Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT) is a member of the Council of the Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) and is indexed in Linguistics Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Sociological Abstracts, as well as The Asian Education Index. In addition, the journal collaborates with the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA): AILA members are provided AJELT subscriptions at reduced rates as part of their new or renewed membership. AJELT is also recognized as an important academic publication by the international organization, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and a description of the journal is noted on their homepage. AJELT can be accessed via EBSCO and Project MUSE.

The financial and editorial support from the Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in the publication of this journal is gratefully acknowledged.

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