Aims and Scope 

Language Learning & Technology (LLT) is a free, fully-refereed, open access journal that seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educators on issues related to technology and language education. The focus of LLT is not technology per se, but rather how technology mediation impacts language teaching and language learning processes and outcomes.

Three types of articles are published:

(1) Original research articles (of up to 8,500 words, including references) that present an empirical study or an original framework (e.g., novel conceptual or theoretical ideas) linking second language acquisition theory, previous research, and language learning and teaching practices that utilize technology. Prioritized are articles that provide and discuss data and analysis of language learning or language teaching outcomes.

(2) Research syntheses (of up to 8,500 words,  (excluding references and appendices) that provide a critical overview of empirical research in a given subfield of CALL. The syntheses must be comprehensive but focused by capturing ground-breaking studies that have defined the particular subfield. Syntheses must also show the impact of CALL research and its applications to language learning and teaching.

(3) Shorter ‘Technology in Practice’ articles (of up to 5,000 words), which are pedagogically oriented and describe the implementation of a CALL-based technology, task, activity, or assessment for a specific purpose related to language teaching or teacher education. They provide a space for language teacher and teacher educators to share pedagogical practices that work well and those that do not. The Technology in Practice forum accepts manuscripts on a rolling basis, similar to traditional manuscript submissions.

LLT currently has a 5-year Impact Factor of 5.60 and a CiteScore of 9 (2022), placing it in the 99th percentile of journals in Language and Linguistics. A scientometric study by Mohsen et al. (2024:242) states “LL&T emerges as the most productive and concurrently the most highly co-cited journal, amassing 18,045 citations, a co-citation frequency of 5,400, and an h-index of 75.”

Mohsen, M. A., Althebi, S., Alsagour, R., Alsalem, A., Almudawi, A., & Alshahrani, A. (2024). Forty-two years of computer-assisted language learning research: A scientometric study of hotspot research and trending issues. ReCALL, 36(2), 230-249. 

We strive to make an initial decision (i.e. whether to desk-reject or send out the paper for external review) on submitted manuscripts within 14 days. The journal uses the continuous publication model to ensure new articles are made public as soon as possible (read more about this model here). 

About the Journal

The Language Learning & Technology journal has been published online since 1997 by the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The journal is currently sponsored and funded by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) and the Center for Language & Technology (CLT) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. In its early beginnings, the journal started as a project sponsored by the NFLRC and the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University and co-sponsored by Apprentissage des Langues et Systèmes d'Information et de Communication (ALSIC), the Australian Technology Enhanced Language Learning Consortium (ATELL), the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL), the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT), and the University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA).

Special Issue on Robot-assisted language learning 
Submission Date: 2026-09-01

About the Special Issue

The proposed special issue aligns seamlessly with Language and Learning Technology’s esteemed readership as it exemplifies the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning. The integration of robotics, AI, and language learning represents a complex system that requires a multidisciplinary approach to understand and optimize. The esteemed readers of Language and Learning Technology will find value in the innovative applications of systems methodologies in RALL, as well as the discussions on how to design, implement, and evaluate these systems effectively to optimize foreign language teaching and learning. The special issue will also appeal to those interested in the broader implications of emerging technologies in language education and the potential for these technologies to transform traditional learning paradigms.

View the full Call for Papers for this special issue containing author guidelines and proposed themes.

Publication Schedule

October 1, 2025: Call for papers 
September 1, 2026: Submission deadline for abstracts 
October 1, 2026: Invitation for authors to submit full manuscripts
March 1, 2027: Submission of the first drafts of full manuscripts 
November 1, 2027: Submission of revised manuscripts 
June 1, 2028: Publication of final manuscripts in the special issue
For Further Information

Please contact the Managing Editor at llt@hawaii.edu with questions.