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Language Learning Journal Template

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About the Language Learning Journal format

Language Learning Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Multilingual Education and Policy.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Language Learning Journal 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Second Language Learning and Teaching Multilingual Education and Policy Second Language Acquisition and Learning Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
ISSN0957-1736
Citation impact (2-yr)2.13
h-index66
i10-index543
Total citations22,284
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Leeds
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Language Learning Journal per year

37
2014
27
2015
50
2016
39
2017
55
2018
48
2019
36
2020
38
2021
53
2022
49
2023
42
2024
70
2025

Citation impact of Language Learning Journal by publication year

1.4K
2014
798
2015
1.7K
2016
815
2017
1.3K
2018
1.3K
2019
715
2020
742
2021
588
2022
436
2023
185
2024
93
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Language Learning Journal

Vocabulary size and the skills of listening, reading and writing

Lars Stenius Stæhr · 27 Oct 2008

This paper presents an empirical study investigating the relationship between vocabulary size and the skills of listening, reading and writing in English as a foreign language (EFL). The participants were 88 EFL learners from lower secondary education whose language skills were assessed as part of the national school leaving examination in Denmark. Learners' receptive vocabulary…

We only learn language once. The role of the mother tongue in FL classrooms: death of a dogma

Wolfgang Butzkamm · 1 Dec 2003

All the praise that is heaped on the classical languages as an educational tool is due in double measure to the mother tongue, which should more justly be called the ‘Mother of Languages’; every new language can only be established by comparison with it… Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1806 If there is another ‘language teaching…

Pronunciation teaching practices in communicative second language classes

Jennifer A. Foote, Pavel Trofimovich, Laura Collins et al. · 16 Apr 2013

The objective of this research was to provide longitudinal, corpus-based evidence of actual teacher behaviour with respect to the teaching of second language (L2) pronunciation in a communicative language learning context. The data involved 40 hours of videotaped lessons from three experienced teachers recorded four times at 100-hour increments during the 400-hour programme for grade…

Exploring the hidden agenda in the representation of culture in international and localised ELT textbooks

Zia Tajeddin, Shohreh Teimournezhad · 22 Jan 2014

The rise of English as an international language (EIL) has challenged the focus on native-speaker culture in second language teaching and learning. Exposing learners to a single culture is no longer considered sufficient as intercultural language teaching and understanding gains momentum. The aim of this study was to investigate the representation of culture in dialogues…

Task-based language teaching and learning

Mohammad Javad Ahmadian · 1 Oct 2016

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) constitutes both an innovative language teaching method and a thriving area of investigation in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). The past three de...

Language Learning Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Language Learning Journal format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Language Learning Journal template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Language Learning Journal use?
Language Learning Journal uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Language Learning Journal 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Language Learning Journal?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Language Learning Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Language Learning Journal template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Language Learning Journal format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Language Learning Journal?
Language Learning Journal is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Language Learning Journal template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Language Learning Journal PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Language Learning Journal template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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