In recent years,applied linguistics has made great progress and reached a general consensus about its functions and applications,but still many hot topics and cutting-edge issues remain controversial and worthy of further exploration and detailed discussion.In order to help push forward the field of applied linguistics,an International Forum on Frontier Issues in Applied Linguistics (IFFIAL) is going to be held in Hangzhou,which is sponsored by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and organized by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press(FLTRP).Ten editorial departments of BFSU’s academic journals will co-organize the forum.