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  • Vols. 1-15 (1994-2012)
    • Volume 1
      • Volume 1, Number 1
      • Volume 1, Number 2
      • Volume 1, Number 3
      • Volume 1, Number 4
    • Volume 2
      • Volume 2, Number 1 — March 1996
      • Volume 2, Number 2 — September 1996
      • Volume 2, Number 3 — January 1997
      • Volume 2, Number 4 — June 1997
    • Volume 3
      • Volume 3, Number 1 — November 1997
      • Volume 3, Number 2 — March 1998
      • Volume 3, Number 3 — September 1998
      • Volume 3, Number 4 — January 1999
    • Volume 4
      • Volume 4, Number 1 — July 1999
      • Volume 4, Number 2 — November 1999
      • Volume 4, Number 3 — May 2000
      • Volume 4, Number 4 — December 2000
    • Volume 5
      • Volume 5, Number 1 — April 2001
      • Volume 5, Number 2 — September 2001
      • Volume 5, Number 3 — December 2001
      • Volume 5, Number 4 — March 2002
    • Volume 6
      • Volume 6, Number 1 — June 2002
      • Volume 6, Number 2 — September 2002
      • Volume 6, Number 3 — December 2002
      • Volume 6, Number 4 — March 2003
    • Volume 7
      • Volume 7, Number 1 — June 2003
      • Volume 7, Number 2 — September 2003
      • Volume 7, Number 3 — December 2003
      • Volume 7, Number 4 — March 2004
    • Volume 8
      • Volume 8, Number 1 — June 2004
      • Volume 8, Number 2 — September 2004
      • Volume 8, Number 3 — December 2004
      • Volume 8, Number 4 — March 2005
    • Volume 9
      • Volume 9, Number 1 — June 2005
      • Volume 9, Number 2 — September 2005
      • Volume 9, Number 3 — December 2005
      • Volume 9, Number 4 — March 2006
    • Volume 10
      • Volume 10, Number 1 — June 2006
      • Volume 10, Number 2 — September 2006
      • Volume 10, Number 3 — December 2006
      • Volume 10, Number 4 — March 2007
    • Volume 11
      • Volume 11, Number 1 — June 2007
      • Volume 11, Number 2 — September 2007
      • Volume 11, Number 3 — December 2007
      • Volume 11, Number 4 — March 2008
    • Volume 12
      • Volume 12, Number 1 — June 2008
      • Volume 12, Number 2 — September 2008
      • Volume 12, Number 3 — December 2008
      • Volume 12, Number 4 — March 2009
    • Volume 13
      • Volume 13, Number 1 — June 2009
      • Volume 13, Number 2 — September 2009
      • Volume 13, Number 3 — December 2009
      • Volume 13, Number 4 — March 2010
    • Volume 14
      • Volume 14, Number 1 — June 2010
      • Volume 14, Number 2 – September 2010
      • Volume 14, Number 3 – December 2010
      • Volume 14, Number 4 – March 2011
    • Volume 15
      • Volume 15, Number 1 — June 2011
      • Volume 15, Number 2 — September 2011
      • Volume 15, Number 3 — December 2011
      • Volume 15, Number 4 — March 2012
  • Vols. 16-Current
    • Volume 16
      • Volume 16, Number 1 — June 2012
      • Volume 16, Number 2 — September 2012
      • Volume 16, Number 3 — December 2012
      • Volume 16, Number 4 – March 2013
    • Volume 17
      • Volume 17, Number 1 – May 2013
      • Volume 17, Number 2 – August 2013
      • Volume 17, Number 3 – November 2013
      • Volume 17, Number 4 – February 2014
    • Volume 18
      • Volume 18, Number 1 – May 2014
      • Volume 18, Number 2 – August 2014
      • Volume 18, Number 3 – November 2014
      • Volume 18, Number 4 – February 2015
    • Volume 19
      • Volume 19, Number 1 – May 2015
      • Volume 19, Number 2 – August 2015
      • Volume 19, Number 3 – November 2015
      • Volume 19, Number 4 – February 2016
    • Volume 20
      • Volume 20, Number 1 – May 2016
      • Volume 20, Number 2 – August 2016
      • Volume 20, Number 3 – November 2016
      • Volume 20, Number 4 – February 2017
    • Volume 21
      • Volume 21, Number 1 – May 2017
      • Volume 21, Number 2 – August 2017
      • Volume 21, Number 3 – November 2017
      • Volume 21, Number 4 – February 2018
    • Volume 22
      • Volume 22, Number 1 – May 2018
      • Volume 22, Number 2 – August 2018
      • Volume 22, Number 3 – November 2018
      • Volume 22, Number 4 – February 2019
    • Volume 23
      • Volume 23, Number 1 – May 2019
      • Volume 23, Number 2 – August 2019
      • Volume 23, Number 3 – November 2019
      • Volume 23, Number 4 – February 2020
    • Volume 24
      • Volume 24, Number 1 – May 2020
      • Volume 24, Number 2 – August 2020
      • Volume 24, Number 3 – November 2020
      • Volume 24, Number 4 – February 2021
    • Volume 25
      • Volume 25, Number 1 – May 2021
      • Volume 25, Number 2 – August 2021
      • Volume 25, Number 3 – November 2021
      • Volume 25, Number 4 – February 2022
    • Volume 26
      • Volume 26, Number 1 – May 2022
      • Volume 26, Number 2 – August 2022
      • Volume 26, Number 3 – November 2022
      • Volume 26, Number 4 – February 2023
    • Volume 27
      • Volume 27, Number 1 – May 2023
      • Volume 27, Number 2 – August 2023
      • Volume 27, Number 3 – November 2023
      • Volume 27, Number 4 – February 2024
    • Volume 28
      • Volume 28, Number 1 – May 2024
      • Volume 28, Number 2 – August 2024
      • Volume 28, Number 3 – November 2024
      • Volume 28, Number 4 – February 2025
    • Volume 29
      • Volume 29, Number 1 – May 2025
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Editorial Board

