The NECTFL REVIEW

The NECTFL Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal that disseminates research on language teaching and learning and the classroom application of research-based practice, as well as language teacher preparation and professional development that will be of interest to instructors, researchers, and administrators at all educational levels. We encourage both scholarly articles that present original research, as well as original articles focused on classroom practices and experiences. All articles, including those commissioned by the editors or those solicited for special issues, undergo an anonymous review by outside reviewers/readers. The publication of the NECTFL Review is a collaborative effort involving the Research Editor, Language Classroom Editor, and the Editorial Board.

We invite submissions from language educators, researchers, administrators, and teacher educators at all levels, pre–K through university, that address topics such as language pedagogy and acquisition, classroom instruction, curriculum design, assessment and feedback, leadership and advocacy, planning and program design, technology integration, student experiences, or other similar topics. The two sections of the NECTFL Review are closely related and complementary, representing a parallel structure aligning research with classroom practice

Issues from 2006 through today are available for review or download here.  For issues dated 1998 to 2005, please contact us at info@nectfl.org. 

REsearch

This section contains qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research articles. It publishes research related to current topics focused on language teaching and learning, as well as teacher education. The manuscript length is 5,000–8,000 words.

The Language Classroom

This section contains classroom ideas and experiences informed by research. It has a practical and praxis-based focus (e.g., curriculum design, student experiences, feedback and assessment). The manuscript length is 1,500–3,000 words.

NECTFL is pleased to announce that articles published in the NECTFL Review are covered by a Creative Commons license. This license gives every person a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions for creative and academic works, ensure proper attribution, and allow others to copy, distribute, and make use of those works. The license we are applying is CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: This license allows users to share works for non-commercial purposes only, provided proper attribution is given [copyright holder: NECTFL] and the work is not modified. Users cannot sell or change the material, but they can download and share it.

Information about how to give attribution can be found at the following links:

Attribution in the Age of AI

Recommended Practices for Attribution 

Note: The current license is a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

For authors published articles in the NECTFL Review prior to the application of this license, it can be added to your article. If you would like to affix the license to your work, please contact the Research Editor, Dr. Rebecca Fox, and/or the Language Classroom Editor, Dr. Angelika Kraemer.

Editorial Board