37.2240, Calls: Fortell, Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Language Teaching Materials: Trends, Innovations, and Contexts" (Jrnl)

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Date: 01-Jul-2026
From: Fortell Organization [fortell.org at gmail.com]
Subject: Fortell, Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Language Teaching Materials: Trends, Innovations, and Contexts" (Jrnl)


Journal: Fortell, Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature
Issue: Language Teaching Materials: Trends, Innovations, and Contexts
Call Deadline: 31-Oct-2026

Fortell invites original research papers, review articles, and case
studies for a forthcoming issue on language teaching materials in
contemporary educational contexts. In recent decades, the field has
shifted significantly from viewing materials as static textbooks to
seeing them as dynamic, adaptable, and learner-centered resources that
shape the quality of language learning. ELT materials have evolved
beyond traditional text books to include multimodal, interactive,
corpus-informed, and AI-enabled resources that are reshaping how
languages are taught and learned.
Contemporary scholarship calls for a fundamental rethinking of
materials design through postcolonial, decolonial, and translanguaging
lenses (Pennycook, 1998; Holliday, 2005; García and Wei, 2014).
Recently, the field has engaged with critical pedagogy and inclusivity
(Freire 1970; Gray 2010; Banegas 2018) which advocates for materials
that are culturally responsive, inclusive, and reflective of diverse
learner identities and varieties of global Englishes.
This issue seeks contributions that engage critically and empirically
with these challenges. It encourages authors not only to critique
existing materials but also to explore practical, equitable, and
culturally sustaining alternatives.
Fortell welcomes submissions addressing, but not limited to, the
following themes:
- Representation and inclusion—How cultural identities, local
contexts, and minoritized voices are embedded in or excluded from
materials.
- Critical materials analysis—Frameworks for auditing bias,
stereotyping, and ideological positioning in published resources.
- Inclusivity, representation, and critical pedagogy in materials.
- Teacher-designed and adapted materials—Practitioner accounts of
localizing or co-constructing culturally responsive texts and tasks.
- Translanguaging and multilingual materials—Resources that draw on
learners’ full linguistic repertoires.
- Learner identity and agency—Materials that position multilingual
students as resources rather than deficits.
- Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives—Challenging dominant
language ideologies in global coursebook culture.
- Digital and multimodal materials—Designing flexible, culturally
pluralistic resources for technology-enhanced learning.
- Culturally fair assessment—Designing tasks, rubrics, and test items
that do not advantage culturally dominant groups.
This issue aims to bring together diverse perspectives and foster
dialogue on the future of language teaching materials in an
increasingly complex and digital world.
Fortell is a peer-reviewed journal of the Forum for Teachers of
English Language and Literature, published bi-annually in January and
July by FORTELL, New Delhi. Copyright for individual contributions
rests with the authors, though Fortell should be acknowledged as the
original source in any subsequent publication. Fortell retains the
right to republish contributions or make them available electronically
for its members.
Submission Guidelines:
Soft copies of research papers and review articles (not exceeding 6000
words inclusive of a 100-150 word abstract, 5-6 keywords, and
references), book reviews (750-1000 words), and a brief bio-note of
about 30 words per contributor should be submitted via the Google form
titled “Fortell July 2027 Issue 55 Submission” at
https://forms.gle/og5HcfLS3CRxLcfV6.
Successful submission through the Google Form serves as
acknowledgment. No other acknowledgement will be sent. A copy should
also be emailed to fortell.journal at gmail.com. Articles must follow the
7th edition of APA style. Consult the journal website
(https://www.fortell.org/) for detailed guidelines. Incomplete or
non-compliant manuscripts will not be considered.
Contributors must sign a Declaration Form via the Google form
certifying that the paper is original (without or with minimal use of
AI), has not been published earlier, and is not under consideration
elsewhere. Full contact details (name, email, etc.) must be provided
in the Google form.
Apart from the theme, articles of general interest to teachers of
language and literature may also be considered for publication. The
decision of the editors/reviewers would be final. Select articles may
be included in a future anthology.
Submissions are accepted from September 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026.
NOTE: Beware of fraudulent advertisements or individuals charging fees
for guaranteed publication in Fortell. FORTELL does not charge any
publication or processing fees and follows a rigorous blind
peer-review process.
Issue Editors:
Tasneem Shahnaaz (retd), Professor of English, Sri Aurobindo College,
University of Delhi.
Veena Kapur (retd), Professor of Education, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
College, University of Delhi.
Minakshi Lahkar, Professor of English, Ramanujan College, University
of Delhi.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)




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