TESL-EJ Editorial Board
Revised April 2025
Publisher & Founding Editor: Maggie Sokolik University of California, Berkeley, USA
Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Robb Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan (Emeritus)
Managing Editor: Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni Texas A&M University, USA
Co-Editors Mandana Arfa-Kaboodvand Westminster International University, Uzbekistan
About Co-Editors Ufuk Ataş Artvin Coruh University, Turkey
Clara Vaz Bauler Adelphi University, New York
Tim Caudery Emeritus, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Miriam Faine Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (Emerita)
Ram Giri Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch, Iran
Ha Hoang Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Marc Jones Toyo University, Japan
Nobuhiro Kamiya Gunma Prefectural Women’s University, Japan
Burcu Gökgöz Kurt Dumlupınar University, Turkey
Clayton Lehman Freelance online teacher
Quang Nhật Nguyen Nova College, Vietnam
Jeremy Phillips Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao
Made Hery Santosa Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Ryan Spring Tohoku University, Japan
Larry Xethakis Tokai University, Kumamoto, Japan
Book Reviews: J. Dylan Burton Georgia State University, USA
Rachel Toncelli Northeastern University, USA
Media Reviews: Tim Kochem Iowa State University, USA
On the Internet: Omran Ali Akasha Washington State University, USA
Mark Feng Teng Macao Polytechnic University
Technical Editor: Aaron P. Campbell Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
Copy Editors: Jo Ann Arinder Washington State University, USA
Najmeh Dehghanitafti Idaho State University, USA
Golrokh Maleki Washington State University, USA
Jose Joaquin Riera Central Washington University, USA
Anna-Karin Roo Washington State University, USA
Masood Raee Sharif Freelance Editor
Social Media Editor: József Horváth University of Pécs, Hungary

Members of the Editorial Board

The Editorial Board members govern journal policy and review manuscripts.
Erdogan Bada Cukurova University, Turkey
Michael Barlow Rice University, Texas, USA
Tim Caudery University of Aarhus, Denmark, Emeritus
Philip Chappell Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Graham Crookes University of Hawai’i, Manoa, USA
Andy Curtis Anaheim University, USA
Ali Derakhshan Golestan University, Iran
Zohreh R. Eslami Texas A&M University, USA
Thomas Farrell Brock University, Ontario, Canada
Greta J. Gorsuch Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Andrew Littlejohn Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Jun Liu Georgia State University, USA
Timothy Murphey Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Paul Nation Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
David Nunan English Centre, University of Hong Kong
William Spencer Pearson University of Exeter, UK
Ehsan Rassaei Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Iran
Jack Richards Regional Language Centre, Singapore
John Schumann Dept. of TESL & Applied Linguistics, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, USA
Larry Selinker Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Univ. of London, Birkbeck College, UK
Bill Snyder Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
Roly Sussex School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia

