Earlier this year, the Communication of Rights Group (an independent group of 21 academics and professionals) invited BAAL to consider endorsing their document "Guidelines for communicating rights to non-native speakers of English in Australia, England and Wales, and the USA”. The Executive Committee, at our meeting in May, confirmed and minuted a unanimous decision to endorse the document. At the AGM I will propose that the membership (rather than only the EC) endorse the document, and will ask members attending the AGM to vote on that. 

Members planning to attend the AGM might therefore wish to read the document in advance of the meeting.  It is currently being hosted by AAAL, and can be viewed here http://www.aaal.org/default.asp?page=CommunicationRights   One of the authors/signatories of the document is BAAL member Frances Rock (Cardiff University); Frances is happy for any specific questions about the document to be directed to her. 

BAAL’s endorsement (EC and/or membership) will be added to the other endorsements at the top of the document, and we will post a copy on the BAAL website in due course. 

Best wishes, and I look forward to seeing you at Anglia Ruskin next week

Tess