Journals

We commenced publication of our journals from April 2018, and all journals published by Castledown are platinum open access, meaning that there are no publication fees and all articles are immediately available for free to everyone. Every manuscript submitted to a Castledown journal must go through a rigorous double-blind international peer-review process, and only manuscripts that meet the expectations of the respective editors will be published.

All of our journals have their own independent editorial boards that ensure quality of the articles that are published, and all published issues are submitted for inclusion in recognised indexing agencies. A number of our titles are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography, ERIC, EBSCO, and Scopus (please check each individual journal page). More information about open access publishing in our journals is available from here.

Any general questions about publishing in our journals or about creating a new journal with Castledown can be directed to journals@castledown.com.

The role of university teachers’ 21st-century digital competence in their attitudes toward ICT integration in higher education: Extending the theory of planned behavior

The role of university teachers’ 21st-century digital competence in their attitudes toward ICT integration in higher education: Extending the theory of planned behavior

Amir Reza Rahimi , Dara Tafazoli – Due to the massive integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in higher…
Integrating e-learning in all English classes: Success at the half-way point of a five-year project

Integrating e-learning in all English classes: Success at the half-way point of a five-year project

James W. Pagel, David W. Reedy – Using PowerPoint for student-created group projects can be motivating and enjoyable for both…
Review of Developing writing skills for IELTS: A research-based approach

Review of Developing writing skills for IELTS: A research-based approach

Hassan Mohebbi – Review of Developing writing skills for IELTS: A research-based approach.
Attitudes towards digital game-based language learning among Japanese university students

Attitudes towards digital game-based language learning among Japanese university students

Michael Hofmeyr – The notion that digital games can be effectively employed as tools for learning and teaching has steadily…
Emotional intelligence and intercultural competence: Theoretical questions and pedagogical possibilities

Emotional intelligence and intercultural competence: Theoretical questions and pedagogical possibilities

Ivett Guntersdorfer , Irina Golubeva – Against the background of increased global mobility and the need to communicate effectively across…
Innovative uses for Google Docs in a university language program

Innovative uses for Google Docs in a university language program

Mark Firth, Germain Mesureur – This paper demonstrates a number of practical applications in which the Google Docs suite is…
Image-text relations and interjections in animated language-learning materials

Image-text relations and interjections in animated language-learning materials

Shin-ying Huang – This study examined image-text relations in English-as-a-foreign-language textbooks focusing on moving-image animations that accompany verbal dialogues.
Introduction: The idea of a special issue on student research

Introduction: The idea of a special issue on student research

Troy McConachy – Introduction: The idea of a special issue on student research.
Multiplying modalities: Opening up the fourth dimension to the online learner

Multiplying modalities: Opening up the fourth dimension to the online learner

Uschi Felix – Computer-mediated communication in educational settings has come a long way in the last decade, culminating in pedagogically…
Language MOOCs: An expanding field

Language MOOCs: An expanding field

Napat Jitpaisarnwattana , Hayo Reinders , Pornapit Darasawang – MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) were first introduced to the wider…
A day in the life: Mapping international students’ language learning environments in multilingual Sydney

A day in the life: Mapping international students’ language learning environments in multilingual Sydney

Phil Benson , Philip Chappell , Lynda Yates – The challenges of gaining access to opportunities to use the target…
Engagement with technology: Gaming, immersion and sub-optimal experiences

Engagement with technology: Gaming, immersion and sub-optimal experiences

Alastair Henry , Cecilia Thorsen – This conceptual article focuses on student engagement, and the use of digital games in…
An essay on internationalism in foreign language education

An essay on internationalism in foreign language education

Michael Byram – This essay is an attempt to introduce into the discourse of Foreign Language Education the concept and…
Language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom

Language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom

Julie Choi, David Nunan – In contemporary educational contexts, technology, globalization, and mobility have brought about a blurring of the…
A developmental framework for online language teaching skills

A developmental framework for online language teaching skills

Ursula Stickler, Regine Hampel, Martina Emke – This article focuses on the need for teachers to develop online skills and…
Then and now: Themes in language assessment research

Then and now: Themes in language assessment research

Lia Plakans – This short reflection considers major themes in language assessment research in two years across a decade, 2007…

ESL students’ perceptions of using a social bookmarking tool for the development of reading in a second language

ESL students’ perceptions of using a social bookmarking tool for the development of reading in a second language

Oksana Vorobel, T. Voorhees, Deniz Gokcora – Building on research on the development of reading and use of technology for…
A comparison of computer-mediated peer corrective feedback between high and low-proficiency learners in a Japanese EFL writing classroom

A comparison of computer-mediated peer corrective feedback between high and low-proficiency learners in a Japanese EFL writing classroom

Bradley D. F. Colpitts, Travis Hunter Past – The present study compared the efficacy of computer-mediated peer corrective feedback (CF)…
Intercultural communicative competence and mobility: Perspectives on virtual, physical, and critical dimensions

Intercultural communicative competence and mobility: Perspectives on virtual, physical, and critical dimensions

Beatrice Dupuy , Chantelle Warner – This special volume of Intercultural Communication Education will focus on the ways in which…
Teaching grammar and vocabulary in COVID-19 times: Approaches used in online teaching in Polish schools during a pandemic

Teaching grammar and vocabulary in COVID-19 times: Approaches used in online teaching in Polish schools during a pandemic

Jaroslaw Krajka – Technology has been called to the rescue on a number of occasions, be it in large classes,…
Emergency Remote Language Learning: Student perspectives of L2 learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency Remote Language Learning: Student perspectives of L2 learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gilbert Dizon , Benjamin Thanyawatpokin – As teachers and students have abruptly shifted from traditional classroom-based learning to online classes…
The effects of corpus use on learning L2 collocations

The effects of corpus use on learning L2 collocations

Yoshiho Satake – This study examines the effects of corpus use on learning L2 collocations.
Perceived effects of CET4 test preparation, language ability, and test performance: An exploratory study of Chinese EFL learners

Perceived effects of CET4 test preparation, language ability, and test performance: An exploratory study of Chinese EFL learners

Jiuliang Li – This study examined the perceived effects of test preparation for College English Test Band 4 (CET4) on…
The construction of a L2 composition MOOC using Google Classroom

The construction of a L2 composition MOOC using Google Classroom

Mei-Hung Lin – With the rapid development of technology, online writing instruction (OWI) has become an integral part of all…