Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education

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Editors
ORCID logoSusan Ballinger | McGill University
ORCID logoAna Llinares | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
ORCID logoYuen Yi Lo | University of Hong Kong
Book Review Editor
ORCID logoDarío Luis Banegas | University of Edinburgh

Editorial email address: [email protected]

The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB)invites research and theoretical papers related to all levels (from pre-Kindergarten to university) of language education contexts in which language is used as the vehicle to teach subject matter content, including but not limited to: bi- and multilingual education; all forms of language immersion education that strive for additive bilingualism; subject-matter driven minority, heritage, and Indigenous language education; dual language education; content-based language instruction (CBI); content and language integrated learning (CLIL); English-medium instruction (EMI); language across the curriculum; sheltered English as a second language (ESL); language for specific and academic purposes. More details can be found in the general submission guidelines.

JICB editors welcome submissions that report on empirical research and/or offer theoretical discussions, with a preference for innovative submissions that push the field forward and generate new knowledge. The content of the journal is geographically broad and multidisciplinary (e.g., education; applied linguistics; anthropology; sociology; psychology; speech, language, hearing sciences; language policy and planning; etc.). The JICB supports the use of a wide range of research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, action research).

Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and blind review by at least two anonymous referees.

JICB publishes its articles Online First.

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ISSN: 2212-8433 | E-ISSN: 2212-8441
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb
Latest articles

17 December 2024

  • Revising expectations : The effect of different levels of CLIL exposure on young learners’ oral performance
    Raúl Azpilicueta-Martínez
  • Immersion teachers’ perspective on grammar instruction in language immersion in Finland
    Eeva-Liisa Nyqvist , Anne-Maj Åberg &  Siv Björklund
  • Emerging issues in content-based minority language immersion education contexts
    Laurent Cammarata &  Pádraig Ó Duibhir

    • 12 December 2024

  • Francesca Costa &  Cristina Mariotti (editors). 2023. Input in English-Medium Instruction
    Reviewed by Simin Zeng

    • 6 December 2024

  • The readability of books for immersion schools : Understanding the role of text complexity, context and literary aspects
    Roswita Dressler , Bernd Nuss &  Katherine Mueller

    • 3 December 2024

  • Ana Otto &  Beatriz Cortina Pérez (editors). 2023. Handbook of CLIL in Pre-primary Education
    Reviewed by Keiko Tsuchiya

    • 29 November 2024

  • EFL lexical abilities in pre-primary education : Longitudinal effects of individual differences, quality and quantity of exposure
    Marta Segura &  Yağmur Elif Met

    • 26 November 2024

  • Student retention in minority immersion education : What can we learn from parental decisions?
    Laurent Cammarata , Pádraig Ó Duibhir &  Kristan Marchak

    • 19 November 2024

  • Demystifying the English bias in science : An exploration of the factors influencing bilinguals’ linguistic choices around STEM subjects in minority language education
    Enlli Môn Thomas , Nia Mererid Parry , Gareth Caulfield &  Cadi Gwen Siôn

    • 9 September 2024

  • Equality of access to minority language assessments and interventions in immersion education : A case study of Irish-medium education
    Sinéad Nic Aindriú

    • 6 September 2024

  • Using a rubric as a mediational tool to assess pre-service immersion teacher development : A case study
    Diane J. Tedick &  Corinne S. Mathieu

    • 3 September 2024

  • The effects of instruction on students’ argumentative scientific writing in a Basque medium of instruction setting
    Eneritz Garro Larrañaga , Eneko Antón , Roberto Arias-Hermoso &  Unai Carmona
  • A review of a decade of scaffolding practices for learning in CLIL science classrooms
    Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy , Eva M. Mestre-Mestre &  Penny MacDonald
  • Do Coyle , Oliver Meyer &  Sussane Staschen-Dielmann (editors). 2023. A Deeper Learning Companion for CLIL. Putting Pluriliteracies into Practice
    Reviewed by Patricia Carabelli | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 275–279
  • María J. de la Fuente (editor). 2022. Education for Sustainable Development in Foreign Language Learning: Content-Based Instruction in College-Level Curricula
    Reviewed by Araceli Salas | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 271–274

    • 29 August 2024

  • Exploring immersion competencies in secondary education : Transformative professional development for pedagogical integration in Home Economics
    Sarah Ní Dhuinnín , TJ Ó Ceallaigh &  Sylvaine Ní Aogáin

    • 15 August 2024

  • Basque-French “Grand Oral” assessment in Basque immersion education : Analysis of high school students’ bilingual strategies
    Ibon Manterola &  Amaia Rodriguez-Aguirre

    • 21 June 2024

  • Sociocultural dynamics of learners’ emotions in a Chinese English-medium instruction context
    Youzhi Sun | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 249–270

    • 17 June 2024

  • The relationship between teachers’ pedagogical practices in CLIL and the development of students’ foreign language oral proficiency
    Takanori Sato | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 221–248

    • 11 June 2024

  • Content and language integrated learning in Kazakhstan : A scoping review
    Malik Satayev , Sotiria Varis , Yerkebulan Ashirbayev , Zaure Koshanova &  Nuri Balta

    • 19 April 2024

  • Carol Griffiths . 2023. The Practice of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Around the World
    Reviewed by Flor de Lis González-Mujico &  Alberto Fernández-Costales | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 125–129

    • 8 April 2024

  • Fluctuating cognitive benefits in children attending early bilingual immersive instruction
    Cristina-Anca Barbu , Sophie Gillet &  Martine Poncelet | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 192–220

