Author Guidelines

FLIP: FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PROBE

Author Guidelines

General Guidelines

  1. Use the FLIP: Foreign Language Instruction Probe guide as a template.
  2. Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript.
  3. Number all pages consecutively. Manuscripts should also be spell-checked by the facility available in most good word-processing packages.
  4. Extensive use of italics and emboldening within the text should be avoided.
  5. Papers should be clear, precise and logical and should not normally exceed 4,000 words.
  6. The abstract should be informative and completely self-explanatory, provide a clear statement of the problem, the proposed approach or solution, and point out major findings and conclusions. The abstract should be 150 to 250 words in length. The abstract should be written in the past tense.
  7. The keyword list provides the opportunity to add keywords, used by the indexing and abstracting services, in addition to those already present in the title. Judicious use of keywords may increase the ease with which interested parties can locate our article.
  8. The Introduction should provide a clear background, a clear statement of the problem, the relevant literature on the subject, the proposed approach or solution, and the new value of research which it is innovation. It should be understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
  9. Explaining research chronologically, including research design and research procedure. The description of the course of research should be supported by references, so the explanation can be accepted scientifically.
  10. Tables and figures are presented in the in the center.
  11. In the results and discussion section should be explained the results and at the same time is given the comprehensive discussion.
  12. A good conclusion should provide a statement that what is expected, as stated in the "Introduction" section, can ultimately result in the "Results and Discussion" section, so there is compatibility. Moreover, it can also be added to the prospect of the development of research results and the application prospects of further studies (based on the results and discussion).
  13. References should be cited in the text. Only references cited in the text should be listed at the end of the paper.

One author should be designated as the corresponding author and provide the following information:

  • E-mail address
  • Full postal address
  • Telephone and fax numbers

Please note that any papers that fail to meet our requirements will be returned to the author for amendment. Only papers that are submitted in the correct style will be considered by the editors.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with the FLIP: Foreign language Instruction Probe agrees to the following terms:

  1. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work. 

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