Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

Editor-in-Chief
ORCID logoPeter Crosthwaite | University of Queensland | araleditor at gmail.com
Associate Editors
ORCID logoValeria Sinkeviciute | University of Queensland
ORCID logoMartin Schweinberger | University of Queensland
Review Editor
Hao Tran | University of Queensland
Copy Editors
ORCID logoAngela Cook | University of Queensland
Kerrilee Lockyer | University of South Australia

The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the preeminent journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA). ARAL is a peer reviewed journal that promotes scholarly discussion and contemporary understandings of language-related matters with a view to impacting on real-world problems and debates. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research on language/s in educational, professional, institutional and community settings. ARAL welcomes national and international submissions presenting research related to any of the major sub-disciplines of Applied Linguistics as well as transdisciplinary studies. Areas of particular interest include but are not limited to:

• Analysis of discourse and interaction
• Bi/multilingualism and bi/multilingual education
• Community and heritage language education
• Corpus linguistics
• Indigenous languages (inc. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages) in Education
• Language assessment and testing
• Language and technology
• Language, culture and identity
• Language planning and policy
• Language teaching, incl specific languages and TESOL
• Pragmatics and intercultural communication
• Psycholinguistics
• Research design and methodology
• (Second) language acquisition and learning
• Sociolinguistics
• Translating and interpreting

There are three issues of ARAL per year including a special issue focusing on critical aspects and developments in the field.

ARAL publishes its articles Online First.

John Benjamins Publishing Company is the official publisher of the journal, as of Volume 39 (2016).

Additionally, thematic issues have appeared in Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. Series S .
ISSN: 0155-0640 | E-ISSN: 1833-7139
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aral
Latest articles

11 March 2024

  • Editorial
    ARAL 47:1 (2024) pp. 1–3
  • 5 March 2024

  • Filipino non-native English-speaking teachers and the contradictions in their own backyard
    Simon Perry
  • 4 March 2024

  • The transmission of Spanish as a heritage language in Australia : A preliminary retrospective overview of individual maintenance factors in adult speakers
    Milena Adriana Hernández Gallego Anna Doquin de Saint-Preux
  • Implementing feedback literacy practices through self-assessment and peer feedback : A language socialization perspective
    Behnam Soltani Lawrence Jun Zhang
  • 29 January 2024

  • Kristin Vold Lexander Jannis Androutsopoulos . 2023. Multilingual families in a digital age: Meditational repertoires and transnational practices
    Reviewed by Yuxuan Mu
  • 15 January 2024

  • Nicola Halenko Jiayi Wang (Eds.). 2022. Pragmatics in English language learning
    Reviewed by Mila Ida Nurhidayah , Widya Nur Faradina , Rinta Aryani , Destiyana Hardianto Hitimala
  • 21 December 2023

  • Experiences of supporting adults with literacy gaps : A narrative inquiry
    Sebastian J. Blake
  • 14 December 2023

  • Teaching culture in a competitive market : The introduction of VCE Chinese Language, Culture, and Society
    Jonathan Benney , Philip Wing Keung Chan Maria Gindidis
  • 8 December 2023

  • First and second language speakers’ sensitivity to the distributional properties of wh-clauses : Effects of proficiency, acquisitional context, and language experience
    Ivana Domazetoska Helen Zhao
  • 23 October 2023

  • Evaluating stakeholders in information for parents of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
    Emily Kecman John S. Knox
  • 22 September 2023

  • Editorial
    ARAL 46:3 (2023) pp. 289–292
  • 21 September 2023

  • Rethinking self, presence, and participation in online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic : A narrative study in higher education
    Fiona O’Neill Timothy James McGrath
  • 14 September 2023

  • Language learning for language minority students in a globalized world
    Mark Feng Teng Fan Fang | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 131–139
  • 27 July 2023

  • Applied semantics and climate communication
    Helen Bromhead Cliff Goddard
  • 20 July 2023

  • A socio-psychological analysis of goal-setting when deciding to learn a second language : The Australian experience
    Giuseppe D’Orazzi
  • 17 July 2023

  • Reflections on language learning and social practice for language minority students
    Anthony J. Liddicoat | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 279–288
  • 4 July 2023

  • Second language listening pedagogy : An examination of classroom practices in an EFL context
    Morteza Bagheri Martin East
  • “I want my children to become global citizens” : The role of a heritage language in appreciation of citizenship status in young Korean Australian children and their parents
    Sun Jung Joo , Alice Chik Emilia Djonov | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 164–185
  • 8 June 2023

  • Receptive vocabulary size estimates for general and academic vocabulary at a multi-campus Australian university
    Clarence Green , Melania Pantelich , Michael Barrow , Daya Weerasinghe Rachel Daniel
  • 6 June 2023

