Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize

The Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize is an annual prize given to a language translator by the Modern Language Association.[1]

Eligibility

The 2017 prize will be awarded for a book published in 2015 or 2016.[2]

Notable winners

Past winners of the prize include:[3][4]

Year Linguist Institution Research output Publisher
2015-16 Erin Kearney University at Buffalo, State University of New York Intercultural Learning in Modern Language Education: Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials Multilingual Matters, 2016
2015-16 Rod Ellis Curtin University Understanding Second Language Acquisition, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2015 (Honorable mention)
2013-14 James Lantolf
Matthew Poehner 		Penn State University Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education: Vygotskian Praxis and the Research/Practice Divide Routledge, 2014
2011-12 Susan Gass[5]
Alison Mackey 		Michigan State University
Georgetown University 		The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition Routledge, 2012
2010 Norman Segalowitz Concordia University Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency Routledge, 2010
2009 Claire Kramsch University of California, Berkeley The Multilingual Subject: What Foreign Language Learners Say about Their Experience and Why It Matters Oxford University Press, 2009
2008 Diane Larsen-Freeman
Lynne Cameron 		University of Michigan
Open University 		Complex Systems and Applied Linguistics Oxford University Press, 2008
2007 B. Kumaravadivelu [6] San José State University Cultural Globalization and Language Education Yale University Press, 2007
2006 Penny McKay Queensland University of Technology Assessing Young Language Learners Cambridge University Press, 2006
2005 Cristina Sanz Georgetown University Mind and Context in Adult Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Theory, and Practice Georgetown University Press, 2005
2004 Paul Seedhouse University of Newcastle upon Tyne The Interactional Architecture of the Language Classroom: A Conversation Analysis Perspective Blackwell, 2004
2003 Janina Brutt-Griffler University of York World English: A Study of Its Development Multilingual Matters, 2003
2003 Ken Hyland University of London Second Language Writing Cambridge University Press, 2003 (Honorable mention)
2000 Hossein Nassaji
Gordon Wells 		Centennial College
University of California, Santa Cruz 		What's the Use of 'Triadic Dialogue'? An Investigation of Teacher-Student Interaction Applied Linguistics 21.3
1999 Guy Cook University of Reading Language Play, Language Oxford University Press, 1999
1998 Richard Clément
Zoltán Dörnyei
Peter Macintyre
Kimberly Noels 		University of Nottingham "Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation" The Modern Language Journal, Winter 1998
1997 Peter Skehan Thames Valley University A Cognitive Approach to Language Learning Oxford University Press, 1997
1996 Lyle F. Bachman
Adrian S. Palmer 		University of California, Los Angeles
University of Utah 		Language Testing in Practice Oxford University Press, 1996

References

  1. ^ "Book awards: Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize". Library thing. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Honors-and-Awards/Submissions-and-Nominations/Competitions-for-MLA-Publication-Awards/Biennial-Prizes-with-Competitions-in-2017/Kenneth-W.-Mildenberger-Prize [dead link‍]
  3. ^ https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Honors-and-Awards/Winners-of-MLA-Prizes/Biennial-Prize-and-Award-Winners/Kenneth-W.-Mildenberger-Prize-Winners [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Winners". Modern Language Association. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Susan Gass receives language award". Michigan State University Today. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Kumaravadivelu - Awards". bkumaravadivelu.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.