Language Teaching for Young Learners

Aims & Scope

Language Teaching for Young Learners is an academic, refereed journal, which publishes articles relating to the teaching and learning of foreign / second languages for young learners. ‘Young’ is defined as including both children and adolescents.

Although some young learners receive language instruction in out-of-school contexts, in the main the journal publishes articles reporting on teaching languages in state and private elementary and secondary school contexts.

This journal publishes articles about a range of foreign/second languages – not just English.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13691

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	58

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.404

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Child EFL learners’ attitudes towards a collaborative writing task

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Asier, María del Pilar

• Task-based language teaching for beginner-level young learners

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Rod

• The relative effects of metalinguistic explanation and direct written corrective feedback on children’s grammatical accuracy in new writing

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Mary, Rod

• How teachers promote young language learners’ engagement

  Citation: 18

  Authors: W. L. Quint, Yoshiyuki

• Effects of proficiency and collaborative work on child EFL individual dictogloss writing

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Asier, María del Pilar

• Collaborative writing and feedback

  Citation: 13

  Authors: María, María del Pilar

• Task repetition and the public performance of speaking tasks in EFL classes at a Vietnamese high school

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Jonathan, Bao Trang Thi

• An early start in primary EFL education and the role of teacher qualification and teaching quality

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Eva, Raphaela, Michael

• What is an ecosystem?

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ana, Nashwa

• ‘It’s like having a test but in a fun way’

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Louise, Suzanne

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