  • Flourishing in Spanish : A pilot implementation of a wellbeing-supportive approach to L2 teaching and learning
    Antonella Strambi , Anna Gadd , Ann Luzeckyj , Antonia Rubino Javier Díaz Martínez
  • 2 June 2023

  • A transnational multilingual language learning journey : Examining language investment and the intersectionality of multiple identities
    Marisol Massó Peter De Costa | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 140–163
  • 25 May 2023

  • Social networking and cultural identity among language minority learners of Portuguese during study abroad
    Lili Han , Manlin Lin Zhisheng (Edward) Wen | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 207–232
  • 23 May 2023

  • Identifying a pedagogical genre of literature review
    Nur Afifi | ARAL 46:3 (2023) pp. 339–372
  • The role of spoken vocabulary knowledge in language minority students’ incidental vocabulary learning from captioned television
    Mark Feng Teng Atsushi Mizumoto | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 253–278
  • 22 May 2023

  • Hanna Irving Torsh . 2020. Linguistic intermarriage in Australia: Between pride and shame
    Reviewed by Soyeon Kim
  • 30 March 2023

  • Editorial
    ARAL 46:1 (2023) pp. 1–3
  • 27 March 2023

  • Integrating Indigenous epistemologies into mainstream foreign language teaching : Teacher interpretations of government policy
    Danping Wang | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 186–206
  • 17 February 2023

  • Exploring the complexity of linguistic minority students’ use of and attitudes toward everyday translanguaging practices
    Fan Fang Yating Huang | ARAL 46:2 (2023) pp. 233–252
  • 8 December 2022

  • V. Werner F. Tegge (Eds.). 2020. Pop culture in language education: Theory, research, practice
    Reviewed by Anastasia Rothoni | ARAL 47:1 (2024) pp. 123–126
  • 17 November 2022

  • Emotions of Japanese language learners in and out of class
    Reiko Yoshida
  • 10 November 2022

  • Margaret R. Hawkins (Ed.). 2021. Transmodal communications: Transpositioning semiotics and relations
    Reviewed by Keyun Wu Fan Fang
  • 3 November 2022

  • Intimacy in online classrooms : Linguaplay, personal testimonies, and contrived chaotic material ecologies
    Toni Dobinson | ARAL 47:1 (2024) p. 78
  • 14 October 2022

  • Developmental corpus insights into the writing life of a primary school child in Australia
    M. Obaidul Hamid Peter Crosthwaite | ARAL 47:1 (2024) pp. 27–50
  • Putting it into context : How exposure to rich and meaningful contexts can activate productive oral vocabulary
    Bianca Mister , Honglin Chen Amanda Baker | ARAL 46:3 (2023) pp. 373–394
  • 7 October 2022

  • Potential L1 transfer effects in explicit and implicit knowledge of articles in L2 English
    Myeong Hyeon Kim Tania Ionin | ARAL 47:1 (2024) pp. 51–77
  • 29 September 2022

  • Editorial
    ARAL 45:3 (2022) pp. 243–245
  • 21 September 2022

  • Sentence initial lexical bundles in Chinese and New Zealand PhD theses in the discipline of General and Applied Linguistics
    Liang Li , Margaret Franken Shaoqun Wu | ARAL 47:1 (2024) pp. 101–122
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    SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

    to the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

    General

    ARAL now follows "Your Paper Your Way"

    We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. If this is the first time submitting your paper, you do not need to follow the official ARAL formatting instructions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the initial refereeing process, with only minimal expectations for formatting (your paper must still follow the style of a general academic paper, including appropriate citation, paragraphing and headings).

    Only if/when your paper is invited to be revised following initial review will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance (following the official ARAL style guide below) and provide all additional items required for the publication of your article.

    Declaration of generative AI for ARAL submissions

    The named authors of any contribution to ARAL are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work as specified below. Any ideas presented should be original. ARAL reserves the right to reject any submission where there is evidence that AI-technologies have been used in inappropriate ways in the creation of the manuscript. The guidance we offer only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.

    Using the statement below, authors should disclose in the manuscript they submit any use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. The author disclosure does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.

    AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans. Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language use. Applying the technology should only be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit any AI or AI-assisted output, as AI is not to be considered as an author because it can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased.

    AI disclosure instructions

    Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section:

    Declaration of contributions from Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process

    During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited all aspects of the output as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
     

    Electronic files

    Files. Contributions should be between 6000 - 8000 words for an article and 1500-2000 words for book reviews (inclusive of the references, tables and figures, captions, footnotes, and appendixes). They should be in English following the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Authors are expected to follow the layout and formatting guidelines specified below, and are advised to check their paper for grammatical and stylistic consistency in English before submission.

