About Us
The International Society for
Language Studies (ISLS) was created in 2002 by scholars united in their
goal to have a forum encouraging and disseminating post-positivistic
research in languages matters, broadly conceived. Prior to the founding
of ISLS such research was presented in venues primarily designed for
applied linguistics, educational studies, language-specific concerns,
literary criticism, anthropology, sociology, history, or similar
disciplines. ISLS seeks to bring together scholars from research
disciplines whose research has been on issues of language studies. We
hold bi-annual conferences and sponsor a number of publication
initiatives to strengthen research in critical language studies.
In addition, our members have published extensively on issues in
language studies. To see examples of our work,
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| Regular Member | Annual | USD $100.00 |
| Regular Member | 2 years | USD $190.00 |
| Regular Member | 3 years | USD $280.00 |
| Student Member | Annual | USD $45.00 |
| Student Member | 2 years | USD $80.00 |
ALL PLANS INCLUDE:
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Subscription to the official, peer-reviewed quarterly journal, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal, published by Routledge.
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Online access to the journal through our members' area.
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Discounts on Conference Registration.
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Weekly updates on the latest language-related news from around the globe.
Payments by check or money order, payable to "ISLS"
in U.S. funds, should be sent to:
The International Society for Language Studies, Inc.
8374 Market Street, Suite 202
Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202-5137
USA
Our History
2010ISLS began to offer online access to all issues of the journal, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, through the members' area as an automatic benefit of membership.
2009
ISLS held its biennial conference in Orlando, Florida. Participants once again gathered from all inhabited continents on earth to share their research with one another.
2008 ISLS introduced the first volume of its Readings in Language Studies Series, edited by Miguel Mantero, Paul Chamness Miller, and John Watzke. The book is available for purchase here. Planning was underway for the 2009 conference in Orlando, Florida. The society introduced an e-mail summary of the week's language new stories from around the globe as an automatic benefit of membership.
2007
Hawaii was the site of the 2007 conference. Taylor and Francis began publishing the society's journal, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An
International Journal. Terry A. Osborn and Timothy Reagan completed
their terms as editors, and the society's executive board named John
Watzke of University of Portland as the editor for a five year term.
2005
Montréal was the site of the 2005 conference. The gathering featured over
200 papers, luncheon, and evening reception, with participants from
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa,
Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United
States. 2004
At the start of 2004, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates began publishing Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal, the official journal of the society, edited by Terry A. Osborn and Timothy Reagan. A journal subscription became an automatic benefit of membership.
2003
As the 2003 inaugural conference of the International Society for Language Studies approached, scholars from around the globe began to join the fledgling association. These scholars
included
members from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark,
Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan,
Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. A
number of these members converged in St. Thomas for what was perhaps the
most beautiful setting imaginable for a conference. As the summer
progressed, the founding membership rolls were filled, and ISLS began to
have more new members enroll almost daily as the society was
incorporated in the State of Delaware. At the same time, planning was
underway for an official journal for ISLS and a 2005 conference in
Montréal. ISLS was recognized as a non-profit 501(c)6 corporation by the
Internal Revenue Service of the United States. 2002
Professors from universities in the United States and Canada began planning a conference to be held in St. Thomas, USVI, with the theme of "The Transformation of Language Education and Research." The discussions led to the suggestion that a new scholarly association, in addition to a mere single conference, was the transformation needed.
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Student Members $45 USD
Multi-year memberships available
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published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis and discounted
registration for conferences.
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Executive Board
President (2010-2012)
Terry A. Osborn, University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee
Vice President (2010-2012)
Miguel Mantero, University of Alabama
Secretary-Treasurer (2009-2012)
John L. Watzke, University of Portland
Immediate Past President
Lisa Patel Stevens, Boston College
Director at Large (2008-2011)
Melisa Cahnmann, University of Georgia
Director at Large (2008-2011)
Elizabeth Miller, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Director at Large (2009-2012)
Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia
Director at Large (2010-2013)
Kadidia Viviane Doumbia, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Director at Large (2010-2013)
Angel Lin, The University of Hong Kong
Director at Large (2010-2013)
Timothy Reagan, Central Connecticut State University
Conference Co-Chairs (2009-2011)
Paul Chamness Miller, Purdue University North Central
Terry A. Osborn, University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee