Readership

The YLT SIG is an international publication with subscribers in many different countries. Readers include infant, primary and secondary English language teachers, in state and private sectors, as well as teacher educators and managers.

Subject matter

The YLT SIG invites articles on a wide range of topics related to teaching English to children and teenagers. Some issues of the publication are based around conference papers while others have special themes e.g. story-telling, bilingualism. It is advisable to contact the Editor with a proposed title and outline of the content of your article before submission in order to check its potential suitability for the theme of forthcoming issues.

Style

We particularly welcome articles that are clearly structured and easily accessible. Please include definitions of any terms you use that may not be familiar to all readers. If you refer to theoretical principles and concepts, please ensure that their relevance and application to classroom practice is clear.

Submitting an article

Articles should:

o       be in English;

o       have a title of no more than ten words which gives clear information about the content;

o       be no longer than 1,500 words (unless this has been previously agreed with the Editor);

o       be submitted to the Editor as an email attachment in Microsoft Word 6.0 or above;

o       be typed using left justification and single line spacing in a black, 12 point Arial font (with one line space between paragraphs);

o       not be in columns, indented or framed;

o       have no hyphenated words at the line end;

o       contain no headers, footers, page numbers or footnotes;

o       include headings and subheadings as necessary (each typed in bold on a separate line and ranged left);

o       avoid using numbering or lettering systems for headings;

o       include a note to show the position of tables, diagrams or other illustrative material and send these separately either as attachments. (All illustrative material, apart from photos, must be in black and white);

o       contain two or three lines of bio-data in italics about the author at the end of the article (plus, optionally, an email address);

o       include a small photo of yourself with your biodata if you wish this to be published

o       the postal address should be added but will not be published (the editor needs to forward the address to IATEFL, who sends out C&TS to the contributors when the issue appears)

o       contain full bibliographical details of any references given in the article. (See examples below.)

References

For books  

Cameron, Lynne (2001) Teaching Young Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

For chapters in edited books

Bland, Janice (2006) Staging English, CLIL in Action. In Fortschritte im frühen Fremdsprachenlernen. Schlüter, Norbert (ed) Berlin: Cornelsen, 124 – 132

For articles

Smith, Simon (2003) Using video to look at Scaffolding. C&TS (Children And Teenagers), IATEFL YL SIG Publication, 2/03:4 – 6

For websites

http://enchantedlearning.com

Copyright

Obtaining permission and meeting the costs of any fees for the use of copyright material in the article is the responsibility of the author.

Permission

Obtaining permission of the legal guardian for the use of photos of children in the article is the responsibility of the author.

Terms of acceptance

1. Articles which are not submitted following the above guidelines cannot be considered for publication.

2. The Editor(s) and the YLT SIG Committee reserve the right to accept or reject articles for publication depending on their quality and suitability for our readership. In some cases, authors may be asked to make revisions to their articles before final acceptance.

3.  If an article is accepted for publication, the Editor(s) reserve the right to make minor editorial changes deemed necessary for reasons of e.g. space, style, clarity and accessibility. If more than minor changes are needed, the author will be consulted and an edited version of the article will be sent to them for approval.

4. The copyright of the article will remain with the author, subject to the following:

• IATEFL retains the right to publish the contribution in electronic or paper form at any time in the future.
• If the article is subsequently published elsewhere, the publication of the IATEFLYLT SIG (plus the issue and date), should be acknowledged as the first place of publication.