
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
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
Naming the Return: A Lexicultural Analysis of the Term “Retornado” in Portuguese Postcolonial Literature
Romeu Foz
2026, 1(1): 101-110. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100008
A Four-Week American High School Study Abroad Program’s Impact on Chinese Students’ Intercultural Competence and English Oral Proficiency
Jing Huang, Tian Tian
2026, 1(1): 78-100. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100007
More than Meets the Eye: An Image-Text Meaning Construction of Contemporary Senior High School English Textbooks in China
Yajing Zhou, Yanyi Liao
2026, 1(1): 65-77. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100006
Development and Validation of a Parent Belief and Preschoolers’ Attitudes Questionnaire on Supporting Chinese Preschoolers’ English as a Foreign Language Learning
Qingyun Li, Kimberley Kong, Qian Li
2026, 1(1): 46-64. doi: 10.53941/sala.2026.100005