    • 14 March 2024

  • Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer (editor). 2023. Linguistic Landscapes in Language and Teacher Education. Multilingual Teaching and Learning Inside and Beyond the Classroom
    Reviewed by Yanru Xin &  Cécile Bullock | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 130–133

    • 2 February 2024

  • A scoping review of the literature on content and language integrated learning assessment
    Weijun Liang &  Yanjun Wu | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 101–124
  • The impact of adjunct instruction on EFL academic writing at university
    Helena Roquet Pugès , Noelia Navarro Gil &  Florentina Nicolás-Conesa | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 162–191

    • 11 December 2023

  • Cognitive processes and strategies of bilingual students when attempting assessments in an L2
    Xing San Teng , Janet Hsiao &  Yuen Yi Lo | JICB 12:2 (2024) pp. 135–161

    • 10 November 2023

  • Editorial
    JICB 11:2 (2023) pp. 145–147

    • 19 October 2023

  • Academic achievement of minority home language students with special education needs in English language of instruction and French immersion programs
    Ann Sutton , Fred Genesee , Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird , Xi Chen , Tamara Sorenson Duncan , Stephanie Pagan &  Joan Oracheski | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 1–24

    • 5 October 2023

  • Emma Dafouz &  Ute Smit . 2023. Researching English-Medium Higher Education: Diverse Applications and Critical Evaluations of the ROAD-MAPPING Framework
    Reviewed by Rhona P. Lohan | JICB 11:2 (2023) pp. 287–291

    • 15 September 2023

  • “Fingers which mean นิ้ว นิ้วแบบนิ้วมือ” : Pre-service EFL teachers’ translanguaging beliefs and practices in Thai language-driven CLIL classrooms
    Nutthida Tachaiyaphum , Laura Gurney &  Nicola Daly | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 25–48
  • David Lasagabaster . 2022. English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
    Reviewed by Tatjana Bacovsky-Novak &  Christiane Dalton-Puffer | JICB 11:2 (2023) pp. 283–286

    • 14 September 2023

  • CLIL teacher beliefs as they emerge working in tandem
    Ene Alas , Aleksandra Ljalikova &  Merle Jung | JICB 11:2 (2023) pp. 229–254
  • The communicative CLIL classroom : Insights into heterogenous learners’ spoken communication in English about art in Swiss primary schools
    Silvia Frank Schmid | JICB 12:1 (2024) pp. 49–74

    • 12 September 2023

  • Swedish immersion in Finland and Swedish as a second-language subject in Sweden : Teacher perspectives from two primary schools
    Christina Hedman &  Ulrika Magnusson | JICB 11:2 (2023) pp. 255–282

    • 24 August 2023

  • SIOF : Towards a research-based pedagogical tool for language sensitive teaching in secondary CLIL and immersion settings
    Breandán Mac Gearailt , Gerry Mac Ruairc &  Clíona Murray | JICB 12:1 (2024) p. 75
    • IssuesOnline-first articles

    Volume 12 (2024)

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    Volume 11 (2023)

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    Volume 10 (2022)

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    10th Anniversary Celebration
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    Volume 9 (2021)

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    Issues and Perspectives on Student Diversity and Content-Based Language Education
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    Volume 8 (2020)

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    Volume 7 (2019)

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    Teaching, Learning and Scaffolding in CLIL Science Classrooms
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    Volume 6 (2018)

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    Teacher education and professional development for immersion and content-based instruction: Research on programs, practices, and teacher educators
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    Volume 5 (2017)

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    Volume 4 (2016)

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    Volume 3 (2015)

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    Volume 2 (2014)

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    Language Immersion Education: A research agenda for 2015 and beyond
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    Volume 1 (2013)

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    Editorial Board
    ORCID logoSiv Björklund | Åbo Akademi University
    Claudine Brohy | Université de Fribourg
    ORCID logoLaurent Cammarata | University of Alberta
    ORCID logoRussell Cross | University of Melbourne
    ORCID logoChristiane Dalton-Puffer | University of Vienna
    ORCID logoMaría Juncal Gutiérrez Mangado | University of the Basque Country
    Elizabeth R. Howard | University of Connecticut
    Julia Hüttner | University of Vienna
    Makoto Ikeda | Sophia University
    Susana Ibarra Johnson | New Mexico State University
    ORCID logoEster J. de Jong | University of Florida
    Angel M.Y. Lin | Simon Fraser University
    Karita Mård-Miettinen | University of Jyväskylä
    Teresa L. McCarty | University of California, Los Angeles
    T.J. Ó Ceallaigh | University College Cork
    ORCID logoPádraig Ó Duibhir | Dublin City University
    Sylvie Roy | University of Calgary
    ORCID logoYolanda Ruiz de Zarobe | University of the Basque Country
    Rita Elaine Silver | National Institute of Education, Singapore
    Marguerite Ann Snow | California State University, Los Angeles
    ORCID logoEnlli Thomas | Bangor University
    John Trent | Hong Kong Institute of Education
    Tony Trinick | The University of Auckland
    Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía | Universidad de los Andes, Bogota
    Marianne Turner | Monash University
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    The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB) offers online submission .

    Before submitting, please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors.

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    Subjects

    Linguistics

    Multilingualism
    Applied linguistics
    Language acquisition
    Language teaching

    Main BIC Subject

    CFDC: Language acquisition

    Main BISAC Subject

    LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General