LLP is a non-profit project to bring together people and promote conversations around how best to integrate games and play into language teaching and learning.
Mission / 設立趣旨
The mission of Ludic Language Pedagogy is to promote open, scholarly and practical conversations around purposeful and progressive uses of games and play in language teaching and learning.
We are committed to:
- Promoting ideas, experiences and research that investigate the mindful intersection of games and language teaching and learning,
- Curating materials (submitted in conjunction with manuscripts) that other teachers and researchers can use in their contexts,
- Communicating with the community, not only through this journal but via SNS and regular public connections (podcast, webinars, Discord channels, etc.).
Keywords
Ludic
Keywords such as but not limited to: play, technologies, genres, simulation, roleplay, design, game cultures and communities, etc.
Language
Keywords such as but not limited to: first languages (L1s), second and foreign languages (L2s), literacy, multimodality, literature, discourse, etc.
Pedagogy
Keywords such as but not limited to: curriculum, goals, student needs and differences, teacher roles, activities and materials, debriefing, assessment, extracurricular learning, educational philosophies, etc.
Society Constitution / 会則
This is a work in progress list of rules and regulations.
Article 1 (Name) The name of the Society shall be “Ludic Language Pedagogy.”
Article 2 (Purpose) The purpose of the Society is to promote research and practice in the field of Ludic Language Pedagogy.
Article 3 (Business) The Society shall carry out the following activities to achieve the objectives stated in the preceding article.
- Conducting research presentations, lectures, workshops, etc.
- Editing and publishing journals, bulletins, research papers, etc.
- Liaison and cooperation with related domestic and foreign organizations
- Conducting joint research and surveys of materials
- Other necessary activities
Article 4 (Membership) The membership of the Association shall consist of regular members and student members. Regular members: Those who are involved in or interested in Ludic Language Pedagogy research. Student members: Those who are enrolled in universities, junior colleges, vocational schools, etc.
Article 5 (Admission) Those who wish to become members shall submit the prescribed application form to the Secretariat.
Article 6 (Rights of Members) Members shall have the following rights: Participate in the business activities of the society
- The right to receive distribution of the society’s publications
- The right to contribute to the society’s journal
- The right to exercise voting rights at general meetings
Article 7 (Obligations of Members) Members shall have the following obligations:
- Pay the membership fee
- Obey the rules and regulations of the society
Article 8 (Officers) The Society shall have the following officers
- President: 1
- Vice President: several
- Journal editor: 1
- Treasurer: 1
- Members at large: several
Article 9 (Election of Officers) Officers shall be elected at the General Assembly.
Article 10 (Term of Office) The term of office of the officers shall be two (2) years. However, the President and Vice-Presidents may not hold office for more than two consecutive terms.
Article 11 (General Meeting) The General Meeting shall be the highest decision-making body of this association. In addition to holding a regular General Meeting once a year, extraordinary General Meetings may be convened as necessary.
Article 12 (Office) The office shall carry out the administrative operations of this association.
Article 13 (Accounting) The fiscal year of this association shall begin on April 1 each year and end on March 31 of the following year.
Article 14 (Membership Fees) Membership fees shall be based on the financial status of the members. Regular members shall pay between 0 and 10,000 yen, while student members shall pay between 0 and 2,000 yen.
Article 15 (Amendments to the Rules) Amendments to the rules shall require the agreement of at least two-thirds of the members present at the General Meeting.
Supplementary Provisions These rules were established on April 27, 2024. The detailed regulations for the enforcement of these rules shall be separately prescribed.
Review Policy / レビューについて
We practice open peer review. Peer review happens with the editors and then 1 to 3 reviewers who work with and support submitting authors, inside of a private Google Document, to discuss and make the submission ready for publication with LLP as soon as possible. We have designed and will continue to work with this process to make submissions simple and collaborative.
Open Access Policy / オープンアクセスについて
LLP operates under a CC-BY-NC-ND license. Authors maintain the copyright of their original work. Please credit the original appearance on LLP if you republish somewhere else.
LLP is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Policy on Author Name Changes / 氏名変更のポリシー
At LLP, we promote an inclusive and respectful academic environment. Recognizing the importance of identity and acknowledging that individuals may undergo name changes for various reasons, including gender identity affirmation, we have established the following policy regarding author name changes.
Name Change Requests:
Authors who wish to change their names after submitting a manuscript for publication in LLP may request a name change. This request should be made by emailing the editorial team at [email protected].
Consideration of Requests:
All name change requests will be handled with sensitivity and respect. The editorial team will consider and approve reasonable name change requests, recognizing the diverse reasons authors may have for making such requests.
Confidentiality:
All name change requests will be treated confidentially. The editorial team will not disclose the reason for the name change unless the author explicitly requests otherwise.
Other information / その他
- LLP does not mandate word counts.
- LLP only publishes articles in English.
- LLP encourages authors to use “I” or “we” in their submissions.