Call for Papers: Special Issue of Language Value (December 2026)

2026-02-03

Language, Multimodality and Mediation: Didactic Perspectives on Technologies and Communication

Special Issue Guest Editors:

• Dr. Jesus Garcia Laborda (Universidad de Alcalá)
• Dr. Miguel Fernandez Alvarez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
• Ms. Iulia Vescan (Instituto Franklin – UAH)
• Ms. Angela Sauciuc (Instituto Franklin – UAH)

Overview

The core focus of this special issue is to investigate how multimodality, digital technologies, and linguistic/cultural mediation are reshaping the landscape of language and literature teaching. We aim to:

• Analyze the impact of multimodal resources on developing oral and written communicative skills.
• Examine mediation, translation, and interpretation as vital didactic practices and curricular competences.
• Investigate linguistic factors in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and the discursive practices that emerge in these digital environments.
• Reflect on teacher training requirements for digital, multimodal, and multilingual scenarios.
• Foster knowledge transfer between academic research and practical educational innovation.

Thematic Scope & Areas of Interest

We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions across various themes, including but not limited to: Multimodality and communication in language teaching; ICT, digital, and hybrid environments; Linguistic and cultural mediation in education; Didactics of translation and interpretation; Developing communicative competences (oral and written); Language, values, and attitudes in multicultural contexts; Initial and continuing teacher education; Analysis of language curricula and methodological innovation; Evidence-based classroom research.

Important Dates

Potential authors will submit a 500-word abstract (not including bibliographical references) by March 15, 2026 to jesus.garcialaborda@uah.es

Abstract Submission (500 words): March 15, 2026

Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2026

Full Manuscript Submission: June 1, 2026

Final Submission (Accepted Articles): October 15, 2026

Publication Date: December 2026

Welcome message

2026-02-03

Farewell message

2025-12-30

After eight years at the helm of the journal Language Value (2018–2025), the current editorial team would like to announce the conclusion of this phase and the handover to a new team, which will assume the direction and management of the journal starting with the next issue.

During this period, it has been a privilege to contribute to the development and consolidation of Language Value as a forum for academic reflection on language, discourse, and diverse educational, social, and cultural contexts. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the authors, reviewers, and readers for their trust, commitment, and academic rigor, as well as for the institutional support that has made the journal’s growth and continuity possible.

We step aside with a sense of accomplishment for the work carried out and with optimism for the future of Language Value, extending our special thanks to the academic community of the Universitat Jaume I for its continued support over the years. We leave the journal at a stage of maturity, with solid indexation and the quality recognition granted by the FECYT seal of the Spanish Ministry of Science, including the distinction for Good Editorial Practices in Gender Equality, which attests to the collective effort and editorial recognition achieved.

Kind regards,

The outgoing editorial team
Language Value