Focus and Scope

Datokarama English Education Journal (deejournal) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarly work in the fields of English Language Education (ELE), English Language Teaching (ELT), Linguistics, and Literature.

We welcome original research articles, theoretical papers, critical reviews, and innovative pedagogical studies from lecturers, researchers, educational practitioners, and scholars worldwide. Submissions should demonstrate rigorous scholarship and contribute to the development of the respective disciplines.

ELE

  • Language Curriculum Development
  • Language Policy and Planning
  • Multilingual and Bilingual Education
  • Critical Pedagogy in Language Education
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education
  • Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
  • Inclusive and Special Needs Language Education
  • Language and Identity in Education
  • Global Englishes in Educational Contexts

ELT

  • TESOL / TEFL / EFL Methodologies
  • Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)
  • Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
  • Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
  • English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
  • English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
  • Teaching Writing, Speaking, Listening, and Reading
  • Materials Development and Adaptation
  • Classroom Discourse and Interaction
  • Language Testing and Assessment
  • Reflective Practice in ELT
  • Teaching English in Multicultural Classrooms

Linguistics

  • Syntax and Morphology of English
  • Phonetics and Phonology of English
  • Semantics and Pragmatics
  • Sociolinguistics of English
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Historical Linguistics / History of English
  • World Englishes and Varieties of English
  • First and Second Language Acquisition
  • Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Linguistics
  • Forensic Linguistics
  • Computational Linguistics and NLP
  • Contrastive and Error Analysis

Literature

  • British and American Literature
  • Postcolonial and World Literature in English
  • Literary Criticism and Theory
  • Gender and Feminist Literary Studies
  • Cultural Studies and Literature
  • Comparative Literature
  • Literature and Film
  • Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities
  • Children’s and Young Adult Literature
  • Digital Humanities and Literary Texts
  • Literature and Identity Politics

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas

  • English Medium Instruction (EMI)
  • Translanguaging in Education
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Multimodal Literacy
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Academic Writing and Genre Studies
  • Language and Power / Ideology
  • Language, Migration, and Diaspora
  • Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in ELT
  • Artificial Intelligence in Language Education
  • Peace Education and Language Learning
  • Ethics in Language Research and Publishing

Author Guidelines and Submission Requirements

All authors must carefully review and follow the Author Guidelines before submission. Manuscripts that do not comply with formatting and citation standards will be returned without review.

Editorial Process

All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process involving at least two expert reviewers. Final decisions are made by the Editorial Board based on the reviewers’ recommendations and adherence to ethical publication standards.