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Q1Modern Language Journal
About Modern Language Journal
Modern Language Journal is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 2.095 and an H-index of 131.
Its listed coverage is 1916-1996, 1998-2002, 2004-2026 and its research categories include Linguistics and Language (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 64 documents and 860 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Historical Linguistics and Language Studies, Lexicography and Language Studies, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy.
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Curiouser and Curiouser: Development and Validation of the Foreign Language Curiosity Scale (FLCS)
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2026-08-24 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70086Prompt Sensitivity in AI Writing: A Methodological Caution for Corpus‐Based Analysis of AI‐Generated Language
Peter Crosthwaite, Shuyi (Amelia) Sun, Feng (Kevin) Jiang
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70089Issue Information
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70088Issue Information
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70087Alignment and Misalignment Between L2 Spanish Instructional Practices and Heritage Language Learner Backgrounds and Needs
Kacie Hoagland, Catherine Schroeder, Paul D. Toth
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70083Effects of Learning Context and Program Length on L2 Skill Development
Yuan Lu, Chuanren Ke
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70085Interleaved Practice in L2 Grammar Learning: Variation Across Grammatical Patterns and Cue Reliability
Ying Xiong, Shiyu Wu
2026-07-27 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70082Toward Culturally Sustaining Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) Textbooks: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Linguistic, Cultural, and Racial Ideologies Across Earlier and Revised Editions
Eunae Kim
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70080AI for Applied Linguistics: Repositioning Applied Linguistics Within an AI‐Mediated Paradigm
Ken Hyland, Feng (Kevin) Jiang
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70084Lag Effects in L2 Phonetic Training: Longer Intersession Intervals Compensate for Auditory Individual Differences
Xiang Li, Kazuya Saito‐van Poeteren
2026-07-18 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70081Does Information About the Origins of Figurative Idioms Help Learners to Remember Them? A Multi‐Site Study
Xiaofei Wang, Frank Boers, Xinqing Wang, June Eyckmans et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70074Fluid Multilingualism: Classroom Talk in English and French Classes in England, France and Norway
Sarah M. Eiene, Lisbeth M. Brevik, Eva Thue Vold
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70077Navigating Identity Tensions Through Perezhivanie: Language Teacher Metamotivation in Chinese Private Vocational Colleges
Panpan Zhang, Yang Gao, Hailing Wei
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70079Transparency in (Quasi‐)Experimental L2 Research: A Systematic Review of Applied Linguistics Journals in China
Peixin Zhang, Luke Plonsky, Xintong Li
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70075“As if I Had a Part‐Time Job… to Teach the White Kids”: Racialized Labor and the Extractivism of Linguistic Capital in World Language Education
Rima Elabdali
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70078Correction to “Social VR for L2 Spanish Development: Learning How to Interact With Others in a High‐Immersion Virtual Space”
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70076Drawing Chinese Characters as a Third Space Practice: Visual and Cultural Reinterpretations by French Secondary School Students in the Draw the Chinese Character! Competition
Junji Gong, Kai Dong, Farong Chen, Liping Zhang et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70070From Language Teachers to Mentors to Language Teacher Educators: Negotiating Personal Pedagogies, Power, and Mentorship Identity
David Gerlach
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/modl.70069Reviews
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