{"title":"Report by Grégory Miras as AILA ReN Coordinator","authors":"Gregory Miras","doi":"10.1111/ijal.70083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"36 1","pages":"941-942"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijal.70083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146217601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Exploring the Effect of Plain Terminology on Processing and Comprehension of Administrative Texts in Spanish: A Self-Paced Reading Experiment”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ijal.70068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The “Funding” section was missing. This should have read:</p><p>The study was part of the research project “Un prototipo tecnológico para la redacción en lenguaje claro: incorporación en la Administración pública y análisis de su impacto en la ciudadanía” (arText_IMPACT) (PDC2022-133935-I00), funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR. The first author also wishes to thank the “Maria Zambrano” post-doctoral research program, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities and the European Union NextGenerationEU.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijal.70068","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146224043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multilingualism for Epistemological Diversity and Epistemic Inclusion","authors":"Yongyan Zheng","doi":"10.1111/ijal.70036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70036","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This editorial introduces a special issue entitled “Multilingualism for Epistemological Diversity and Epistemic Inclusion.” The 17 papers included in this special issue aimed to address longstanding inequities in global knowledge production induced by English monolingualism. The editorial first critiques how monolingual ideologies and “abyssal thinking” reinforce epistemic exclusion—manifested in barriers to English-medium education, marginalization of non-Western epistemologies (e.g., from the Global South), and hermeneutical injustice. Then it outlines five interrelated themes explored by the 17 papers across diverse geographical contexts (e.g., Australia, Bangladesh, China, Japan, and Pakistan, etc.). Collectively, these studies demonstrate multilingualism's transformative potential to advance epistemological diversity and epistemic inclusion. We call for rejecting monolingual hegemony, centering context-responsive strategies (pedagogical innovation, policy reform, valorization of marginalized traditions), and building a more just global knowledge ecosystem that values all ways of knowing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"36 1","pages":"7-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146217624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Report by Grégory Miras as AILA ReN Coordinator","authors":"Grégory Miras","doi":"10.1111/ijal.70023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"35 4","pages":"2348-2349"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijal.70023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145426032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negotiating Neoliberal Language Policies for Multilingualism: Epistemic Agency of Teachers and Students at a Chinese Language School in Macau","authors":"Wendong LI, Yang GONG, Frank, Citing LI","doi":"10.1111/ijal.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Under neoliberal logic, language policies often frame languages as commodities with material returns but downplay their epistemic potentials. This study investigates how teachers and students at a Chinese language school in Macau interpreted and appropriated such neoliberal language policies. Analysis of the school's mission statements and curriculum design revealed the institutionalization of a “subtractive resource policy,” which prioritized Pinyin as an expedient path to Mandarin proficiency and relegated Chinese characters to an optional status. Drawing on the concepts of neoliberal versus epistemic agency, this research uncovers a nuanced spectrum of stakeholder appropriation. While some participants initially exhibited neoliberal agency by aligning their learning with a pragmatic, Pinyin-centric approach, the majority demonstrated growing epistemic awareness. This awareness led to the exercise of epistemic agency, enabling participants to resist the policy's subtractive effect by pursuing a deeper and more complete understanding of the language through character literacy. The study argues that this individual and collective agency serves as a grassroots effort to transform a market-driven policy into a more equitable and holistic educational experience. It contributes to the literature by demonstrating how neoliberal policies can create a hierarchy of knowledge and how local stakeholders can become powerful agents in fostering epistemic diversity and inclusion.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"36 1","pages":"85-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146216802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psycho-Emotional Factors and Language Teachers’ Creativity, Identity, and Professional Development: An Introduction","authors":"Ali Derakhshan, Lawrence Jun Zhang","doi":"10.1111/ijal.12867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12867","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This special issue centers on the role of language teachers’ psycho-emotional factors in shaping their professional creativity, identity, and development. Comprising 18 original contributions, authors in the Issue examine how emotional and psychological dimensions interact with key aspects of teacher professionalism across diverse contexts and educational settings. The studies are organized into four thematic strands: (1) the interplay between psycho-emotional factors and teacher professional identity, (2) the interplay between psycho-emotional factors and teacher professional development and success, (3) the interplay between psycho-emotional factors and teacher professional creativity, and (4) the interplay among teachers’ psychological traits. Collectively, the studies featured in this special issue highlight the complex, dynamic, and context-dependent nature of language teachers’ psychological and emotional experiences, demonstrate methodological innovations in capturing these experiences, and offer actionable insights for future research.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"35 4","pages":"1619-1624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145426297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is “Neijuan” the Way to Achieve Early-Career Teachers’ Well-Being: A Perspective From the Relationship Among Foreign Language Teacher Well-Being, Agency, and Identity","authors":"Yanhua He, Lawrence Jun Zhang, Xuemei Wang","doi":"10.1111/ijal.12855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12855","url":null,"abstract":"<p>“Neijuan” (translated as involution) has sparked increased interest in the development of foreign language teacher identity. However, research exploring neijuan's potential role in fostering identity development during early career stages has been insufficient. Furthermore, these relationships need to be empirically investigated in foreign language contexts despite the possible influence of teacher well-being and agency on teacher identity. This research utilized a mixed-methods approach, comprising questionnaire surveys that yielded 249 effective responses and follow-up interviews with five teachers from China's “double first-class” universities. Results showed that teacher well-being directly influenced teacher identity, and teacher well-being indirectly affected teacher identity via the mediation of agency. These results have implications for universities and teachers to develop a healthier and more sustainable work ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":46851,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics","volume":"35 4","pages":"1927-1937"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijal.12855","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145426150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}