Scope of the Journal

The Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching (JLLT) is a comprehensive publication that covers a wide range of fields, from linguistics to the pedagogy of foreign languages. JLLT aims to emphasise the significant role of linguistics in facilitating effective foreign language instruction. The scope of JLLT is extensive, spanning from theoretical aspects of linguistics to practical teaching projects. 

JLLT has published approximately 150 articles and book reviews by scholars from all over the world in its first decade (2010 - 2020). 

JLLT welcomes contributions to the following fields and areas, among others, and is not limited to commonly taught foreign languages:

Linguistics (predominantly applied linguistics inclusive of its implications for foreign language teaching):

• • Phonetics and Phonology:

    • Phonetics / Phonology

    • Articulatory Phonetics

    • Acoustic Phonetics

    • Auditory Phonetics

• • Morphology and Syntax:

    • Morphology

    • Syntax

    • Inflectional Morphology

    • Derivational Morphology

• Semantics and Pragmatics:

  • Semantics

  • Pragmatics

  • Lexical Semantics

  • Sentence Semantics

  • Speech Act Theory

• Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics:

• Psycholinguistics

• Sociolinguistics

• Neurolinguistics

• Language Acquisition

• Language Variation

• Applied Linguistics and Language in Use:

  • Applied Linguistics

  • Text Linguistics

  • Discourse Analysis

  • Corpus Linguistics

  • Language in the Media

  • Sub-languages

  • Written vs Spoken Language

• Lexicography and Grammaticography:

  • Lexicography

  • Grammaticography

• Language for Specific Purposes (LSP):

  • LSP Research

• (...)

Language Methodology: 

• Teaching Methodologies:

• • • Methodology of the Four Skills (Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading)

    • Task-Based Language Teaching

    • Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

    • Language Immersion

    • Bilingual and Multilingual Education

• • Research and Policy:  

    • Writing Research

    • Curriculum Design and Curriculum Research

    • Assessment and Evaluation

    • Language Policy

    • Language Revitalisation

    • Translanguaging Research

    • Bilingual and Multilingual Education Policy

• • Tools and Technologies:

    • Lexicography

    • Education Technology

    • Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

    • Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL)

    • Distance Learning Strategies

    • AI in Language Acquisition and Teaching

• • Cultural and Linguistic Considerations:

    • Intercultural Communication

    • English/French/German/Spanish as the Medium of Instruction (MOI) in Content Courses

    • Heritage Language Education

    • Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) Methodology

• • (...)