ARLE covers research into learning, development and instructional processes in, or relevant to, educational and instructional contexts in the field of mother tongue teaching and in all other fields where the use of language or literature contributes to learning. The Association’s main objective is to improve the teaching and learning processes of languages (first, second and third languages), literacies and literacies. The Association’s interest centres on the study of learning and development processes insofar as they occur, or are influenced or shaped, by material or personal factors in educational or teaching contexts.