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

Posted on 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