The SPLIS e-newsletter, As We Speak, is
soliciting articles on any of the various aspects of teaching and
tutoring pronunciation, oral skills, and listening that apply to and/or
focus on ESL/EFL pedagogy, second language acquisition, accent
addition/reduction, assessment of those skills, and other related
research. We solicit book reviews for both classroom and methodology
texts as well as technology resource reviews. Teaching tips, tutoring
tips, and classroom strategies are also acceptable submissions. We
feature an interview segment in our newsletter with educators in the
field and therefore welcome nominations/contributions in this
regard.
Deadline:
Dec. 13th, 2020 for the February/March issue
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions should begin with a brief 2-3 two sentence abstract “teaser” for the newsletter homepage.
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Submissions should conclude with a 2-3 sentence bio about the author(s).
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Articles should be no more than 1,750 words (including abstract, tables, and bios).
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For citations (maximum of 5), please use the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition
(APA).
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Use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.
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Use a space between paragraphs instead of indenting.
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Clearly distinguish the different level headings and use bold typeface.
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THE TITLE should be in all caps.
- This Is a Level 1 Head (title case, bold)
- This Is a Level 2 Head (title case, italics)
- This is a level 3 head. (sentence case, italics)
- Include a byline: Author’s name with hyperlinked email, affiliation, city, country.
- Example: Jason Donovan, TESOL International Association, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Please submit questions and submissions to Shannon McCrocklin or Matthias Maunsell, As We Speak Coeditors.
Submission Procedures
- Submit articles in Microsoft Word (as a .doc or .docx file)
as an email attachment in a message to the editors.
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Include photos, figures, and tables as separate files.
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Please include a professional picture of yourself as a
separate .jpg file and indicate in the email body that you give
permission to publish your photo. Headshot dimensions: 120pixels (width)
x 160pixels (height)
Book/Media Reviews
Book Review
Guidelines: Book reviews
should be commentary/critical, not merely summary, and must include
elements such as assessment of the writing, the content, the
research/evidence provided, the book’s usefulness, etc. The summary
portion should make up less than half of the text.
Media & Technology Review
Guidelines: Media, digital tools, and
technology reviews should be commentary/critical and follow the outline
below.
- Name of the tool and URL
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Free and low-cost media, digital tools, and technology will
be considered. Also, identify if there are free and paid
versions and what is available in each.
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Benefits of using this tool
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Challenges and/or drawbacks to using this tool
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Other additional comments
Additional Book/Media Review Guidelines:
- be in APA format,
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be 600–900 words in length,
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and include a 2-3 sentence bio about the author(s).
We foster inclusion and as such welcome submissions
in a variety of media in addition to writing.
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