dr.
Universität Basel
Deutsches Seminar
Nadelberg 4
4051 Basel
martin.luginbuehl[at]unibas.ch

 

Accounting Officer

Anita Thomas 
Prof. Dr.
Université Fribourg/Freiburg
Institut de plurilinguisme et didactique des langues étrangères
Rue de Rome 1
1700 Fribourg
anita.thomas[at]unifr.ch
 

Editor-in-chief of the "Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée"

Sara Cotelli
Prof. Dr.
Université de Neuchâtel
Institut de langue et civilisation françaises
Faubourg de l'Hôpital 61-63
2000 Neuchâtel
sara.cotelli[at]unine.ch

Auditors

Giuseppe Manno
Prof. Dr.
FHNW
Hofackerstrasse 30
4132 Muttenz
giuseppe.manno[at]fhnw.ch

Thomas Studer
Prof. Dr.
Université de Fribourg
Institut für Mehrsprachigkeit
Rue de Rome 1
1700 Fribourg
thomas.studer[at]unifr.ch

Some of our collective members