Members of the Board of Reviewers

The Board of Reviewers reviews manuscript submissions. To become a reviewer, send your CV, including a list of journals for which you have reviewed, to <editor@tesl-ej.org>. Reviewers are invited to join the “Board of Reviewers” after they have submitted at least three reviews of acceptable quality within a period of two years. Reviewers are deleted if they are inactive for more than three years.
Mandana Arfa-Kaboodvand Westminster International University, Uzbekistan
Ali Asiri Washington State University, Pullman, USA
Erhan Aslan University of Reading, UK
Ufuk Ataş Artvin Coruh University, Turkey
Marzieh Bagherkazemi Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Iran
Ahmed Bashir University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Clara Vaz Bauler Adelphi University, New York, USA
David Berry Kyunghee University, Yongin, South Korea
Colin William Campbell Hansei University, South Korea
Jardel Coutinho dos Santos Universidad Casa Grande, Ecuador
Saraswati Dawadi The Open University, UK
Boudjemaa Dendenne École Normale Supérieure-Messaoud Zeghar, Sétif, Algeria
Mary E Eddy-U Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao
Kathleen Eilers-Crandall Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA
Michael Joseph Ennis Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Grant Eckstein Brigham Young University, Utah, USA
Reda Khalid Elmabruk University of Tripoli, Libya
Onur Ergünay Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey
Miriam Faine Monash University, Australia
Aránzazu García-Pinar CUD, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
Ghazi Ghaith American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Betsy Gilliland University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Burcu Gokgoz-Kurt Dumlupinar University, Turkey
Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Frank W. Hermann Franciscan University of Steubenville, USA
Ha Hoang Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Rasoul Mohammad Hosseinpur University of Qom, Iran<
Jolanta Hudson University of Glasgow, UK
Peter Ilic University of Aizu, Japan
David Imamyartha Jember University, Indonesia
George Jacobs Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation, Singapore
Appa Swami Jasti University of Hyderabad, India
Marc Jones Toyo University, Japan
Nobuhiro Kamiya Gunma Prefectural Women’s University, Japan
Mohammad Nabi Karimi Kharazmi University, Iran
Mohammad Kazemian Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Ilka Kostka Northeastern University, USA
I Putu Indra Kusuma Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Shaun Manning Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea
Michael C. Mauricio The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Matthew Nall Miyagi University, Japan
Behrang Mohammad-Salehi Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch, Iran
Musa Nushi Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Erin N. O’Reilly Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, California, USA
Gina Paschalidou Ministry of Education, Greece
Amin Pouresmaeil Macquarie University, Australia
Made Hery Santosa Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia
Sophia Skoufaki University of Essex, UK
Ryan Spring Tohoku University, Japan
Abdul Syahid IAIN Palangka Raya, Indonesia
Zia Tajeddin Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Joseph Tomei Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan
Ömer Gökhan Ulum Mersin University, Turkey
Heidi Vellenga Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
Mary Lou Vercellotti Ball State University, USA
Chintalapalli Vijayakumar Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
Aurelio Vilbar University of the Philippines-Cebu, Philippines
Margi Wald University of California, Berkeley, USA
Larry Xethakis Tokai University, Kumamoto, Japan
Intissar Yahia Washington State University, USA
Hamed Zandi Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Iran

Former Members of the Board

The contributions of these former board members are gratefully acknowledged.
Neil Anderson Dept. of Linguistics, Brigham Young University
Paul Fitchett The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Susan Foster-Cohen University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keith S. Folse University of Central Florida
Sorel Friedman Université de Montréal
Sharon Hilles Dept. of English, California State Polytechnic University
Gwendolyn Gong The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eli Hinkel Seattle Pacific University, USA
Suzanne Irujo Boston University, USA
Robert Kaplan University of Southern California, USA
Claire Kramsch University of California, Berkeley, USA
Brenda Krenus University of Melbourne
Jesús García Laborda Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Donna Lardiere Georgetown University
Rob Manheimer University of California, Berkeley & Diablo Valley College
P. B. Nayar Lincoln University, England
Paula Garcia McAllister Northern Arizona University
Bernard Spolsky Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Kenton Sutherland U.S. Dept.of State, Chile
Phillip A. Towndrow National Institute of Education, Singapore
T. Ruanni F. Tupas National University of Singapore

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