36.3071, Calls: The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / La Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée - "Special Issue: Second Language Vocabulary: Current Issues and Developments" (Jrnl)

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Date: 10-Oct-2025
From: Alex Ross [cjal-rcla at carleton.ca]
Subject: The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / La Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée - "Special Issue: Second Language Vocabulary: Current Issues and Developments" (Jrnl)


Journal: The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / La Revue
canadienne de linguistique appliquée
Issue: Second Language Vocabulary: Current Issues and Developments
Call Deadline: 01-Dec-2025

Call for Papers - 2026 Special Issue / Appel à contributions - Numéro
spécial 2026
The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / La Revue canadienne de
linguistique appliquée (CJAL/RCLA) 
Second Language Vocabulary: Current Issues and Developments 
Guest editors: Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck & Brian Strong, [SLALS, Carleton
University] 
Vocabulary knowledge remains a cornerstone of second language (L2)
learning, central to achieving communicative competence and overall
proficiency. The field of L2 vocabulary studies is characterized by
its dynamic evolution, constantly generating new research questions,
and fostering innovative methodologies for teaching, learning, and
assessment. To capture these ongoing developments and stimulate
further discussion, this Special Issue of the CJAL/RCLA invites
manuscript submissions. We welcome contributions addressing areas
including (but not restricted to): 
 - Incidental vs. Intentional Vocabulary Learning 
 - Vocabulary Acquisition from Reading and Listening 
 - Formulaic Language and Multiword Units 
 - The Use and Limitations of Word Lists 
 - L1 Influence on L2 Vocabulary Development 
 - Technology-Assisted Vocabulary Learning 
 - Corpus-Based Approaches to Vocabulary Instruction 
 - Vocabulary Knowledge Assessment 
 - Vocabulary in Spoken vs. Written Registers 
 - Lexical Input Enhancement Techniques 
 - Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension 
 - Vocabulary in Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) 
 - Second Language Vocabulary Attrition and Retention 
 - Vocabulary Development in Young Learners 
 - Multilingual Learners’ Vocabulary Development 
 - Word Learning Strategies and Metacognition 
 - Lexical Richness and Learner Writing 
 - Lexical Access and Fluency in L2 Speaking 
 - Morphological Awareness and Vocabulary Growth 
 - Sociocultural Perspectives on Vocabulary Learning 
 - Vocabulary development in diverse educational and community
settings. 
We are accepting full-length articles (max 10,000 words, including
references, tables, and figures). For these articles, both empirical
studies and theoretical discussions will be considered. For more
information on guidelines for authors see
https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/about/submissions 
For this issue, we ask for articles to be written in English. 
Interested authors should send an abstract (max 300 words) for their
proposed articles to geoff.pinchbeck at carleton.ca no later than
December 1, 2025. Please include the full name and affiliation for all
authors in your email and/or abstract document. The proposal will be
assessed for its suitability for the special issue by January 12,
2026. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit a full
manuscript for peer review by May 15, 2025. 
If you have any questions, please contact the Guest Editors at
geoff.pinchbeck at carleton.ca.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics




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