JDLS - Initiating a Thursday Blog Post Special for Language Learners and Teachers at the Highest Levels of Language Proficiency
As the title says, we are initiating a Thursday post for high-level language learning and teaching, defined as near-native or native-like language proficiency (ACTFL: distinguished level, ILR: Level 4 and higher). While the Thursday series of posts will be tied to the Journal for Distinguished Language Studies , which MSI Press publishes, guest posts on related topics are always welcome. The latest JDLS volume (8) was released last week when the 2021-2022 issue finally saw the light of day. (The delay was due to the death of the typesetter, Carl Leaver , which caused some shuffling and reshuffling at the press, but now we are on track for timely biennial issues and are accepting proposed articles for the 2023-2024 issue (release: December 31, 2024), as described in the current Call for Papers, the latest version of which is always available on the JDLS webpage at the MSI Press website, along with submission requirements information for both articles and book reviews. The JDLS is ...