About the Journal

St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE) is the online journal hosted by the International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute, University of St Andrews, co-run by students and academic staff at IELLI. Articles are published open access with no charges to authors or readers. The journal hopes to encourage teachers and teacher educators working in the areas of languages education and international education to consider the impact of research on their professional practices and how their everyday practices shape and inform their own research agenda. In other words, the journal is interested in publishing research of teaching (research that is topically related to teaching), research for teaching (research designed and implemented to improve teaching), and research as teaching (research as an integral part of teaching). Although this journal publishes both original research and reflective pieces, our primary focus is on practical issues related to education such as teaching practice. Therefore, any discussion of theories and concepts need to demonstrate relevance to the practicality of teaching and learning. 

Our target readers are primarily practitioners such as teachers and teacher educators, whose voices are sometimes under-represented and marginalised in educational research. We also welcome submissions from early career researchers who are looking for a supportive, constructive, and development journal peer review experience. SAJILE is a scholarly platform where practitioners and researchers can experiment with innovative and emergent ideas and share what works, what works less well, and what does not work in teaching, and the lessons learned.  

In line with the above, in addition to full-length research articles, we encourage submissions of shorter pieces or work-in-progress (see submission criteria of individual sections). Although the primary audience of the journal is for practitioners and researchers, we welcome collaborative research and reflective pieces by teachers and learners, so that learners’ voices and perspectives can be represented.  

As a journal that is dedicated to languages and international education, we encourage authors to include multiple languages for certain sections of their submissions, namely the title and the abstract. We are a journal run by practitioners and researchers with an innovative mindset and we understand that research translation and mobilisation is key to maximise research impact. 

SAJILE is a generalist journal interested in publishing research, commentaries, reflections, forums, and book reviews in all areas under international education and languages education. While there are other generalist academic journals on language education and international education, their target audience is primarily researchers. SAJILE plays a unique role in facilitating research-practice partnership by providing a platform for the voices of practitioners and professionals and promoting practice-oriented and practitioner-minded scholarship.  Below are some examples of topics that fall within the remit of the journal:

Languages Education

  • Language for academic and specific purposes
  • Language teaching and learning
  • Language, education, identity, and the psychology of language learning
  • Language assessment and testing
  • Computer-assisted language learning
  • Individual language learner difference
  • Social justice and language education
  • Market trends in language education

International Education

  • Globalisation and education
  • Intercultural communication and education
  • Language teaching and learning identities
  • Equality, diversity, and inclusion in international education
  • Curriculum internationalisation
  • Education and sustainability
  • Teaching and learning in international schools
  • Market trends in international education
  • Immigration requirements and access to international education opportunities

SAJILE plays a unique role in facilitating research-practice partnership by providing a platform for the voices of practitioners and professionals and promoting practice-oriented and practitioner-minded scholarship.  

For more detail, view the SAJILE Journal Text.

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