Focus & Scope

Voices of English Language Education Society is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review papers, and practice-based reports in English Language Education (ELED/ELT). We prioritize rigorous, theory-informed studies with clear pedagogical implications for EFL settings, with a distinctive emphasis on Indonesia and the wider Global South, while remaining globally oriented across primary, secondary, tertiary, and lifelong-learning contexts.

To guide prospective authors, VELES organizes its scope into the following interrelated domains. These topic cues are indicative rather than exhaustive, and interdisciplinary work that bridges multiple domains is welcome.

  1. Teaching & Learning
    • Innovative pedagogy and classroom practices (task-based, genre-based, project-based, CLIL/EMI).
    • Writing, reading, listening, speaking.
    • Learner factors: motivation, anxiety, metacognitive strategies, cognitive resilience, self-regulated learning.
    • Inclusive/Special Needs education; CALD and multilingual classrooms.
  2. Curriculum, Materials, & Assessment
    • Curriculum/syllabus design and learning-outcome alignment.
    • Materials development and evaluation (textbooks, OER).
    • Assessment and feedback: classroom/alternative assessment, rubrics, validation, washback.
  3. Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)
    • Digital, mobile, and online learning; LMS and MOOCs.
    • Emerging tech in ELT: AR/VR/XR, AI-assisted tools, learning analytics/dashboards.
    • Digital literacies, ethics, accessibility, and equity.
  4. Teacher Education & Professional Development
    • Pre-service/in-service development; mentoring, reflective practice, lesson study.
    • Teacher cognition, identity, emotions, wellbeing.
    • Classroom-based/action research; design-based research that improves practice.
  5. ESP/EAP & Workplace English
    • English for Specific/Academic Purposes; genre/register studies; workplace communication.
    • Needs analysis, materials design, and evaluation for professional domains.

Methodological openness. VELES welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs—experimental/quasi-experimental, survey/correlational, ethnography, corpus/discourse studies, design-based research, and systematic/scoping reviews that follow recognized reporting standards (e.g., PRISMA, COREQ/SRQR, CONSORT, STROBE as appropriate).

Out of scope. Purely theoretical linguistics without clear ELT relevance; opinion/narrative pieces without empirical/theoretical grounding; studies lacking methodological transparency, ethics compliance, or analytical rigor.