Digital Applied Linguistics

Digital Applied Linguistics (DAL) is the first and only journal that sits at the intersection of applied linguistics and digital interfaces. As a refereed journal for researchers and educators interested in digital applied linguistics, DAL is and will always be free for authors and readers. DAL serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research aimed at addressing language-related challenges and solutions in digital contexts. In our rapidly evolving digital age, traditional theories and practices in applied linguistics have struggled to keep pace with advancements in science and technology. DAL seeks to publish papers that resonate with a broad readership, promoting connections among scholarly discourses, theories, and research methods from various fields in AL, while addressing contemporary issues in our global digital landscape. Research in DAL has practical implications for institutional practices across education, the workplace, healthcare, legal systems, and media. This international journal explores how digital learning environments and individual learner characteristics affect the language learning process. Understanding learner behaviors, cognitive and emotional processing, and neurological factors can greatly improve language teaching methods grounded in digital environments. The journal’s interdisciplinary nature enables it to integrate cognitive, social, affective, and neural aspects of second language learning with cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics. DAL welcomes contributions that critically examine current and innovative theories and practices in the field, promoting a deeper understanding of language in the digital age.

Scope:

DAL explores:

1. Digital learning environments and their impact on language learning
2. Learner behaviours, cognitive mechanisms,  emotional processing, neurological functions, and more psycholinguistic factors in digital environment
3. Sociolinguistics in the digital contexts, such as workplace, healthcare, legal systems, and media
4. Cutting-edge technologies: VR, AI, big data analytics, and more

Mission:

DAL seeks to:

1. Connect scholarly discourses, theories, and research methods for DAL
2. Address contemporary issues in the global digital landscape
3. Foster practical implications for digital application

Submissions can be based on:

• Digital Language Learning and Teaching
• Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
• Online Language Learning and Teaching
• Computer-Mediated Communication
• Corpus Linguistics and Big Data
• Language and Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Literacy and Multimodality
• Sociolinguistics in Digital Contexts
• Online Discourse Analysis
• E-assessment and Feedback
• Ethical Issues in Digital Applied Linguistics
• Digital Language Policy and Planning

We welcome:

Regular articles: Original empirical research, systematic review, scoping review, meta-analysis, and a state-of-the-art review

Forum pieces: A commentary on research issues or professional practices or responses to a published article in DAL