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8th HAAL Conference 2020

Sat, 06 Jun

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Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Welcome! This is the 8th HAAL Conference for researchers and teachers of applied linguistics. The conference provides an opportunity to report on research, explore ideas, update on current developments and share their professional interests with others in a friendly and informal atmosphere.

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8th HAAL Conference 2020
8th HAAL Conference 2020

Time & Location

06 Jun 2020, 9:15 am

Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Core Y, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hung Hom

About the event

History of HAAL

 

Established in 1980, the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL) started with a group of applied linguists who got together frequently to discuss, over wine and cheese at home, linguistics and English language teaching, amongst other things. The idea of setting up an association to formalize this kind of meeting and to provide a forum for ideas exchange was first proposed by the late Mr. Ray Tongue, who was then working as a consultant to the Advisory Inspectorate of the Hong Kong Government Education Department. This was supported by colleagues in Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Some of the founding members were Peter Barnes and John Hunt of the Hong Kong Polytechnic and John Gibbons and Graham Lowe of Hong Kong University. HAAL started with a membership of about 50, and now we have over 100.

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