About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition is an academic research-oriented journal devoted to the theoretical issues concerning language acquisition processes and their practical classroom implications. It also focuses on the effects of research on language acquisition on language instruction in different educational settings. Additionally, the journal sets out to address the issues of natural conditions for language development in both bilingual and multilingual contexts. Studying language acquisition and learning requires a multidisciplinary approach, as it embraces both linguistic and psychological dimensions of these processes. We believe that this multidisciplinary perspective calls for a variety of research methods to be employed from quantitative to qualitative and mixed instruments. Thus, we are open to submissions based on solid theoretical knowledge, rigorous methodology but also innovation and creativity in researching new areas of second language acquisition and foreign language learning by means of new methods. We are interested in publishing reports on large scale empirical investigations, as well as case studies of individual bilingual and multilingual language users, foreign language learners and teachers.
Indexing and publication points
The journal is currently indexed in the following databases: Arianta, BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), BAZHUM, CEEOL, CEON, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ERIH PLUS, GIGA, Index Copernicus, INFO NA, Nukat, MLA Directory of Periodicals, Most wiedzy, OAI-PMB Data Provider Registry, POLINDEX (PBN), Public Knowledge Project Index, SCOPUS, WorldCat.
Currently publications in TAPSLA are awarded 40 points according to the latest version of the official ministerial list of journals (as of 09-02-2021)
Open Access Policy
The journal operates in Open Access standard, which means that its content is freely available to everyone and it uses the Creative Commons licence CC BY-SA (Attribution-Share Alike). Articles prior to 2019 are licensed under the CC by NC ND license, but following the decision of the Editorial Board in 2019 were all made available under the currently applied license Creative Commons CC BY-SA (Atribution-Share Alike). There is also no fee charged for the publication of articles published in TAPSLA.
Journal History
We resolved to start publishing Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition thinking that despite the fact that Poland had a strong position in second language acquisition research and that quite a large number of monographic publications in this area came out every year—often published abroad with Multilingual Matters or Springer, among others—yet there was no academic research-oriented journal devoted to the theory and practice of SLA which would be widely available to Polish academia. Following the publication of the first issue, however, it became clear that its scope would attract submissions not only from Polish scholars but also international academics. Thus far, TAPSLA has featured articles by such renowned contributors as David Singleton, Tammy Gregersen, Jean-Marc Dewaele—and many other scholars representing innovative trends in SLA research worldwide. The journal has become the venue of thought exchange for academics at home and abroad, focusing on often un-researched issues and fairly new developments in SLA studies.
Sponsors
Institute of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Silesia in Katowice
ul. Gen. Stefana Grota-Roweckiego 5
41-205 Sosnowiec
Poland
Publisher
CONTACT
ul. Bankowa 12B
40-007 Katowice
tel. 32 359 20 56
e-mail: wydawus@us.edu.pl
ORDERS
e-mail: zamowienia.wydawnictwo@us.edu.pl
tel. 32 359 16 03
