The lived experiences of a journal editor Abstract Editing an academic journal in applied linguistics (AL) or English language teaching (ELT) is a complex process that involves much decision-making. Most editors are full-time academics with c...

New publication (Burri, 2026) in which I analyze and discuss my experience of editing the #openaccess English Australia Journal (2021-2025):
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...

New co-authored #openaccess article with @amandabaker1.bsky.social -- published in Profile (2026). This part of our 10-year longitudinal study reveals challenges four teachers faced when teaching (or not teaching) pronunciation during the COVID-19 pandemic:
revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...

My latest co-authored piece “Teacher Cognitions in Second Language Pronunciation” is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics.
The pre-print version can be accessed here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Thanks to the Associate Editors for helping us shape this chapter.

New #openaccess #TESOL article: the final term paper I wrote for the "Neuroscience of Learning" course (Harvard University) I took during my sabbatical last year. Researching & writing this paper was super interesting: zenodo.org/records/1758...

Hot off the press! 🎉🥂
New #openaccess article with @amandabaker1.bsky.social exploring #TESOL teacher learning in on-campus vs online environment:

Baker, A., & Burri, M. (2025). Learning to teach L2 pronunciation via online and blended on-campus coursework. TEFLIN Journal, 36(1), 1-20.

It's been a good weekend: "We have completed the review of your revised manuscript and are pleased to inform you that it will be included in Volume 36 No. 1 of TEFLIN Journal." 🥂🎉
#academiclife #TESOL

Hot off the press!
Burri, M., Wotring, A., Tan, Y. S. M., Nielsen, W., & Amiel, J. (2025). "You're not too old for learning": Exploring EFL teachers' developing practices and cognitions about neuroscience. International Journal of TESOL Studies¸ 250622. 1-24

#openaccess #TESOL #neuroscience

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June issue of Humanising Language #Teaching: www.hltmag.co.uk/jun25/

#TESOL #openaccess

I needed this: "We have now completed the review process, and I am pleased to inform you that your article has been accepted with revisions." 🎉🥂

Wanted to share an open access article intended to offer inspiration for research into language teacher wellbeing. Thank you to Carlos Murillo-Miranda for being such a brilliant writing partner and to Graeme Porte for the excellent support throughout.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Final proof's done. Stay tuned for another excellent April issue of the #openaccess English Australia Journal!

Great to see this book is now available for free. I had the great pleasure of editing it for the British Council. www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications...

The #AppliedLinguistics Association of Australia Conference is held in Darwin this year (17-19 Nov 2025): alaaconference.cdu.edu.au

Hot off the press!
Neff, J., Arciaga, K., & Burri, M. (2024). The impact of EFL teachers' demographic backgrounds on the perceptions of ethical AI use. PanSIG Journal, 10(1), 60-66. pansig.org/publications...

#openaccess #TESOL

Congratulations to @morayhouse.bsky.social doctoral researchers Huixin Wang & Qianyu Yang for their recently published article www.jpll.org/index.php/jo... #motivation #languageteaching #languageteacher #tesol

Written a theoretical framework, done a 15k run, fired up the BBQ, given feedback on a PhD student’s chapter, and finalised revisions to a reviewed manuscript (with my co-author doing the heavy lifting). A pretty productive weekend! 😁
#academiclife

Nice early 8.5k #mentalhealth run after a busy semester start! #runningacademics

Oh how I needed that!
I am pleased to share the wonderful news that your article "Teacher Cognitions in L2 #Pronunciation" has been accepted in the Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics 2nd Edition
🥂🥳

Major revisions done and resubmitted. Always a good feeling! Fingers crossed this puppy will get accepted! 🤞
#academiclife #nevergiveup

Looks amazing!

My colleague has just given me this. Perhaps I should follow her advice and go home 😁 #academiclife

The 2025 April issue of the English Australia Journal is moving into the copy-editing phase. Stay tuned for another excellent #openaccess issue!

Interested in the brain & teaching? Check out the #openaccess 2025 February issue of MindBrainEd Think Tank on Music & Performance: drive.google.com/file/d/1LSi2...

How exciting! Please note the very early submission date for papers - THIS year in April! Please share and looking forward to being with the IAPLL community in person again!

5k run to shake off travel fatigue
#academiclife

My very first first-authored paper is out! We studied how caregivers may adjust the way they communicate with infants based on the specific communicative context they are in, and discuss why these adjustments occur and how they may support language development 🗣️👶🏻

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Congratulations!

Left for #Japan with one pair of runners and returned with four pairs 😅
#runningacademics

Nice 14k run before heading back to 🇦🇺 - #runningacademics

Check out the new and #openaccess issue of the Profile journal: revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/pr...