UK ELT Directory: Journals

      This directory shows the range of ELT-related services currently available in the UK for teachers, trainers and policy makers; it is not intended as a resource for students.

      You can browse journals on this page, or select another category from the ELT Directory home.

      Language Teaching

      The international research resource for language professionals

      Editor: Graeme Porte, University of Granada, Spain

      Applied Linguistics

      OUP's quarterly Applied Linguistics publishes research into language with relevance to real world problems. It aims to promote principled and multi-disciplinary approaches to research on language-related concerns in the various fields encompassed by applied linguistics. It promotes scholarly and scientific discussion of issues that unite or divide scholars in applied linguistics. The journal also reviews new publications in the multi-disciplinary field of Applied Linguistics.

      English Teaching Professional

      This monthly magazine combines short theoretical pieces with articles about classroom activities, photocopiable resources, reviews, a technology section and fun activities. ETP now offers an on-line subscription which enables you to access all the articles from previous issues. ETP magazine has also launched myETP.com (www.myET.com), a new community website for teachers designed to help them swap ideas, teaching tips and information.

      EL Gazette

      The monthly EL Gazette features topical news stories, articles on language destinations and courses types, quality issues, book reviews, photocopiable classroom resources and adverts. It regularly publishes articles on different types of teacher development courses e.g. Master's in TEFL/TESOL with tables which contain course provider and course information including prices.

      The ELT Journal

      First published in 1946, ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. One of its most popular features is its Key Concepts section. The online subscription for institutions allows access to articles from back issues.

      IATEFL SIG Newsletters

      Each IATEFL SIG (Special Interest Group) publishes its own Newsletter with articles connected to its area of interest.

      International Journal of Applied Linguistics

      The thrice yearly The International Journal of Applied Linguistics publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it includes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.

      English Language Teacher Education and Development

      English Language Teacher Education and Development (ELTED) is a free online journal which is produced by the English Language Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (ELLTA) Research Group of the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick.

      Humanising Language Teaching

      HLT is a free online magazine and the website contains an archive of articles on various issues of language teaching and methodology as well as practical exercises aimed at primary learners, secondary teenagers and adult learners.

      The Teacher Trainer

      This is a practical journal for those involved in modern language, especially TESOL, teacher training, teacher education and mentoring. The Teacher Trainer, edited by Tessa Woodward, is a Pilgrims publication and can be subscribed to online. The journal comes out three times a year and contains articles on all aspects of teacher training.