European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning

EUROCALL, full name the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning, is a not-for-profit educational association devoted to the promotion of the use of information and communications technology in teaching and learning foreign languages.

History:

EUROCALL was set up by a small group of enthusiasts in 1986, and in 1993 it was launched as an official association with the aid of European Commission funding, with Graham Davies as its Founder President (1993-2000):

Davies G. (2000) The History of EUROCALL: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/about/history.html

Conferences

A EUROCALL conference is held in August/September annually in a European country. Since 2006 the annual EUROCALL conference has included an online virtual strand for participants who are unable to attend the conference in person .

Publications

The main publication of EUROCALL is ReCALL, which is a refereed journal published three times a year by Cambridge University Press.

The online EUROCALL Review also appears at regular intervals:

http://www.eurocall-languages.org/news/newsletter/

Administration

The administrative headquarters of EUROCALL is at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and the current President of EUROCALL is Ana Gimeno, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain (2009). The President is supported by an elected Executive Committee:

http://www.eurocall-languages.org/about/people/execomm.html

Second Life

EUROCALL also has a virtual headquarters in Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/9/29/22/

Annual Awards

EUROCALL offers the following annual awards:

1. A Research Award that aims to encourage newcomers to research in the field of computer-assisted and technology-enhanced language learning by providing an opportunity to submit an original article for publication in the ReCALL journal.

2. The János Kohn Scholarship, which commemorates and celebrates the life and work of János Kohn, a highly valued and respected EUROCALL colleague who died in March 1999. The annual scholarship enables a young teacher or researcher permanently based in a Central European member state to participate in a EUROCALL conference by providing funding towards the cost of attendance.

Membership and Affiliations

A total of 18 European states maintain national EUROCALL websites. A total of over 30 countries worldwide are represented in EUROCALL's membership:

http://www.eurocall-languages.org/websites/index.html

EUROCALL is affiliated with its sister associations CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) and IALLT (International Association for Language Learning Technology) in the USA:

http://www.eurocall-languages.org/about/affiliation.html

EUROCALL is also a member of WorldCALL: http://www.worldcall.org

References:

CALICO: http://www.calico.org

Computer Assisted Language Learning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_assisted_language_learning

EUROCALL Main Website: http://www.eurocall-languages.org

IALLT: http://www.iallt.org

ReCALL: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/recall/index.html