Journal of Language and Education  

Lilia Raitskaya, Elena Tikhonova

In their editorial review, the JLE editors consider the concept of gamification, its spread in higher education research, and relevance at present. The authors analyse the current Scopus statistics to prove the prominence of the theme for researchers. The... see more

Ayodele James Akinola

In linguistics, most studies on rhetoric are approached from the perspective of persuasive ideologies of social actors such as community, religious, and political leaders with a concentration on their speeches and the impacts of the speeches on their foll... see more

Fadi Al-Khasawneh

Vocabulary knowledge is the building block of learning a second language and the degree of success for learning any language depends on the amount of vocabulary a learner possesses. Vocabulary knowledge contributes to mastering language skills (reading, l... see more

Jennifer Bown, Laura Catharine Smith, Ekaterina V. Talalakina

In response to the growing demand for highly proficient foreign language (L2) speakers in professional work settings, scholars and educators have increasingly turned their attention to methods for developing greater fluency in their learners who aspire to... see more

Danielle S. McNamara, Rod Roscoe, Laura Allen, Renu Balyan, Kathryn S. McCarthy

Literacy is a critically important and contemporary issue for educators, scientists, and politicians. Efforts to overcome the challenges associated with illiteracy, and the subsequent development of literate societies, are closely related to those of pove... see more

Anatoly V. Merenkov, Natalya L. Antonova, Natalia G. Popova

This research study is aimed at investigating distributed leadership practices in the Russian school system, of which professional teacher associations (PTA) constitute a distinct feature. In particular, we set out to investigate the PTA leadership potent... see more

Ehsan Namaziandost, Vida Shatalebi, Mehdi Nasri

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cooperative learning in English language classrooms to enhance Iranian students’ speaking skills and motivations. A pre-test–post-test control group design was employed to compare the impact of the coop... see more

Prem Prasad Poudel

Although there were attempts to develop multilingual and multicultural education in Nepal, changes have remained more discursive than pragmatic at the working level. Problems discussed have remained unsolved. The issues of protection and promotion of the ... see more

Amare Tesfie Birhan

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Mersad Dervic, Senad Becirovic

The application of ‘native’ and ‘non-native’ labels to EFL professionals has been influenced by the argument over their discriminatory nature. L1 proponents claim that natives are innate with linguistic competence while non-natives are referred to as seco... see more