Teaching and Learning to the Highest Levels of Language Proficiency - Sharings from the Journal of Distinguished Language Proficiency and More (Call for Papers Volume 9/2023-2024)


  


CALL FOR PAPERS

Journal for Distinguished Language Studies
Volume 9, 2023-2024
A refereed journal

Overview

The Journal for Distinguished Language Studies (JDLS), founded by the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers under the direction of Dr. Betty Lou Leaver and Boris Shekhtman in 2002 is a refereed volume and the only journal to focus exclusively on the highest levels of language achievement, that is, native-like or near-native. This level is labeled Distinguished by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Level 4/Advanced Professional Proficiency by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), and also Level 4 as part of the Standardized Agreement (STANAG) 6001 of NATO’s Bureau of International Language Co-ordination (BILC). Descriptions can be found at the ACTFL, ILR, and BILC websites.

The purpose of this journal is to create a robust international movement to promote and support language learning to the near-native level of proficiency. The editors are seeking contributions in the areas of theory, research, and applications. The journal typically has published a balance of articles in all three categories. Published papers will thus develop theory, share applications that work (based on the experience of those who teach that level), and report on the research conducted and needed for proper evaluation and assessment of theory and application.

We particularly welcome articles on the following themes:

·       current status of Level 4 proficiency research in each of the four skill areas;

·       teaching methods to/at/above Level 4 proficiency in each of the four skill areas;

·       the role of culture in achieving Level 4 proficiency in each of the four skill areas;

·       assessment to/at/above Level 4 proficiency in each of the four skill areas; and

·       related topics as long as they focus on Level 4.

Submissions should represent original work. They should not have been previously published elsewhere nor be currently submitted to another journal or collected volume.

Submission Process and Deadlines

1.     Articles are accepted on a rolling basis; however, articles submitted after June 30, 2024 must first receive permission from one of the editors.

2.     Please submit (5,000-8,000 Word doc.) articles no later June 30, 2024. Include paper title (10 words max.), abstract (200-250 words max.), affiliation, and one blind copy (omitting the name and institutional affiliation of the author at the beginning of the article). Blinded articles will be sent to reviewers.

 

3.     Use Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition.

 

4.     Because journal articles are now English only, please ensure that a native speaker/proficient writer proofreads prior to submission so peer review can focus on content. The editors reserve the right to return, without review, any articles that are not clear, accurate, or concise (i.e., minimum Level 4 writing proficiency).

 

5.     We expect to receive reviewers’ recommendations by September 1 (earlier for those articles submitted earlier), immediately after which we will let potential contributors know whether the manuscript has been accepted, needs revision, or has been rejected. We will need to receive revised manuscripts no later than November 15, 2024.

 

6.      Publication is anticipated for December 31, 2024, with galleys available for proofreading in early December.

 

7.     Potential authors can contact the editors in advance with any questions.

Request specs from/submit articles to: Dr. Yalun Zhou (zhouy12@rpi.edu)

            Copy: Dr. Donna Bain Butler (dbutler@desu.edu)

AN UPDATED CALL FOR PROPOSALS, ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS, IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MSIPRESS.COM/JOURNAL-FOR-DISTINGUISHED-LANGUAGE-STUDIES/

The JDLS is shelved at the Library of Congress and can be ordered from Amazon, other booksellers, and the MSI Press webstore as single copies or on subscription. Contact us (editor@msipress.com) for review copies. 

Find the latest information on the JDLS webpage and follow our blog for additional information (we are looking into making digital versions available, sales of articles at minimal cost, and availability from indexers and will report any movement on those things in the Thursday posts), as well as dialogue on this important topic for language learners and teachers.

For more posts about the JDLS, click HERE.

If you have a post to contribute to the Thursday high-level-proficiency topic, we would love to see it. Please send it to editor@msipress.com.


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