Submission Guidelines

English Teaching Forum

English Teaching Forum is an international, refereed journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL). The mission of English Teaching Forum is to contribute to the professional development of its readers around the world by offering articles that reflect current theory and practice in English language teaching.

English Teaching Forum accepts submissions of previously unpublished articles from English teachers, teacher trainers, and program administrators on a wide variety of topics in second/foreign language education, including principles and methods of language teaching; activities and techniques for teaching the language skills and subskills; classroom-based studies and action research; needs analysis, curriculum and syllabus design; assessment, testing, and evaluation; teacher training and development; materials writing; and English for Specific Purposes. Most of the articles published in English Teaching Forum are submitted by its readers.

Types of Submissions

Articles

Articles present practical, innovative ideas for teaching English, grounded in current theory. They often describe more complex activities, projects, or approaches and include support from relevant English-teaching literature.

Teaching Techniques

Teaching Techniques offer English teachers the opportunity to share successful classroom practices. These submissions should highlight an original technique the author has used effectively.

My Classroom

My Classroom focuses on classroom experiences and describe how the teaching environment shapes learning.

Try This

Submissions provide step-by-step instructions for carrying out language-learning activities in the classroom.

All submissions must offer clear guidance that enables other teachers to use the idea in their own classrooms. We prioritize ideas that can be adapted for a wide range of classroom contexts and age levels.

Submission Format

Submit all manuscripts as Word documents via email to etforum@state.gov.

Referencing Style

Formatting and references should follow Chicago style.

Submission Lengths

Articles: 2,000–5,000 words

Teaching Techniques: 500–1,500 words

Try This: 500–1,000 words

Publication Policy

Authors may be published only once per calendar year.Research papers and book reviews must include practical strategies.

Please send submissions or questions to etforum@state.gov.

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