Focus and Scope

 

Jurnal Lingua Litera is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the publication of original research articles, conceptual papers, and scholarly reviews in the fields of English linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, and English language education. The journal aims to promote the development of knowledge, encourage critical inquiry, and facilitate scholarly exchange among researchers, academics, educators, and practitioners in these fields.

Jurnal Lingua Litera welcomes studies employing theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary approaches to explore language, literary works, language teaching and learning, and their social, cultural, and educational contexts. The journal publishes contributions that offer meaningful theoretical insights, methodological rigor, and relevant findings to advance scholarship in English language and literature.

The journal welcomes manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, linguistic landscape, multilingualism, language variation, language contact, language acquisition, language policy, translation and interpreting studies, and other areas of applied linguistics.

  2. English Literature and Literary Studies: poetry, prose, drama, literary criticism, literary theory, comparative literature, world literature, postcolonial studies, gender and identity in literature, cultural representation, ecocriticism, adaptation studies, intertextuality, and digital literature.

  3. English Language Education: English language teaching and learning, teaching methodologies, curriculum development, instructional design, language assessment, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), language learning strategies, learner autonomy, motivation, teacher education, professional development, teaching materials development and evaluation, technology-enhanced language learning, and digital pedagogy.

Jurnal Lingua Litera particularly encourages submissions that demonstrate clear scholarly contributions, sound theoretical and methodological foundations, and relevance to contemporary developments in linguistics, literature, and English language education. Interdisciplinary studies are also welcome, provided that they are clearly aligned with the journal's focus and scope.