THE ENGLISH LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN

System of Honoring Outstanding Academic Achievements

The ELSJ has a system of honoring outstanding academic achievements in order to promote research and make the society more international. For the historical development of the system, please see the ELSJ System of Honoring Outstanding Academic Achievements.

The ELSJ Awards

The ELSJ has established the ELSJ Prize, the ELSJ Senior Researcher Award, and the ELSJ Junior Researcher Award in order to publicly honor outstanding academic achievements by ELSJ members.

 

The EL Research Promotion Award

The EL Research Promotion Award is given by the editorial board to outstanding Articles that have been published in the previous academic year’s volume of English Linguistics. Recipients of the EL Research Promotion Award can apply for the ELSJ Junior or Senior Researcher Award.

 

The EL Research Paper Award

The EL Research Paper Award (previous to the academic year 2014, the EL Research Promotion Award) is given by the editorial board to outstanding Articles that have been published in the previous academic year’s volume of English Linguistics. Recipients of the EL Research Promotion Award can apply for the ELSJ Junior or Senior Researcher Award.

 

The Best Paper Award

The Best Paper Award honors excellent presentations made by ELSJ members at the annual Conference and the International Spring Forum, with the aim of fostering young researchers and encouraging research activities in the various subfields of linguistics.