The Executive Board of Language Learning & Technology (LLT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Crosthwaite, Yu-Ju Lan, and Qing Ma as the journal's new Editors-in-Chief, effective September 1, 2026.

Selected through an international search, the new editorial team brings exceptional expertise in computer-assisted language learning, technology-enhanced language education, applied linguistics, and scholarly publishing. Peter Crosthwaite is Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland. Yu-Ju Lan is Distinguished Professor at National Taiwan Normal University. Qing Ma is Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies and Associate Dean of Research & Postgraduate Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. Together, they represent a breadth of scholarly perspectives and international experience that will further strengthen LLT's position as a leading diamond open-access journal in the field.

Since its founding in 1997, Language Learning & Technology has served as a premier open-access journal dedicated to advancing research and innovation at the intersection of language learning and technology. The journal's enduring success reflects the commitment of its editors, editorial board members, reviewers, authors, readers, and institutional partners, whose collective efforts have established LLT as one of the most respected journals.

As LLT begins this new chapter, the Executive Board wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to the outgoing Editors-in-Chief, Hayo Reinders and Lara Lomicka Anderson, for their outstanding service to the journal. Their contributions have strengthened LLT's reputation, leaving the journal exceptionally well positioned for continued growth.

This editorial transition coincides with a new partnership between LLT and the University of Hawai‘i Press, which will provide additional publishing infrastructure, expanded dissemination capacity, and support for the journal’s preservation and sustainability. Importantly, LLT will remain a diamond open-access publication, continuing to make its content freely available to readers and authors without article processing charges.

LLT Executive Board

Mark Warschauer
Dorothy M. Chun
Marta González-Lloret
Julio C. Rodríguez