
Editor-in-Chief:
Prof. Jun Liu, City University of Macau, Macau, China.
Prof. Lixian Jin, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
The Studies of Applied Linguistics in Asia (SALA) aims to serve as a leading platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and innovative practices in the field of applied linguistics within the Asian context. The journal welcomes original research articles and review articles that address a wide range of topics, including but not limited to intercultural communication, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, language disorders, language teaching methodologies, language assessment, and language policy. More
Constructing Sustainability in Vocational Education: A Harmonious Discourse Analysis of English Textbooks
Danqing Zhang, Guowen Huang
2026, 1(1): 221-236. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100018
Metaphor as a Device for Seeing: Exploring Meaning-Making in Audio Description and Phraseological Pedagogy
Elena Isakova
2026, 1(1): 209-220. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100017
Multilingual and Multimodal Pedagogy and Assessment to Support Young Learners in CLIL
Yuen Yi Lo, Linfeng Wei, Kaly Po Tin Ching
2026, 1(1): 192-208. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100016
From Silence to Spoken Interaction: A Foreign Teacher’s Perspective on Teaching Colloquial English in Chinese Higher Education
Anya Chalupová
2026, 1(1): 180-191. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100015
Exploring Pre-Service English Teachers’ Feedback Literacy in Continuation Writing: A Qualitative Study
Jiaying Zhong, Yueting Xu
2026, 1(1): 160-179. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100014
Effect of GenAI on EFL Learners’ Engagement and Motivation: A Systematic Review
Yingliang Liu, Yinuo Sun
2026, 1(1): 147-159. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100013
“Beauty Servitude” as a Contested Metaphor in Chinese Competitive Debate: An Invitational Rhetorical Case Study
Zhenwei Wang
2026, 1(1): 138-146. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100012
Where the Body Can Dwell: Multimodal Metaphors in Institutional Digital Communication
Arianna Careddu
2026, 1(1): 126-137. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100011

Bridging Linguistics and Clinical Practice. Book Review: Gurevich, N., & Grindrod, C. (Eds.). (2022). Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology: A Guide for Clinicians (1st ed., 254p). Routledge. ISBN 9781003045519
Ziming Wu
2026, 1(1): 123-125. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100010
Learning on the Ground—Taking Language and Culture Teaching Outside the Classroom
Pedro Miguel Branco Caeiro
2026, 1(1): 111-122. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100009
