The American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) awarded ELI research scientist Diane Larsen-Freeman with the 2011 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award (DSSA).

"An active traveler and much sought-after speaker, Prof. Larsen-Freeman has been an indefatigable ambassador for the field through innumerable plenary addresses, presentations, workshops, and interviews around the globe."

More about the DSSA at the AAAL site