(MANYE – Magyar Alkalmazott Nyelvészek és Nyelvtanárok Egyesülete / HAALLT – Hungarian Association of Applied Linguistics and Language Teachers)

Professor Judit Hidasi

Throughout her academic career of 50 years, Professor Judit Hidasi has devoted her professional life to public service investigating the relationship between culture and language, and disseminating widely her theoretical and research findings in order to inform and enhance the learning and teaching of foreign languages for specific purposes in tertiary education in Hungary and elsewhere. In so doing, she has effectively contributed to a more in-depth understanding, by foreign language teachers, students and applied linguists, of the role an awareness and understanding of cultural differences plays in successful international communication situations. Judit Hidasi is also a founding member of HAALLT. She has actively participated in the work of the executive committee since l990 acting as Secretary of International Affairs since 2006. In this capacity, she has played an active role in successfully establishing and maintaining a strong working relationship between HAALLT and FIPLV in the past decades.