About the Journal
ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology.
ELT Journal provides a medium for informed discussion of the principles and practice which determine the ways in which the English language is taught and learnt around the world. It is also a forum for the exchange of information among members of the profession worldwide.
The Editor of ELT Journal is supported by an Editorial Advisory Panel whose members referee submissions. Their decisions are based upon the relevance, clarity, and value of the articles submitted.
The origins of ELT Journal
By Richard C. Smith
- "The journal that gave its name to our field of activity recently reached the age of sixty - in October 1946, the first issue of English Language Teaching, now known as ELT Journal, was sent out around the world from the British Council’s offices in Hanover Street, London. Since then the journal has continuously served as a focal point for the profession, to the extent indeed that its title, abbreviated to 'ELT', began to be adopted as an umbrella term for the whole enterprise of teaching English as a foreign or second language."
Read the full article on The origins of ELT Journal
Interview with A.S. Hornby
Listen to an interview with the founder of the ELT Journal, A.S. Hornby. Download the MP3 file (39mb).
Key Concepts in ELT
Key Concepts in ELT appear four times a year in the ELT Journal. They provide a chance to build up your own dictionary of ELT terms.
Go to the listing of Key Concepts.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
ELT Journal is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:
ABES (Annotated Bibliography for English Studies)
British Education Index
Current Index to Journals in Education
Education Index
Language Teaching
Linguistics Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts
MLA International Bibliography of Modern Languages and Literature
Periodicals Contents Index