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Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

Are there any reputable online journals that can be freely accessed? Without annual subscriptions or having to register? I'm simply interested in reading TESOL/TEFL and second language acquisition related articles in my free time.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=tefl+journals+online

Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

I've taken the obvious first step on my own already. I hope that a bit of help filtering through the thousands of results to find something reputable, interesting, free, that doesn't require me to click on endless links to get nowhere, and showing more than short abstracts isn't too much to ask.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

After presenting a paper a tIATEFL Conference this year, I am now plagued with requests from journals unkown to submit papers for publication. For sure if I do submit something, there will be conditions. For example I take out a subscription at some inflated price.

The messages are deleted as soon as I see them !

timothypfox · Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 492

Glenski,

Anyways, "ha ha ha."

Now seriously, come on! Without trolling around google, [url]in your experience[/url] do you know of any reputable online journals that can be freely accessed?

Personally, for my own work I'd be most interested in "any reputable online journals [articles] that can be freely accessed" in the sub-fields of TEFL speaking, listening, and writing. Sorry if these categories are too broad, but I'll use these as my starting point.

Thanks. No, really. Thanks.

Cool Teacher · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:39 am Post subject:

Hi there Javelin of Radiance (my I call you Javelin or JoR? Very Happy

)

I found this one quite useful but I dont know if it is prestigeous.

http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/

It seems to ba totally free and I have used some article before for wirting a paper. Cool

Also, I recommend Google Scholar because sometimes you have to pay for the articles but sometimes you can get them free. Also, if you like a writer on TEFL then put their name in a search engine because often they have websites with their papers online for free. For exampel:

Stephen Krahsne

http://www.sdkrashen.com/

Micheal Swan

http://mikeswan.co.uk/

Dave and Jane Willis

http://www.willis-elt.co.uk/aboutus.html

And many many many more... Cool

Javelin of Radiance · Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 1187 Location: The West

Cool Teacher, thanks.

mmcmorrow · Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 143 Location: New Zealand

Here are another two free online journals that I mentioned in another posting about reading resources recently:

The Reading Matrix Journal

Reading in a Foreign Language

The Teaching English site, from the BBC / British Council, has a wealth of articles and resources for classroom teaching.

Perhaps you already know that you can get discounted access to a range of journals as a member of TESOL or IATEFL - and there are also useful discussion forums etc and other resources on their sites, so that could also be an option. You could also google for the online journals of professional associations, such as JATL from Japan, which offer full or restricted access to articles.

Martin McMorrow, Massey University, New Zealand

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I will be happy to provide access to the IAWAFFLE Journal on receipt of a small fee.

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Cool Teacher · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:47 am Post subject: