linguistics is both • an approach to understanding language issues in the real world, drawing on theory and empirical analysis • an interdisciplinary area of study, in which linguistics is combined with issues, methods and perspectives drawn from other disciplines. In the course of their work, which includes teaching, research, administration and consultancy, applied linguists often face a variety of con icting interests and competing obligations. This document aims to assist applied linguists in their awareness and response to these dilemmas and the choices they entail. To do so, it points to a range of principles and values. Some, such as the commitment to equal opportunities and to fair employment practices, are general in their scope. Others are more speci c to academic work and to applied linguistics. Ethical priorities are the central concern throughout this text, but it leans more to discussion in terms of ‘could’ than prescription in terms of ‘must’. (p. 1)
to colleaguesʣ • ֶੜʢResponsibilities to studentsʣ • ެऺʢResponsibilities to the publicʣ • ݚڀͦͷͷʢRelationships in researchʣ • ใఏڙऀʢResponsibilities to informantsʣ • εϙϯαʔʢRelationships with sponsorsʣ • ॴଐػؔʢThe relationship between applied linguists and their own institutionsʣ
9ʣ Applied linguists should respect the rights, interests, sensitivities, privacy and autonomy of their informants, including instances in which access rights are not so clear-cut. (BAAL, 2021, p. 4)