Language Teacher Associations: Between Research and Experimentation
abstract
Educational Linguistics is a theoretical-practical science that has a speculative and an operational dimension. This necessarily involves a rich and complex network of relations between research and experimentation, between academia – the seat of theoretical speculation – and school – representing practical application. In this context, we believe that language teachers’ associations can play a fundamental role, a role that can be enhanced by a collaborative project that overcomes closures and self-referentiality.
Keywords: Language Teaching Research • Language teachers’ associations • ANILS • Networks • National Association of Foreign Language Teachers • Language Education