Nebrija Journal of applied linguistics to language teaching

Aims and scope

Revista Nebrija de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas (RNLAEL; Nebrija Journal of Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal that promotes research and academic debate on language acquisition, learning and teaching. It is aimed at researchers, teachers, teacher trainers and professionals working in the fields of applied linguistics and language education.

This journal primarily publishes empirical research, conducted using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodologies, and also welcomes methodological contributions relevant to its field. Its main areas of interest are:

·        The acquisition, learning and teaching of first, second, foreign, additional and heritage languages.

·        Systematic research into pedagogical practices, teacher training, curriculum design, teaching materials and assessment.

·        Multilingualism, interculturality, identity, mobility and language policies.

·        Discourse, interaction and cognitive, social and affective factors related to language learning.

·        Digital technologies and research methodologies applied to language education.

Contributions must present an explicit theoretical and methodological framework and a systematic, evidence-based analysis. Merely descriptive accounts of teaching experiences or teaching materials will not be accepted. RNLAEL publishes two issues a year, featuring a thematic section coordinated by invited specialists and a miscellaneous section.

Open access and peer review

All content in RNLAEL is freely available at no cost to readers or their institutions. Manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment and, once they have passed this stage, are subjected to a double-blind peer-review process.