Publishing in ELT: Practical Pathways, Insights and Reflections
Abstract
In this session, the speakers share insights into the often challenging but rewarding world of publishing in ELT. Drawing on their scholarly experiences across Japan, Korea, and the United States, the speakers will offer practical strategies for navigating the publication process - from critically reading the aims and scope of a journal to making sense of journal metrics and managing submissions (and, of course, rejections!). They will also reflect on how they balance scholarly ambitions with the professional realities of their local contexts. Attendees will gain useful perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in ELT publishing, with time for open discussion and Q&A.
Bio
Hyun-Sook Kang (PhD, University of Pennsylvania, USA) is an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership in the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA. She studies language practices in relation to global mobility, such as immigration and study abroad, and the internationalization of education. Originally from South Korea, she has extensive research and teaching experience in U.S. higher education. Her work has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, such as American Journal of Distance Education, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, European Journal of Engineering Education, and International Journal of Applied Linguistics. In addition to serving as Co-Editor of Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, she is a member of the Editorial Boards of the European Journal of Education, Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Language and Assessment, and Language-Related Research.
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Meerbek Kudaibergenov, PhD, is an assistant professor at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech). His research explores EFL teacher identity, student agency, transnationalism, and legitimacy in education. Apart from SeoulTech, he also serves as a regional editor for Journal of International Students and is a member of the editorial boards of Sage Open and Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia.
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Nathanael Rudolph (PhD, University of Maryland, College Park) is a professor of sociolinguistics and language education at Kindai University (近畿大学) in Higashiosaka, Japan. Nathanael’s research explores themes including teacher and student negotiations of being, becoming and belonging within and transcending (language) education, and transdisciplinary, community-based approaches to identity, experience and (in)justice. His most recent work is Transcending language education in Japan: Borderland accounts of being, becoming and belonging (Bloomsbury), a forthcoming volume co-edited with Madoka Hammine. Nathanael is a managing editor for Asian Englishes (Routledge) and an associate editor for the Journal of Language, Identity and Education (Taylor & Francis). He is serving on journal boards including TESOL Quarterly.
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