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The FLTMAG

IALLT’s free language technology magazine

Submissions

We strongly encourage original submissions from our most creative, enthusiastic and innovative language teachers, language center directors and their staff, language technology coordinators / consultants / assistants / gurus / wizards.

To submit your article, please fill out this form: Submission Form – The FLTMAG.

You will need to provide:

  • Your name, email address, and affiliation, and whether you are a graduate student or K-12 teacher
  • What type of article you are submitting
  • The URL of the Google doc of your article (make sure that you share the document with fltmag@iallt.org as Editor)
  • Photograph(s) of the author(s)
  • Any image files that are included in the article as separate files

Normally the deadline for each issue is the first of the previous month, but submissions can be sent at any time, and may get published before the deadline if time allows.

Deadline for the March issue: February 1
Deadline for the July issue: June 1
Deadline for the November issue: October 1

Please note that The FLTMAG does not accept sponsored posts or sponsored links.

Tone:

Articles in The FLTMAG are less formal than traditional academic publications. The structure is also different from the structure of research papers. We’re not looking for extensive lit reviews and we’d rather authors do away with extensive citations.

We are looking for articles written in a conversational style. We like to hear the author’s voice; we encourage you to write in the first person. Humor is welcome, and direct quotes are important. We want to hear what your students said about the projects, and of course your own reflections on it.


Note: If you are repurposing an academic article that was not accepted for publication elsewhere, we will ask you to significantly edit your article to fit the tone and audience of The FLTMAG.

Style:

APA (6th edition)

Copyright and Licensing:

Authors retain copyright and grant The FLTMAG right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Submission Types:

Feature articles:

Feature articles are longer pieces that provide in-depth coverage of a substantial topic. The topic of a feature article will go beyond individual practices (what an individual does at his/her institution) and provide a large picture assessment of the topic at hand. Possible topics are digital storytelling, the flipped classroom, etc. (up to 4000 words).

The FLTMAG feature article: author guidelines.

Articles:

We welcome submissions describing individual practices as well as opinion papers (approximately 2000 words).

The FLTMAG article: author guidelines.

Technology highlights:

We encourage reviews of new and emerging technologies. Make sure to include information about pricing, pros and cons, features (and features lacking), user-friendliness, platforms supported, and ways in which it can be useful for language teaching and learning. If there is a similar product on the market, make sure to explain how it compares (300-1000 words).

The FLTMAG features technology highlights and articles about some for-profit products or tools, when the author of the highlight or article has no financial interest or ties to the company that produces the product. Technology highlight articles should be written from the perspective of an educator who has used the tool and is providing a critical evaluation of it in a L2 context. Companies that would like to feature their products can purchase an advertisement or request that their product or tool be put on a list of products for which The FLTMAG is seeking reviews. 

The FLTMAG technology highlights: author guidelines

List of apps or tools about which The FLTMAG is seeking Technology highlights

Note: The FLTMAG reserves the right to ask for evidence of IRB approval for all papers involving research on human subjects. 

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Policy

The FLTMAG acknowledges the increasing use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in writing and research, but requires that all submissions have a substantial human component and that all human authors take full responsibility for all of the content of the submission. If a submission to The FLTMAG includes a significant contribution by AI, authors should disclose that in a statement at the end of the piece, including details about the name of the tool used and the manner in which it was used.

Examples of non-significant contributions by AI that do not need to be disclosed:

  1. Brainstorming ideas
  2. Using grammar check tools such as those in word processing applications or such as Grammarly

Examples of significant contributions by AI that are acceptable but should be disclosed:

  1. Using AI to generate portions of the text that are then edited by and confirmed by the human authors
  2. Using AI to make suggestions that are then decided on by the human authors
  3. Using artifacts from AI that are the subject of the analysis of the submission

Examples of significant contributions by AI that will be rejected or that will result in the author being asked to substantially rework the submission:

  1. Using AI to generate a whole article without human contribution
  2. Using AI to generate significant portions of an article (an outline, paragraphs, etc.) without human contribution

During the submission process through the Google Form on the website of The FLTMAG, authors will be asked to provide an AI disclosure statement. The following 4 statements are examples of such disclosures that you can use or modify.

1. No use of AI: Generative artificial intelligence was not used in the preparation of this article.

2. Minimal use of AI: Generative artificial intelligence was used in the preparation of this article only for brainstorming ideas or for spelling and grammar suggestions.

3. Moderate use of AI: During the preparation of this article, the author(s) used ChatGPT to generate some sections of text. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the article.

4. Extensive use of AI: The author(s) used Claude and ChatGPT to generate a list of ideas for reflection questions. One of the reflection questions was adopted and edited for use. Additionally, Claude was used as an initial screening tool to extract important information from research articles (e.g., number of participants, implementation of AI, analysis used, and summary of results). All articles included in the manuscript were read to confirm accuracy. After using these tools, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the article.