Call
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
“IGNACIO MANUEL ALTAMIRANO”
CALLS TO PUBLISH IN ITS EIGHTEENTH ISSUE OF THE CIEX JOURNAL
(ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED)
“INNOVATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT”
(INTERNATIONAL AND REFEREED NOW ALSO IN LATINDEX)
This call is addressed to: Professors – Researchers, undergraduate and graduate students from the BA in English Letters and Masters in Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics at CIEX and any researcher and scholar who wish to publish research articles, research essays, or thesis results, all related to the main topic of the Journal: Language, Culture and Teaching. The sections of the Journal are:
a) Students’ & teachers’ voices: National and international research articles.
b) Updating Language Teaching Professionals: CIEX Symposiums Proceedings.
c) Personal Development and Growth: Moral Values and Culture.
The guidelines to write and present the proposals are described below:
1. Title: in English and in Spanish.
2. Summary (in English and in Spanish, 150 words), containing the following aspects:
a) Introduction: This section describes the context where the research was carried out, reason why the topic was selected, importance of the study, reason why the research was carried out.
b) Purpose: Here the writer states and explains the research objectives, intentions, questions or hypothesis.
c) Research method: In this part, the author mentions and justifies the research method that was selected, describes briefly the subjects, the context and the research procedures, as well as the instruments that were used for the data and information collection.
d) Product: Here, the writer presents the main findings, the degree to which the research objectives were reached and the answers to the research questions.
e) Conclusion: This section suggests the importance of the findings, considering the contribution to the theory, the research area and professional practice and suggest practical uses as well as possible applications for further research.
3. Body of the article:
a) Keywords. - Five, in English and in Spanish.
b) Introduction: Present the research topic area, studied theme, and the research study, mentioning if it is: descriptive, explanatory, evaluative, correlational, interpretative, ethnographic, etc. Also, emphasize the research problem or topic.
c) Literature review: Present the main terms, concepts, and theoretical claims or principles, models, etc. analyzing and discussing the ideas presented by the main authors who have studied the topics related to the research or study presented. The references should not be more than 10 years old.
d) Research methodology: Describe the research approach: qualitative, quantitative or mixed.
e) Describe the research method: case study, longitudinal research, transversal research, experimental research, cause-experimental research, etc.
• Describe the data type (describe and justify the database, or universe, or sample, etc.)
• Characterize the subjects (describe the participants in the research).
• Context (describe the geographic and the institutional context where the research was carried out).
• Instruments (describe the research instruments used to collect information and data). Data analysis methods (describe and justify the quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods).
f) Main findings. Synthesize, present, interpret and argue the most significant results found.
g) Main limitations of the study (related to the geographical or institutional context or knowledge area where the conclusions or suggestions could be applicable).
h) Main applications and impact of the research. Describe the main benefits of the research and the possible applications of the proposal.
i) Conclusions. Describe the main conclusions generated from the answers to the research questions.
Topics for the articles:
1. Learning and teaching processes.
2. Professional competencies development.
3. Teaching methodology based on constructivist principles.
4. Alternative language learning theories.
5. Curriculum design: design of language programs or language courses.
6. Design, selection and adaptation of language teaching materials.
7. Language learning evaluation.
8. Language and culture.
9. Research and professional development.
10. Educational technology in languages
Format:
• Title using Arial font, size14
• Text using Arial font, size 12
• Margins: top 2.5, bottom 2.5, left 2.5, right 2.5.
• Spaces: 1.5
• No indented paragraphs
Length of the articles:
• 8 to 12 pages containing text (from 3000 to 5000 words, approximately)
• 1–2 pages containing references (using the American Psychological Association APA format)
Languages: The articles can be written in English, French, German, or Spanish.
The editorial process includes a review by a strict pair of “blind” reviewers and the use of Plagius software to verify that ethical standards are respected and that there is no plagiarism in any of the documents.
Please upload the articles on the CIEX JOURNAL WEBSITE: http://journal.ciex.edu.mx
Deadline to send the proposals: February 15th, 2024.
Editor: Hugo Enrique Mayo Castrejón MA - journal@ciex.edu.mx
