Special Editions

Special Issue Call for Submissions

English Language Teacher Education and Development:
Issues and Perspectives in Asia

 Guest Editor: Dr Eva Bernat
The Asian EFL Journalis one of the world's leading refereed and indexed journals in the field of teaching and learning English. It provides a unique and major forum devoted to discussions on English as an International Language research and development. The journal plans to publish a Special Issue on English Language Teacher Education and Development in September, 2010. The aim is to provide a variety of perspectives on matters related to language teacher education and professional development in the Asian context.
The global spread of English has resulted in increasing diversity and development in the field of language teaching and, by extension, in language teacher education. By bringing together research, theory and best practices from a variety of contexts, this special issue aims to contribute to building meaningful professional dialogue among language educators, curriculum planners, and policy makers within Asia and beyond.

Authors are encouraged to submit proposed manuscripts that are theoretically sound and oriented towards practical aspects of teacher education and development. The deadline for submissions is 30th May, 2009.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Emergent approaches and theories in language teacher education
• Design, development and evaluation of ELT teacher education programs
• Action research in language teacher education and language teaching performance
• Issues in ongoing teacher training and professional development (e.g. performance appraisal, supervision, mentoring, etc.)
• Exploration of current issues in language teacher employment (e.g. native/non-native bias, work ethics, standards, policies and agendas, etc.)

We welcome papers from all corners of the globe, but preference will be given to those with links to the Asian context, including Australasia and the Middle East. Manuscripts should not have been submitted for consideration or published elsewhere, and should report on original research, or present an original framework related to previous research, theory and/or practice.
Manuscripts and biographical details should be sent via email attachment to:
Dr Eva Bernat
Department of Linguistics
Division of Linguistics & Psychology
Macquarie University, Sydney
AUSTRALIA
Email: Eva.Bernat@ling.mq.edu.au

* Please note that manuscripts will be subject to anonymous review by a panel of experts. Selection at this stage does not guarantee publication.

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Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

·         methodology and materials used in teaching and testing L2 listening

·         key concepts in teaching and testing L2 listening (e.g., authenticity of input, affective aspects, cultural and contextual influences)

·         the use of technology (including digital video and the Internet) in the teaching and testing of L2 listening

·         the role of self-access centres in promoting L2 listening skills

·         the development and use of listening strategies

·         other suggestions will be considered.

Proposals should not have been submitted or published elsewhere, and should be sent by e-mail attachment to Jerry Cross j.cross3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au .

They should include author name/s, affiliation and e-mail details. From the proposals, a number will be chosen by anonymous review by a panel of specialists. Please note that selection at this stage does not guarantee publication.

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The Linguistics Journal

Call for submissions - forthcoming special issue of The Linguistics Journal

Language, Culture and Identity in Asia

The Linguistics Journal invites submissions of articles to be considered for publication in a forthcoming special issue of the Journal entitled Language, Culture and Identity in Asia, scheduled for publication in August 2009.

This edition focuses on sociolinguistic approaches to the investigation of Language, Culture and Identity in Asia. Articles can be on, but are not restricted to, topics like:

Bilingualism
Code-switching
Endangered languages
Language and identity
Language attitudes
Language policy
Language revitalization
Language shift and language maintenance
Languages in contact
Minority languages

The geographical area includes all Asian countries including the Middle East. We welcome research on sociolinguistic issues in languages other than English as well as research on English as a Second or Foreign Language in the contexts concerned. We would also welcome theoretical or review papers.

In order to assist planning, authors are requested to send expressions of interest or requests for further information to the corresponding editor, cfcavallaro@ntu.edu.sg. The closing date for receipt of first drafts of papers for this special issue is December 31st 2008. All papers will be subject to the normal peer review process of the Journal. The expected deadline for submission of final versions is May 31st 2009. We welcome submission by email. For submission guidelines, please follow this link:

http://www.linguistics-journal.com/submission_guide.php

Please submit papers for this special issue to:
Dr Francesco Cavallaro,
Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies,
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University

cfcavallaro@ntu.edu.sg