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The Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize is an annual prize given to a language translator by the Modern Language Association. [1]
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The Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize is an annual prize given to a language translator by the Modern Language Association. [1]
The 2017 prize will be awarded for a book published in 2015 or 2016. [2]
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 |
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