Co-Editor-in-Chief Professor Jin Yan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has won the Cambridge/ILTA Distinguished Achievement Award 2021.
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Call for Papers: Unveiling the Potential Avenues in Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA): A Focus on Pros and Cons
This collection explores Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA) and its impact on language assessment. By integrating AI into language education, ICALA transforms various disciplines, like applied linguistics and educational technology. We aim to bridge research gaps on ICALA's pros and cons, emphasizing its effects on the well-being of educators and students. We welcome submissions worldwide, covering topics such as ICALA's future, positive psychology advancements, and practical development techniques. Submissions undergo thorough peer review, maintaining journal standards.
Latest Special Issue: Language Assessment Literacy
This special issue brings together cutting edge research and reviews highlighting the issues involved in the understanding of language assessment. Language assessment literacy (LAL) includes skill in the procedures for evaluating language abilities, the ability to build suitable assessments, and just as importantly, the understanding of appropriate mechanisms of feedback that assist learners to improve their target language and reach their short and long-term goals.
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Exploring the impact of screencast-based ipsative assessment on EFL students’ writing development
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Uncovering the impacts of technology literacies and acceptance on emotion regulation, resilience, willingness to communicate, and enjoyment in Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Assessment (ICALA): an experimental study
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Enhancing writing ability of Iranian EFL learners through learning-oriented assessment: peer and teacher feedback implementation
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Development and validation of an English teachers’ visual literacy scale for smartphone photography grounded in social semiotic theory
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The Negative Influences of Exam-Oriented Education on Chinese High School Students: Backwash from Classroom to Child
The Erratum to this article has been published in Language Testing in Asia 2014 4:2
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English language teaching in Bangladesh today: Issues, outcomes and implications
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How does anxiety influence language performance? From the perspectives of foreign language classroom anxiety and cognitive test anxiety
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Grammar Tests as a Motivational Tool for Grade 7 Students of Assumption College Thonburi (ACT)
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Assessment, Testing and Correcting Studentsxs' Errors and Mistakes
Featured collection: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for English Language Assessment in China
Purpose of this thematic series is to discuss the applicability of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for English language assessment in local contexts and introduce the work on developing a framework for English language education in China.
Expanding the area of study to Oceania
With a great number of second or foreign language learners and the extremely diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, the Asia-Pacific region is an amazing ground of study for language assessment research. This is why the journal decided to expand the scope to the whole Asia-Pacific area and to welcome new submissions that focus on this region.
LTA is indexed by ESCI and SCOPUS
The journal Language Testing in Asia has been accepted by the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) with an Impact Factor of 2.1 and is indexed by SCOPUS.
It is also ranked in the top quartile of the Scimago Journal Rank (SJR).
Aims and scope
Language Testing in Asia (LTA) was founded in 2011 as a high quality peer-reviewed online academic journal. The purpose of LTA is to acknowledge and showcase scholarly findings in Asia and the Asia-Pacific region in the field of language assessment. A broad definition of Asia is used, which includes any countries east of the Suez Canal and south of the Caspian and Black seas, to Japan in the east and Indonesia in the south. More recently, it has been decided to further expand the area of study to Oceania.
Language assessment is of particular importance in the Asia-Pacific region, which has a large number of second or foreign language learners with very diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, assessments of large scales and high stakes, and an urgent need for research to improve the quality of assessment services.
The journal compares validity, consistency and efficacy of testing approaches and methods, and by analysing a wide variety of contextual elements such as cultural aspects, attitudes, students’ perceptions and motivation, it aims at exploring the applicability of language assessment methods in local contexts, examining new proposals and ideas, and actively contributing to the discussion about transparent and effective frameworks for language education in Asia.
Offering evidence and reports in a scholarly and rigorous format, Language Testing in Asia will appeal not only to linguists, academics and researchers in the field of language assessment, but also to policy-makers, policy planners and administrators, school-leaders and trainers.
Test Reviews
Language Testing in Asia now accepts Test Review articles showcasing comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of tests or testing procedures. Learn more about this article type and our submission guidelines!
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Did you know that there are almost 200 open access article processing charge (APC) funds available to researchers worldwide? Many funding bodies require that research publications resulting from their grants are made freely available to all. By publishing your research with us you fully comply with open access mandates, and the publishing costs may be entirely covered by the research grant. This means that you won’t have to pay any publishing fee and you retain the copyright. Check here how to discover and apply for APC funding.
Thanks to all our reviewers
A peer-reviewed journal would not survive without the generous time and insightful comments of the reviewers, whose efforts often go unrecognized. Editors and staff of Language Testing in Asia would like to publicly acknowledge our peer reviewers.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.1
5-year Journal Impact Factor: N/A
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.362
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.581Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 11
Submission to acceptance (median days): 61Usage 2023
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Authors without funds to cover the Article Processing Charge (APC) are eligible for a discretionary waiver of the APC, and should request a waiver during submission.
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