BC TEAL 2026 Annual Conference

Finding Relevance: The BC TEAL Journal’s Pathway to Scholarly Publication
Scott Roy Douglas

With over ten issues, the BC TEAL Journal offers an array of papers related to the field of English as an additional language (EAL) teaching and learning. As EAL educators face a changing world, these papers provide a solid grounding in which the field can continue to take root. Strong roots underscore not only the relevance of EAL teaching and learning, but also its vital contribution to the common good. A common good demonstrated by the journal’s commitment to free and open access.

From its start, the BC TEAL Journal has supported scholarly inquiry by explicitly reflecting and making connections to the varying contexts of BC TEAL’s membership. These contexts include adult education, graduate studies, post-secondary settings, K-12 schools, teacher education, and professional development. Within these contexts, overarching themes include academic misconduct, assessment, culture, curriculum development and programming, diversity and inclusion, language and literacy, educational materials, teaching methods, services, research engagement, theory building, vocabulary, workplace English, and writing instruction.

This poster provides an overview of the types of papers published in the journal as well as an outline of the key stages from submission to publication for prospective authors. These stages include submission, editorial review, peer review, revisions, developmental editing, copy editing, layout and proof reading, and publication. Factors to keep in mind at each of these stages are shared with prospective authors, with an inside look at the various pitfalls and supports that can be found along the way. There are also opportunities for attendees to find out about becoming a volunteer peer reviewer as part of their own continuous professional development. Visitors to this poster will leave with a strong understanding of what the journal offers to BC TEAL’s members as well as the opportunities they have to offer back to the journal in turn.