​Guidelines for authors

Journal for Language Teaching
Ijenali Yekufundzisa Lulwimi
Tydskrif vir Taalonderrig
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Focus of the Journal
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The Journal for Language Teaching focuses on the publication of research in the domains of language teaching, applied language studies and language practice. The journal gives preference to the publication of research results with an empirical base (quantitative and/or qualitative). The journal is accredited by the DHET. 

​Descriptions of language classroom interventions that do not adhere to conventional research practices, for example to include pre- and post-tests, or control of confounding variables, are typically not considered for publication in the Journal. Since the emphasis is on the analysis of teaching, assessment and other instructional practices, conceptual articles are published from time to time, but authors planning to submit conceptual work should approach the editor first to discuss the suitability of the planned article for the journal. The editor invites specific authors from time to time to prepare ‘state of the art’ reviews on relevant topics.
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Copyright notice

​Copyright for articles published in the  Journal for Language Teaching, is retained by the Journal.

Privacy statement

​The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Page fees

 R3,000 up to 20 pages (including the cover page and the last page with author's contact details). The cost for subsequent pages will be R300 each. 


​Submissions: what to include?

A cover letter which includes the following information must be submitted per email or uploaded to the site:
  • The full address and email particulars of the author(s) and the title of the paper. In case of more than one author, the name of the corresponding author (also responsible for the payment of page fees) must be marked with an asterisk (*).
  • A proposal with the titles, names, full addresses and email addresses of three scholars who would be able to provide impartial and informed reviews of the quality of the manuscript.​​

A copy of the article

The paper must contain the title of the paper, an abstract (approx. 200 words), keywords (minimum of 5;  maximum of 10), and then the manuscript must follow.
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No authors should be indicated on this copy.

References to particular institutions should be removed from the paper.  For review purposes, refer to University X instead of the name of the institution .

Submission of a paper is taken to imply that it has not been published elsewhere and that it is not under consideration elsewhere.

Submission of a paper also implies that it was language edited.

The review process

A process of double-blind peer review is used. The Editor receives and integrates reviews and communicates with the corresponding author/s.
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​To see what selection criteria our reviewers apply, click the jlt_review_sheet_template.pdf

Word processing

Use ‘Normal’ MS Word format in Times Roman 12 point font with 1,5 line spacing and justified text. No pre-programmed style sheets should be used.  Do not use automatic bullets and numbering.

Headings should be numbered and should not be in uppercase.  Use bold and italics to indicate headings. Type the heading, leave an open line, type next part of the text.

Length of manuscripts:  6000 - 8000 words.

Length of abstract: 200 words (approximately).

All manuscripts must have an English abstract. An additional abstract in one other language is optional.
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References: a style guide
The main points of the citation style chosen for the Journal for Language Teaching are summarised below, but the PDF version of 'Guidelines for authors', contains more examples and explanations. 
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References in the text

When a page or part is relevant:  Smith (1997:14) or Smith (1997: 14-16)
When a whole work is relevant: Smith (1997)
When more than one author’s work is relevant:  (Smith, 1997: 14; Selepe, 2011: 3; Abrams, 2013: 4)

Reference list

All works referred to in the text must be listed in the Reference list, and vice versa.

BOOKS

Brown, K. Ed. Encyclopedia of language and linguistics. 2nd rev. ed. Oxford: Elsevier. Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/
​referenceworks/978008044854. [Accessed: 27 Match 2016].

Doughty, C. & Williams, J.  Eds. 1998. Focus on form in the classroom.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

​Note on the above
Sentence case is used for the titles of books, articles and papers. 'Sentence case' means that everything, except the first letter of a title,  is in lower case.  Exceptions would be proper nouns which need to be capitalised, as in normal English usage. 
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ARTICLES IN JOURNALS

Sebolai, K. & Huff, L. 2015. Academic literacy curriculum renewal at a South African university: a case study. Journal for Language Teaching 49(1):333-351.
​DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v49i1.13.

Truscott, J.  1996.  The case against grammar correction.  Language Learning 46: 327-246.

Weideman, A. 2012. Validation and validity beyond Messick. Per Linguam 28(2): 1-14. Available: http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/
download/526/558. [Accessed: 25 March 2016].

Notes on the above:
1. Subtitles start in lower case, e.g.:  ": a case study"
2. Whereas sentence case is used for a journal article, title case is used for the title of a journal.
3. If the DOI is given, the date of access need not be recorded.

ARTICLES/CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Thompson, I.  1995.  Assessment of foreign language comprehension.  In: Mendelssohn, D.J. & Rubin, J.  Eds.  1995.  A guide for the teaching of L2 listening.  San Diego: Dominic Press.  pp. 14-31.​

UNPUBLISHED THESES, REPORTS, ETC.

Brunfaut, T. 2008. Foreign language reading for academic purposes. PhD thesis. University of Antwerp. (Unpublished).

​Note on the above
Unpublished titles are not intalicised. 

THESES/DISSERTATIONS (ONLINE)

Van Dyk, T.J.  2010. Konstitutiewe voorwaardes vir die ontwerp van ’n toets van akademiese geletterdheid. PhD thesis. University of the Free State. Available: http://scholar.ufs.ac.za:8080/xmlui/
​handle/11660/1918. [Accessed: 27 March 2015].

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Author (if available). Title of article.  Sunday Express, 2004: 10 April, p. 12.

INTERNET

Author.  Date (when information was published or created or revised).  Title of document/page.  Available: URL.  [Accessed: Date].
                       
​                           Revised on 20 August 2017 (2nd edition)