35.1048, Calls: Applied Linguistics / Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Jrnl)

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Subject: 35.1048, Calls: Applied Linguistics / Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Jrnl)

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Date: 21-Mar-2024
From: Robert Randez [robert.randez at wmich.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics / Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Jrnl)


Call for Papers:

Disability and Second Language Learning
Special Issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2025 Call for
Proposals

Guest Editors:
Caitlin Cornell (Michigan State University, USA) Robert A. Randez
(Western Michigan University, USA)

Studies in Second Language Acquisition has dedicated its 2025 special
issue to the topic of disability, recognizing not only the timeliness
of inclusive topics within second language research but also a need
for greater representation of scholars whose work focuses on the
language learning of disabled learners.

Researchers’ and educators’ recognition of the growing population of
disabled language learners is increasing (Randez & Cornell, 2023). The
guest editors’ intention behind this special issue is to amplify the
voices of scholars who are engaged in this important work as it
continues to gain interest–particularly disabled scholars, junior
scholars, researchers of color, women, and all intersectional
combinations thereof–and share it with the SSLA audience
well-positioned to undertake its advancement. In order to remain as
inclusive as possible, we take a balanced approach: in addition to
solicited contributions, we are soliciting more contributions through
this call. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals for
empirical studies.
Although it is true that not every learner with a disability will
struggle in learning an additional language, disabled students often
face additional difficulty due to inaccessibility and lack of
inclusion (Berberi, 2008; Scott et al., 2014). Systemic ableism in
educational institutions and their policies further complicate
disabled learners’ experiences (Dolmage, 2017) and disabled language
learners’ experiences in particular (e.g., Kangas, 2021). Despite
persistent and thoughtful attention from scholars in the field (e.g.,
Kangas & Cook, 2023; Kormos & Smith, 2023; Sparks, 2023) and rapidly
growing populations of disabled learners, language learning with a
disability remains an underexplored area of second language research.

Proposals must include the following:
1. The name and email of the primary author along with names of
contributing authors.
2. Manuscript type (see article categories published in SSLA). We are
particularly interested in empirical studies related to the language
learning of disabled people.
3. Indicate what stage the study is currently in.
4. Include an abstract of not more than 500 words, double spaced, size
12 font
(excluding references).

Manuscript and production deadlines are as follows:
May 3, 2024- Proposal submissions are due by email to
SSLAdisability at gmail.com.
May 24, 2024-Final decisions reached.
Oct. 15, 2024-Submission of first-draft manuscripts to SSLA via
ScholarOne.
Jan. 24, 2025 All final manuscripts due, submitted via ScholarOne.

Please feel free to distribute this announcement to interested
colleagues. If any questions arise, please feel free to email the
guest editors at SSLAdisability at gmail.com or SSLA at
ssla.journal at gmail.com.



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