Routledge Research in Language Education
About the Book Series
The Routledge Research in Language Education series provides a platform for established and emerging scholars to present their latest research and discuss key issues in Language Education. This series welcomes books on all areas of language teaching and learning, including but not limited to language education policy and politics, multilingualism, literacy, L1, L2 or foreign language acquisition, curriculum, classroom practice, pedagogy, teaching materials, and language teacher education and development. Books in the series are not limited to the discussion of the teaching and learning of English only.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Reconceptualizing Target Language Proficiency in English Language Education: Shaping Policy, Curriculum, Pedagogy
1st Edition
Edited
By Rubina Khan, M. Obaidul Hamid, Ahmed Bashir, Md. Elias Uddin
March 30, 2027
This volume is a timely and critical inquiry into issues, debates, and controversies surrounding target language proficiency (TLP) in language education in Asian contexts and beyond. Featuring original research from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, the ...
Language Education for Critical Global Citizenship: A Translanguaging Arts-Based Approach
1st Edition
By Yaya Yao
March 04, 2027
This transdisciplinary book reimagines English Language Education (ELE) by exploring how translanguaging and arts-based pedagogies (ABP) can build justice through a critical global citizenship education (GCE) framework. It argues for a critical GCE to disrupt dominant ideologies and open space for ...
Economisation of English Language Education in Development Contexts: Political Economy, Human Capital, and Misrecognition
1st Edition
By M. Maksud Ali, M. Obaidul Hamid, Ian Hardy
February 26, 2027
Contributing to our understanding of political economy in language education, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of how contemporary English language teaching has been economised in the context of development seeking to connect English language education and employment.The book is based on...
Learning and Retention of Vocabulary in Virtual Environments: Avatar, Embodiment, and Space
1st Edition
By Feng Baoxin, Ng Lee Luan
February 09, 2027
This book explores how immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) environments, avatar embodiment, and spatial presence can enhance vocabulary learning outcomes and writing performance. Drawing upon established theoretical frameworks, including Activity Theory, Schema Theory, and the Cognitive Affective Model...
Working Memory in Vocabulary Acquisition
1st Edition
By Mark Feng Teng
December 14, 2026
Teng explores the pivotal role of working memory in learning vocabulary in a second language, offering a cutting-edge survey of current scholarship in this area. The book is divided into three interrelated sections that cover theoretical foundations, methodological approaches, and empirical ...
English Language Education in Japan: Negotiating Global Transformation and Local Innovation
1st Edition
Edited
By Gregory Paul Glasgow, Tiina Matikainen
November 27, 2026
Edited by two experienced educational sociolinguists with over two decades of teaching experience in Japanese universities, this volume aims to fill the gap in the literature on how educators, curriculum developers, and textbook writers in Japanese contexts are navigating the recent geopolitical, ...
Agency in Multilingual Education Policy and Planning in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Syed Abdul Manan, Anas Hajar
November 24, 2026
Manan and Hajar invite experts and seasoned researchers from Asian contexts to explore the nuanced dynamics of language policy and educational practices in Asia, underscoring the importance of understanding local agency at a micro-level. The chapters of this title engage in the critical exploration...
Social Media and Language Learning: Using TikTok and Instagram
1st Edition
By Yeong-Ju Lee
November 24, 2026
This book explores creative uses of social media for informal language learning. It focuses on the underexplored area of how informal language learning adapts to technological innovations in two multimodal media-sharing platforms: TikTok and Instagram. Drawing on ecological perspectives of language...
Technology-Mediated Reflective Practice in Second Language Education: International Research Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Jaber Kamali, Thomas S. C. Farrell
November 24, 2026
In the face of technological advancements that seem to diminish reflective capacity, this novel volume posits the idea that technologies such as AI can support and enhance reflective practice in second language educational contexts. Moving from conceptual foundations through to situated examples ...
Authenticity and Autonomy in English Language Education: Practices in East and Southeast Asian Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By Joy Yi Wang, Roger Barnard
November 12, 2026
This volume brings together educators and researchers from across East and Southeast Asia – spanning Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Macao, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore – to explore how authenticity and autonomy are reshaping English language education. Drawing on a unique ...
Transformative Teacher Development in English Language Education: Fostering Creativity and Classroom Innovation
1st Edition
By Małgorzata Przybysz-Zaremba, Marzena Okoń
October 20, 2026
Responding to a global shift towards more meaningful, practice-based teacher learning, this book examines how English language teachers can develop creativity and turn original ideas into effective classroom innovations. Drawing on contemporary research in teacher development and applied ...
Arabic Language Education Textbooks: Nurturing Social-Emotional Skills and Bridging Cultural Divides through Language Learning
1st Edition
By Athar Taleb Haj Yahya, Haifaa Sami Majadly
September 16, 2026
Offering a research-driven framework for embedding social-emotional learning (SEL) principles into language instruction, this unique volume fills a critical gap by investigating how Arabic language textbooks - used both as a first language for Arabic-speaking students and as a foreign language for ...