Submission Guidelines

HEIS News welcomes reviews of scholarly books and textbooks dealing with English language teaching, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, language assessment, or other disciplines as they relate to ESL or TESL instruction in higher education settings. Anyone interested in writing a review for HEIS News may choose a recent book in the field and contact the editor for approval. Reviews will be considered for publication based on the quality of the reviewer’s evaluation and description of the book, and the book’s relevance and importance to the field.

Reviews should

• be 600–900 words in length
• include a 50-word (500 characters or fewer) abstract
• include a 75- to 100-word bio of the reviewer
• follow the style guidelines in the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (APA Manual)
• be in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or rich-text (.rtf) format
• include a headshot of the reviewer

To read a sample book review, please click here.