TESL Canada Journal
TESL Canada Journal
The TESL Canada Journal is available online at:
www.teslcanadajournal.ca
Subscription Rates for the Journal
Please note: For individual Canadian subscriptions (except Quebec) you must be a member of your provincial organization in order to receive the TESL Canada Journal. Please see Links for information on provincial organization memberships or contact the TESL Canada office at 1-800-393-9199.
TESL Canada Journal subscription rates are:
Student - $20.00
Individual - $40.00
Non-Profit/Library - $60.00
Commercial - $160.00
AAAL Member - $30.00
The TESL Canada Bulletin is now available bi-annually at www.tesl.ca.
Payment can be made by cheque (payable to TESL Canada), VISA or Mastercard. To subscribe, send cheque to TESL Canada, 408 - 4370 Dominion Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4L7, Canada or email admin@tesl.ca with VISA/Mastercard information (number, expiry date and name as it reads on the card)
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Contact the Editor
John Sivell
Journal Editor
Brock University
St. Catherines, Ontario L2S 3A1
teslcan@brocku.ca
Editorial policy
TESL Canada Journal, established in 1984, is a fully refereed journal for practicing teachers, teacher educators, graduate students, and researchers.TESL Canada Journal invites submissions of previously unpublished manuscripts concerning the teaching and learning of official languages, second language teacher education, and the maintenance and development of minority, heritage, or Aboriginal languages.
Full length articles.Articles in this category advance conceptual, research-based, or theoretical arguments, fully grounded in current literature. Manuscripts should not exceed 7000 words excluding references. A maximum 100 word abstract must be included.
In the Classroom: articles in this category feature descriptions of teaching techniques or activities within a theoretical framework. Articles should specify audience, materials, procedures and teacher reflections on procedures. Manuscripts should not exceed 3500 words, excluding references.
Perspectives.Submissions to this section are of the following types: (1) reactions of readers to articles and reviews published in the journal, and rejoinders; (b) viewpoints and opinions expressed in the form of a report, commentary, or interview on issues or topics of current interest; (c) the text of plenary keynote addresses; (d) review articles of one or more influential books in the field of TESL in light of current theory and pedagogy.Perspectives submissions should not exceed 3500 words.
Reviews:TESL Canada Journal publishes short evaluative reviews of print and nonprint materials relevant to TESL professionals.Potential reviewers may contact the editors if they wish to review any of the books listed in each edition of the Journal.
Required Style
Manuscripts not conforming to the guidelines set forth in the Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, may be returned for adjustment prior to review. The TESL Canada Journal welcomes articles from non-native speakers of English or French, but would ask that ideas be clearly expressed.
Submission
All manuscripts will be screened to ensure that the name(s) of the author(s) cannot be identified in the manuscript.To facilitate the review process, the editors ask that manuscripts be sent
- by email attachment to the email address above, or
- on high density diskette with hard copy included to the mailing address above.
The preferred formats are Microsoft Word for Windows or Microsoft Word for MacIntosh.
Manuscripts should be labeled by the first author's last name, dot, ms (e.g., smith.ms), and should include the title, abstract, text, acknowledgements, notes, and references.
A separate attachment labeled by the first author's last name, dot, info (e.g., smith.info) should list the title of the manuscript, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the authors, and complete information for the contact author, including both email and regular mail addresses.A maximum 50 word biographical note should be included for each author.
When manuscripts are accepted, authors will be asked to submit electronic or disk versions, in camera ready format, of all diagrams or tables. Obtaining permissions to reprint previously published material is the responsibility of the author(s).
Manuscript Changes
The Editors reserve the right to make editing changes without prior consultation with the author(s). Authors will be contacted regarding any major editing or revisions.
Languages of Publication
The TESL Canada Journal publishes for a readership of approximately 5000, consisting of practicing teachers, program developers and administrators, teacher candidates, researchers, and professors. The Journal is a fully refereed journal and invites the submission of unpublished manuscripts.
The TESL Canada Journal accepts manuscripts in both French and English for inclusion in our upcoming Journals.
We invite you to submit manuscripts for this or future issues. The TESL Canada Journal publishes In the Classroom and Perspectives as well as Full-length articles. Please send your manuscript to:
John Sivell, Editor
Department of Applied Linguistics (D350G)
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1
Canada
To allow enough time for the review process to be completed for the Spring or Fall issue, we ask that you submit your manuscript at least six months before.
For further information on how to submit a manuscript, you can visit our website at www.tesl.ca or email admin@tesl.ca or call the TESL Canada office at 1-800-393-9199 or read the Editorial Policy at the front of the TESL Canada Journal.
TESL CANADA FEDERATION,
408 - 4370 Dominion Street,
BURNABY, B.C. V5G 4L7
CANADA
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Louise Aerts, Executive Director
TESL Canada
408 - 4370 Dominion Street
Burnaby, BC V5G 4L7
admin@tesl.ca
Acknowledgements
This publication is funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, under its program to encourage the publication of scholarly journals. Brock University has also contributed to the TESL Canada Journal with institutional and professional support.
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