Dear Readers,
With this issue, we launch a new feature called “Perspectives” which is reserved for articles that are akin to “A-ha!” think pieces rather than being based on standard research. This issue features an article called “Leveling the Playing Field: Artificial Scarcity in Language Education and Strategies to Resist or Overcome It” authored by Jocelyn Wright and George Jacobs. Also, the lead article was written by one of the TESL-EJ co-editors, Nhat Quang Nguyen, with the title “Affordance Theory in Language Education: A Multidimensional Framework.” For readers who are concerned about ethics of articles written “in-house,” we require staff members to submit work for peer review under a pseudonym. Their actual name is only revealed once the paper has been accepted and the author has returned the “names-on” version.
With the growing popularity (or notoriety) of GenAi, this issue presents three related articles in the “On the Internet” section. We hope TESL-EJ can help readers understand its potential applications for better teaching and learning, thereby promoting greater student autonomy.
Passages. One more co-editor has come on board: Dr. Larry Xethakis, who teaches at Tokai University, Kumamoto Campus, Japan. He is an expert in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), which has become increasingly popular recently due to increased availability of reliable software.
Thanks to recent reviewers. We thank the reviewers of all submissions that had reached a decision since our last issue – regardless of whether the paper was accepted or declined. Alharbi Ahmad, Amale Michael, Amirreza Karami, Andrew Milewski, Aránzazu García-Pinar, Artut Emre, Aurelio Vilbar, Barry Keith, Betsy Gilliand, Budi Waluyo, Chiagorom Hajar, Cong-Lem Ngo, Daniel Hooper, David Imamyartha, Doe Timothy, El-Garawany Marwa, Elfaizi Noor, Eric Hagley, Fauziah, Galeas Gabriela, Grant Eckstein, Hilda Freimuth, Ilka Kostka, Jofen Wu Han, Joseph Tomei, Junianto Falentinus, Kathleen Eilers-Crandall, Larry Xethakis, Makimi Kano, Manh Hieu Do, Minh Trang Trang Nguyen, Mister Bianca, Mohamed Elhess, Mohammad Reza Anani Sarab, Morikawa Ha, Na Ta, Nabaraj Neupane, Nakata Tatsuya, Nesrin Oruc Ertürk, Nguyen Thi Diem Thi, Playsted Skye, Rasoul Mohammad Hosseinpur, Senel Burak, Shannon M. Hilliker, Shaun Manning, Sihem Boubekeur, Somayyeh Ariyanfar, Subiyantoro Hariyanto, Sun Yin, Suwarno, Tezgiden Cakcak Yasemin, Theresa A Antes, Tovar Viera Rodrigo, Tran Tan Phat, Villegas Paula, William Snyder, Xhaferi Andrew, Xiaoli YU, Yildiz Turgut, Ying Suet Michelle Lung, Yosefina Rosdiana Su, Yu Xi and Zia Tejeddin.
Enjoy!
Thomas N. Robb, For the TESL-EJ Team