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Babel

is the AFMLTA's quarterly professionally referreed journal.

Babel publishes general and research articles, reviews, and reports about the teaching and learning of languages, and language policy at primary, secondary, and tertiary level. Articles should normally be between 2000 and 5000 words. Reports and reviews are more likely to be between 1000 and 2000 words. Microsoft Word format is preferred (.doc/.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Authors should include their name, title, work location, postal and e-mail addresses, and fax and telephone numbers on a separate cover sheet. As all contributions are anonymously peer reviewed, authors should remove any identifying information from their text (e.g. name in footers and headers) and, if necessary, refer to themselves in the Reference list only as Author. Submissions will include an Abstract of between 150-200 words and a list of key word descriptors.
It is the responsibility of contributors to consult our stylesheet and follow formatting and referencing requirements before submitting their work.

Pictures, graphics, graphs or other forms of illustrations must be of good quality and submitted separately as jpeg files. They should be no larger than A4-size.
Electronic copies of contributions are sent to the Editor at: editor@afmlta.asn.au
 

Review Procedures


Contributions are acknowledged within two weeks of being received by the Editor, together with notification of the decision to submit the article to review or not. All contributions are submitted for review by two referees. Within three months of acceptance for review, authors will receive copies of reviews and notification of the Editor's decision to accept or reject the piece, or to suggest it be revised/re-written and re-submitted. Authors of a published article receive three complimentary copies of the issue in which their article appears.

Style Sheet


For a printable version of the contributor's guide and stylesheet click here.
 

Subscriptions


(prices as at 30/10/2009)

Financial members of Australian State and Territory MLTA's receive Babel automatically as part of their membership. Applications for membership of any State or Territory Modern Language Teachers Association should be forwarded to the appropriate association.

Annual subscription rates for subscribers who are not members of an Australian State or Territory MLTA are as follows:
  • within Australia $70 (GST included)
  • overseas (air mail) $75
    Rates for institutions:
  • within Australia $77 (GST included)
  • overseas (air mail) $82.50
For further information about such subscriptions please email subscriptions@afmlta.asn.au

Cheques should be in Australia dollars and should be made payable to AFMLTA Inc.
 

Advertising


Advertisements are welcome. Rates are available from the Editor.
 

List of Babel articles


For a comprehensive list of articles printed in previous editions
of Babel click here.
 

Enquiries


All enquiries should be addressed to the Editor:
 
Mr Matthew Absalom
School of Languages & Linguistics
Lvl 6, Arts Centre Building
University of Melbourne
PARKVILLE VIC 3010
w: (03) 8344 8710
E-mail: editor@afmlta.asn.au

Latest Babel Issue

Volume 43 Number 2 - May 2009


 
Click here for the contents of this issue.
 AFMLTA NEWS

news

Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence - 2009 Award Winners

The Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard, recently announced winners of the Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence at a ceremony in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. Special congratulations to the 2 language teachers who received these prestigious awards - Melissa Gould-Drakeley and Christiane Conesa-Bostock. For more details please see the Teaching Australia website.
 

Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project


Applications are now open for schools to participate in the 2010 Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project. Managed by the Asia Education Foundation, the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project aims to increase knowledge and understanding between Australia and Indonesia through school-to-school partnerships that link students in both countries. To find out more and download an Application Information Pack and Form, visit http://www.bridge.edu.au Applications will close on Friday 23 October, 2009.

Access Asia Study Tours to Japan, China and Vietnam for Australian Educators


If you feel the need to refresh or build your knowledge of Japan, China, Vietnam or India, check out the January 2010 Access Asia Study Tours. Designed for Australian educators, the tours provide an opportunity to travel with like minded professionals, to experience the culture and learn from local educators. For more information visit: http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/studytours Registrations close on 23 October 2009. Please note registrations will be based on first received. Please register as soon as possible as numbers are limited.

Babel Out now

The latest edition of the Federation's journal, Babel, is out now. For more details see the Journal page.