OsakaJALT Online Academic Journal
Published by the Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), the Osaka JALT Journal is an online academic journal devoted to research from across the spectrum of language teaching and learning. We publish empirical studies, theoretical papers, classroom action research, book reviews, interviews, practical teaching suggestions, as well as short research reports and observational pieces about the state of language education. Written papers that complement presentations made at JALT conferences are particularly welcome.
For more information, contact Michael Hofmeyr, Osaka JALT Journal Editor-In-Chief (publications@osakajalt.org).
Past Issues
Starting with Volume 10 (2023), the editorial board implemented several changes to improve our process of manuscript preparation and to foster better and more supportive dialog between our authors, reviewers, and editors. In particular:
Manuscript preparation, including submission, editing, and review, is now done exclusively using Google Docs. The journal will no longer accept submissions as Microsoft Word documents. We will continue to publish individual articles online as PDF documents.
In order to better take advantage of the collaborative editing features of Google Docs, the journal is also adopting an open identities peer review format where authors and reviewers will be aware of each other’s identities throughout the review process. Not only will this make preparation of anonymized versions of manuscripts unnecessary, but we hope that it will lead to more supportive dialog between our authors and reviewers.
2021 – Issue 8
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An Interview with Dawn Lucovich Timothy Ang
Struggles and Successes of High School Students Studying Second Language: A Narratology Study Argel Davis Corpuz
Introducing Collocations to Japanese Learners: A Task-Based, Corpus-Informed Approach Lars Martinson
Teaching Social Media Language Denver Beirne
Team Teaching in Japanese Elementary Schools: Did anything change in 2020? Robert Nagaro
A Case Study—A Nonnative English Teacher Teaching Suprasegmentals to an EFL learner Chie Nakabayashi
EFL Students’ Retrospective Motivational Narratives: Does the Instructor’s Online Feedback Style Matter? Mariko Boku.
A Reflection on Diversity in Picture Books for the ELL Classroom Hitomi Otani
Developing Professional Learning Community for Cooperative Learning Hitomi Otani
2022 – Issue 9
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- Evaluation of a Japanese Language Textbook from Teachers’ and Language Learners’ Perspectives Zeinab Shekarabi
- Are Online Quizzes More Efficacious? An Exploratory Study on Classroom Practices and Student Perceptions Hungche Ben Chen and Mingnuan Yang
- Improving Speaking Skills Among Elementary ELF Learners: Accentuating Learning Reinforcement and Classroom Engagement Through Unit-End Presentations Argel Davis Corpuz and Natsu Azuma
- Regaining Social Contact During a Pandemic: Conducting a Socially Distanced English Day Camp at a Japanese University Gordon Carlson
- A Case Study on the Development of Writing Skills in a Master’s Pathway Program Thomas Stones
- Global Issues and Language Education: Reflecting on Contested Place Names John Guy Perrem
- Aspects of Pronunciation for a Japanese Adult EFL Learner Bertram Allan Mullin
- A Model for Teaching Metaphor Denver Beirne
2023 – Issue 10
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Native Teacher L1 Use in the L2 Classroom: Demand and Supply Paul Joyce
Version 1.1 of the SDGs Service List: Vocabulary for Society and Sustainability Robert Sheridan and Kathryn M. Tanaka
Education and Employment Objectives of Vietnamese Students in Japanese Higher Education Institutions Margaret Kim and Daniel Lilley
Reflecting on an Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Model UN: An Analysis of a Forced Transition During the COVID-19 Pandemic Angus McGregor and Edward Escobar
Multimodal Movie Reviews for the EFL Classroom Denver Beirne
Remote Viewing Habits of Japanese University Students During COVID-19 Armando Duarte and Samar Kassim
Rising to the Challenge: A Creative Approach to Teaching Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Japanese CLIL/EFL Contexts John Guy Perrem
Student Learning Attitudes in Voice-Over and Role-Play Film Projects Alexander Sheffrin
Application Review: Kanji Study Spencer O’Brien Hanlin
An Expansion of Skill Acquisition Theory for Practical Teaching Erika Tavesa
A Reflective Analysis of a Japanese as a Second Language (JSL) Course Fasih Raza
The Role of Computer Games in Chinese Students’ EFL Narrative Writing: A Case Study With The Sims 4 Qiao Wang and Ke Li
Learner Background and Its Effect on Perceptions of Using Video Games as a Language Learning Tool Nurul Ihsan Arshad
A Definitive Review of Keynote 4 Hugh Dornan
2024 – Issue 11
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Reflections and Interpretations: My Analysis of ‘An Interview With Dr. Kensaku Yoshida’ Rintaro Sato
Examining the Use of Academic Vocabulary Lists in Second Language English Academic Vocabulary Teaching Paul Mathieson, Francesco Bolstad, and Yosuke Sasao
A Diary Study of Corrective Feedback Trevor Sitler
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