Publications

The New Zealand Language Teacher invites research articles on any matters connected with languages, language teaching and learning, curriculum and policy matters, and anything else which could be of interest to teachers of languages other than English. It is understood that a manuscript submitted for consideration has not been published previously, and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

The next issue of the New Zealand Language Teacher will be published in November 2008.

Copy for the next journal is welcome now. The submission of articles by e-mail is preferred. Please send articles to the editor, Dr. Martin East meast@unitec.ac.nz

Early receipt of material makes the production process easier.

• Articles should normally be between 3000 and 5000 words in length.
• Please make your submission as a Microsoft Word file using Ariel 12 point font with left align and double spacing.
• All submissions will be considered by the editor and two referees. The referees will provide individual confidential reports to guide the author about suitability of publication and amendments if required.
• A title page should include the following:
  1. The title of the article.
  2. The author's name (if there is more than one author please indicate which author should receive correspondence).
  3. The affiliation of all authors.

• The submission should include an abstract of between 150 and 200 words, which should summarise the main arguments of the submission. Include the title on the abstract page.
• Tables and Figures should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should be clearly marked with the Figure or Table number and have a caption
• All graphics should be suitable for publication 'as is' and should require no change.
• Please do not use footnotes. Endnotes should be avoided if possible.
• References should be provided in APA format (5th edition). (See the examples given in the articles in this issue of the journal.) Further guidance about APA format can be obtained on request to the editor.