Language and Linguistics Journals at the University of West Georgia

Note: This is not a comprehensive listing.

To find these journals go to this link

http://www.westga.edu/~library/cgi-bin/libejsearch.cgi

and type in the name of the journal. All of these are available in electronic (online) format.

Journal: Applied Linguistics
Topics: Research in first and second language acquisition, discourse analysis, language teaching methodology, English for Specific Purposes, etc.  Stresses the relationship between theory and practice. Also contains book reviews.
Research: Both qualitative and quantitative.

Journal: Cognitive Linguistics
Topics: A forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition.
The structural characteristics of natural language categorization; The functional principles of linguistic organization;
The conceptual inter-face between syntax and semantics; The relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity; The experiential background of language in use, including the cultural background, the discourse context, and the psychological environment of linguistic performance; Book reviews.

Journal: ELT Journal (English Language Teaching Journal)
Topics: The journal is a forum for exchange of information related to how English is taught and leaned around the world. Articles focus on the practical experience of teachers in the field for new methods, techniques, materials, testing, and approaches to teacher training.  Submitted articles can also focus on aspects of language (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) as long as there is no dependence on specialized linguistic knowledge.
Research: Most research to be found in the journal is somewhat informal, most often consisting of qualitative surveys with limited numbers of subjects.  Some articles refer to other research and comment on it or describe limited experiments with the teacher’s own students.  The journal requests that any experiments require no more than a basic understanding of statistics or special terminology so there is little, if any, quantitative research.

Journal: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Articles indexed by: LLBA, MLA, Sociological Abstracts, etc.
Description: An average issue contains 6 major articles, book reviews, responses to articles, and a list of works in progress. Submission
guidelines request that articles be limited to 7,000 words, reviews and responses to 500 words.
Topics: Bilingualism, multilingualism, education, language policy, multiculturalism minority language issues, immigrant community issues,

Journal: Language Arts
Topics: Wide range of themes related to language arts learning and teaching, such as gender, spelling, group work, teacher research, poetry, and literacy development.
Research: combination of qualitative, introspective, secondary
Of Interest: Published by National Council of Teachers of English
Intended audience: Elementary school teachers in language arts subjects

Journal: Language Leaning
Topics:  Teaching English Grammar (pronouns, articles, and so forth), comparative study in the structures of foreign languages with English, teaching theories, issues around second language acquisition and bilingualism, study of Inter-languages
Research: Both quantitative and qualitative and a combination of these approaches are employed. Within the continuum of the experiment to the introspection, various methods are used depending on the topic.
Intended audience: ESL/foreign language teachers and researchers

LANGUAGE [0097-8507]

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION [1048-9223]

LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES [0169-0965]

LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION [0950-0782]

LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH [1362-1688]

Journal: Language Learning and Technology

Journal: Linguistics

Journal: The Modern Language Journal
Topics: From the cover, the journal is “devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages” including TESOL.  Individual issues contain substantive articles of interest to language teaching professionals as well as scholarly reviews of books.  They also contain summaries of the contents of other professional journals.

Journal: Modern Philology

Journal: Research in the Teaching of English
Topics:  This journal provides original research and essays on current issues in the field of teaching English.   There is a focus on the relationships between language teaching and learning at all levels from preschool to adult.  Twice a year, in May and December, the journal includes literature reviews and an  annotated bibliography of research on specific topics.

Journal:  World Englishes
Journal topics:  English language teaching; English language variation; Intercultural communication; English language around the world
Intended audience: English language teachers and researchers