    Please take care that you supply all the files, text as well as graphic files, used in the creation of the manuscript, and be sure to submit the final version of the manuscript. And please delete any personal comments so that these will not mistakenly be typeset and check that all files are readable.

    File naming conventions. When naming your file please use the following convention: use the first three characters of the first author’s last name; if that name is Johnson, the file should be named JOH.DOC, JOH.WP5, etc. Do not use the three character extension for things other than the identification of the file type (not JOH.ART, JOH.REV). Figures can be named as follows JOH1.EPS, JOH2.TIF, JOH3.XLS, etc.

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    For graphics that are not available in digital format, such as photographs, spectrographs, etc., please provide sharp and clear prints (not photocopies) in black & white.

    Structure

    When preparing your manuscript, please order the sections in the following way: title, author’s name and affiliation (only in the accepted final draft), abstract, keywords, numbered sections and subsections, funding information (see the explanation below), acknowledgements (see the explanation below), reference list, appendixes.

    The ARAL journal provides a vibrant platform to address and discuss current issues in Applied Linguistics. Understanding that our contributors are also readers of ARAL, we encourage authors, where appropriate, to consider and engage with the academic discussion from previously published ARAL papers.

    Statement on the use of AI
    If relevant. See above.

    Funding information
    If you received funding through a grant for the research that is discussed in the article, provide details on this, including funder name and grant number in a separate section called “Funding information” before (an Acknowledgment section and) the References.

    Acknowledgments
    Please add any acknowledgments (other than funding information, see above) in a separate, unnumbered section entitled “Acknowledgments”, placed before the References section.

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    Examples should be numbered with Arabic numerals (1,2,3, etc.) in parentheses.

    Examples in languages other than the language in which your contribution is written should be in italics with an approximate translatio. Between the original and the translation, glosses can be added. This interlinear gloss gets no punctuation and no highlighting. For the abbreviations in the interlinear gloss, CAPS or small caps can be used, which will be converted to small caps by our typesetters in final formatting.

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                  (1)         Kare wa    besutoseraa  o          takusan kaite-iru.        
                                he     TOP best-seller     ACC    many     write-PERF    
                                “He has written many best-sellers.”     

                  (2)         a.           Jan houdt.van Marie.
                                              Jan loves         Marie
                                              “Jan loves Marie.”
                                b.           Ed en    Floor   gaan samen-wonen.
                                              Ed and Floor   go      together-live.INF
                                              “Ed and Floor are going to live together.”

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    Authors/contributors are encouraged to supply – with a reference, not instead of – the DOI if they happen to have that information readily available.

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    The publisher location should not be included in the reference.

    References in the text: These should be as precise as possible, giving page references where necessary; for example (Fillmore 1990; Clahsen 1991: 252-253) or, as in Brown et al. (1991: 252). All references in the text should appear in the references section.

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    Book:

    Görlach, M. (2003). English words abroad. John Benjamins.
    Spear, N. E., & Miller, R. R. (Eds.). (1981). Information processing in animals: Memory mechanisms. Lawrence Erlbaum.

    Article (in book):

    Adams, C. A., & Dickinson, A. (1981). Actions and habits: Variation in associative representation during instrumental learning. In N. E. Spear & R. R. Miller (Eds.), Information processing in animals: Memory mechanisms (pp. 143-186). Erlbaum.

    Article (in journal):

    Claes, J., & Ortiz López, L. A. (2011). Restricciones pragmáticas y sociales en la expresión de futuridad en el español de Puerto Rico [Pragmatic and social restrictions in the expression of the future in Puerto Rican Spanish]. Spanish in Context, 8, 50–72.
    Rayson, P., Leech, G. N., & Hodges, M. (1997). Social differentiation in the use of English vocabulary: Some analyses of the conversational component of the British National Corpus. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 2(1), 120–132.

    Additional Style Guidance

    Please use in-text citations, numbered endnotes, and Reference list of the works cited.

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    4.  Miscellaneous

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    Both solicited and unsolicited reviews are welcome. However, if you would like to submit an unsolicited book review, please contact the book review editor to discuss your expression of interest (EOI) first and provide a statement about your academic background, expertise on the reviewed topic, and experience in research publishing. Postgraduate students in PhD or MPhil programs should also provide a statement of support from a supervisor or an academic mentor in their EOI before proceeding with their unsolicited reviews.

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    Subjects

    Translation & Interpreting Studies

    Translation Studies

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    CF: Linguistics

    Main BISAC Subject

    LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General