Connections
A Journal for Foreign Language Educators
Volume 13 – Fall 2025 (Published in November 2025)
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from the Editorial Board of Connections. A Journal for Foreign Language Educators - ISSN 1945-0478
We are delighted to share our most recent issue, Vol. 11, Fall 2024, available online. Please, follow the FLANC link below.
We also invite you to submit articles for the next issue to be published in Fall 2025. Though the journal accepts submissions year-round, those interested in submitting articles, reviews, and books for this fall should send them to connections@flanc.pw following the guidelines:
• Invitations for full manuscript: February 28, 2025
• Full manuscript: June 30, 2025
• Reviews sent to authors: August 31, 2025
• Final revisions: September 30, 2025
Research articles undergo a double-blind review.
Please, circulate this call for papers among world language professionals!
Best regards,
Connections
Editorial Board
Please, send papers to or contact us at: connections@flanc.pw
Author Guidelines
Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration by other journals.
Word count requirements:
Academic research articles: 6,000–10,000 words
Short papers: 2,000–3,000 words
Book reviews: 1,000 words
Submissions must follow APA (7th edition) guidelines.
Academic research articles should include:
An abstract (100–120 words)
4–5 keywords
Articles must be written in English to serve the journal’s multilingual audience.
Authors must be members of FLANC to submit.
FLANC retains the copyright of all published material. Permission from the publisher is required for reproductions. Articles should not have a commercial focus.
Submit manuscripts in Word format via email to: hanan.khaled@flanc.pw or via Connections Website
About us
Connections is an online yearly peer-reviewed journal published by the Foreign Language Association of Northern California and directed to the world language professional in the classroom. From its origins with SWCOLT and its continuation with FLANC since 2008, the journal has aimed at sharing meaningful research and outcomes in the field of linguistics as well as current pedagogical trends, best practices on technology-mediated tasks, and activities to integrate the intercultural dimension in language teaching and learning.
ISSN Online: 1945-0478
ISSN Print: 1945-046X
For past issues, please, visit our website.
Submissions are welcome at any point. Please, visit our website to see the call for papers, authors’ guidelines, and deadline for our next issue: https://www.flanc.net/connections
Past issues:
2008 • VOLUME 2
2012 • VOLUME 6
Editors’ Note and Acknowledgements
Connections. A journal for Foreign Language Educators brings language educators a variety of articles and book reviews. The articles cover a wide range of topics in relation to the teaching and learning of languages, whether in a virtual or a face-to-face format. A broad spectrum of research types is represented (qualitative and quantitative, established and innovative), including cross-disciplinary approaches.
We deeply thank our contributors for their commitment to the profession. We look forward to Connections continuing to evolve as it provides meaningful research and outcomes as well as current pedagogical trends in teaching and learning to world language educators.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of our Editorial Board and reviewers for their contribution in the editorial process as they have been instrumental at maintaining high standards within our publication. Our special gratitude to Dr. Branka Sarac, FLANC Webmaster, who carefully revised the last version of each manuscript before publication. We deeply appreciate her support and dedication.
Editorial Team
Hanan Khaled, Editor-in-Chief, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey
Sandra Sanborn, Board Member, University of San Francisco
Kara Mac Donald, Board Member, TESOL Korea
Ali Miano, Board Member, Stanford University
Liz Moreno Chuquen, Board Member, Idaho State University
Zhiqiang Li, University of San Francisco
Masahiko Minami, San Francisco State University
Biographical Notes
Hanan Khaled - Dr. Hanan Khaled’s work reflects a deep commitment to advancing pedagogical practices in the field of language education. She brings over 25 years of expertise in foreign language education, supported by a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina and a master’s degree in Teaching Foreign Languages from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. She has established a distinguished record of scholarship and leadership, having published extensively and delivered numerous presentations on topics including language instruction, assessment, curriculum development, and teacher professional development.
Kara Mac Donald - Dr. Mac Donald’s background consists of over twenty-five years in foreign language teaching, teacher training, curriculum design and faculty development across elementary, secondary, and higher education in the U.S. and overseas. She is actively involved in the support of the publication of scholarly and academic publications through serving as a manuscript peer reviewer, mentor for novice writers for mentor journals, editor-in-chief of an academic journal, editor of an English language teaching (ELT) quarterly partitioner publication and a monthly ELT book review blog. She is a professor in higher education, conducting pre-service and in-service faculty training for foreign language instructors. She maintains a connection to the language classroom as a part-time instructor for children and young adults in ESL, Spanish, academic writing, and academic test preparation courses.
Sandra García Sanborn - Sandra Sanborn holds an M.A. and achieved PhD candidacy in Hispanic Languages and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She currently serves as a lecturer in Spanish and Hispanic Literature at California State University, Stanislaus. Her scholarly work includes presentations at national and international conferences. She has published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews in the fields of literature and second language acquisition, with her most recent work appearing in ACTFL Learning Scenarios for the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Spanish. She has also contributed to editorial work for Hispania, Lucero (UC Berkeley), and served as co-editor of Connections (FLANC) for the 2022–2024 volumes. García Sanborn was President of FLANC (2016–2019) and led the AATSP NorCal Chapter for two years.
Alice Miano - Alice “Ali” Miano, Ph.D., is Coordinator of the Spanish Language Program at Stanford University, where she received the Gores Award for excellence in teaching. She currently serves as President of the California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) and founded its committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
Masahiko Minami -Masahiko Minami, a Harvard-educated professor at San Francisco State University, specializes in Japanese language and cross-cultural studies. Dr. Minami, who currently serves as the President of the Northern California Japanese Teachers’ Association (NCJTA), is dedicated to preserving Kinmon Gakuen’s historic legacy in Japantown.
Connections. A Journal for Foreign Language Educators
is a publication by the Foreign Language Association of Northern California