ALAPP aims to bring
together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds,
especially language and communication research and professional domains (e.g.,
business, organization studies, education, banking, health care, therapy,
journalism,
law, social care and welfare, immigration and border control, police work,
translation
and interpreting)
to share ideas and discuss innovations and interventions.
Plenary Speakers
Claire Kramsch
University of California, Berkeley, USA
"Making applied linguistics matter in the age of AI"
Alexandre Duchene
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
"Lost in Understanding: Why Bureaucratic Texts Fail Their Readers"
Tammy A. Gales
Hofstra University, USA
"The Promises and Perils of AI-Generated Police Reports"
The ALAPP Masterclass is scheduled on 24 September 2026
to be delivered by Professor Srikant Sarangi
