Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education

Editors
ORCiD logo with linkAna Llinares | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
ORCiD logo with linkYuen Yi Lo | University of Hong Kong
Book Review Editor
ORCiD logo with linkDarío Luis Banegas | University of Edinburgh

Editorial email address: jicb@benjamins.nl

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The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB) invites research and theoretical papers related to all levels (from pre-Kindergarten to university) of language education contexts in which language is used as the vehicle to teach subject matter content, including but not limited to: bi- and multilingual education; all forms of language immersion education that strive for additive bilingualism; subject-matter driven minority, heritage, and Indigenous language education; dual language education; content-based language instruction (CBI); content and language integrated learning (CLIL); English-medium instruction (EMI); language across the curriculum; sheltered English as a second language (ESL); language for specific and academic purposes. More details can be found in the general submission guidelines.

JICB editors welcome submissions that report on empirical research and/or offer theoretical discussions, with a preference for innovative submissions that push the field forward and generate new knowledge. The content of the journal is geographically broad and multidisciplinary (e.g., education; applied linguistics; anthropology; sociology; psychology; speech, language, hearing sciences; language policy and planning; etc.). The JICB supports the use of a wide range of research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, action research).

Peer Review Policy: All articles submitted to this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and blind review by at least two anonymous referees.

JICB publishes its articles Online First.

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Watch the Editor-in-the-Spotlight VIDEO featuring all four editors talking about the journal and the INTERVIEW by Susan Ballinger with the guest editors of issue 13:1!

ISSN: 2212-8433 | E-ISSN: 2212‑8441
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb
Latest articles

23 March 2026

  • Thomai AlexiouAthanasios Karasimos (editors). 2024. Board Games in the CLIL Classroom: New Trends in Content and Language Integrated Learning
    Reviewed by Maria-Jesus Inostroza A.
  • 16 March 2026

  • Exploring the relationship between language learning mindsets, academic success, and language proficiency in English medium medical education
    Zainab M. GaffasSamantha Curle
  • 12 March 2026

  • Plurilingual views of children from linguistically diverse backgrounds on learning Irish and attending Irish immersion primary schools
    Aisling Ní Dhiorbháin, Sinéad Nic Aindriú, Lorraine Connaughton-CreanPádraig Ó Duibhir
  • 16 February 2026

  • Ainara Imaz AgirreRoberto Arias-Hermoso (editors). 2026. Insights into Disciplinary Literacies: Multilingual Perspectives across Educational Levels
    Reviewed by Zixuan Niu
  • 3 February 2026

  • Ko-Yin Sung. 2025. Secondary School Dual Language Immersion: Mandarin Chinese in the Utah Model
    Reviewed by Lianya Qiu
  • 6 September 2025

  • The roles of gender, English language proficiency, and socioeconomic status in English medium instruction academic outcome in higher education
    Duy Van Vu
  • 29 August 2025

  • Empowering language learners: The intersection of Maker Education and CLIL
    Ryan Lege, Euan BonnerErin Frazier
  • 28 July 2025

  • Julia HüttnerChristiane Dalton-Puffer (editors). 2024. Building Disciplinary Literacies in Content and Language Integrated Learning
    Reviewed by Gunel Karimova
  • 4 July 2025

  • Ma Noelia Ruiz-MadridInmaculada Fortanet-Gómez. 2024. Teacher Professional Development for the Integration of Content and Language in Higher Education
    Reviewed by Rongxin Zhu
  • 29 April 2025

  • An exploration of oral language profiles of students in early French immersion
    Ann Sutton, Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird, Fred Genesee, Xi Chen, Tamara Sorenson Duncan, Stephanie PaganJoan Oracheski
  • 28 April 2025

  • The impact of CLIL intensity and extramural English on the receptive skills of young EFL learners: CLIL intensity and extramural English
    Amparo Lázaro-IbarrolaHanne Roothooft
  • 25 April 2025

  • ‘How much is Irish and how much is PE?’: Successes and challenges of integrating language and content when teaching Physical Education through a minority language
    Aisling Ní DhiorbháinFrances Murphy
  • 18 April 2025

  • Harnessing the situated nature of CLIL for teacher education through a comparative study
    Josephine Moate, Russell CrossKim Bower
  • Students’ and teachers’ perspectives on attention to diversity in assessment practices in Spanish primary education bilingual programs
    Pedro Álvarez-Mosquera, Luisa María González RodríguezRamiro Durán-Martínez
  • 14 April 2025

  • Examining L1 ability in a Finnish secondary education context: A comparison of CLIL and non-CLIL students’ oral production
    Peter Launonen
  • 18 March 2025

  • Susan Ballinger, Ruth FieldingDiane J. Tedick. 2024. Teacher Development for Content-Based Language Education: International Perspectives
    Reviewed by Kota Kawakami
  • 28 January 2025

  • Majority and minority language elementary school children with and without reading difficulties in a regular foreign language and an immersion program: An exploratory study
    Anja SteinlenThorsten Piske | JICB 13:1 (2025) pp. 31–54
  • 17 December 2024

  • Revising expectations: The effect of different levels of CLIL exposure on young learners’ oral performance
    Raúl Azpilicueta-Martínez | JICB 13:1 (2025) p. 99
  • Immersion teachers’ perspective on grammar instruction in language immersion in Finland
    Eeva-Liisa Nyqvist, Anne-Maj ÅbergSiv Björklund | JICB 13:1 (2025) pp. 164–192
  • Emerging issues in content-based minority language immersion education contexts
    Laurent CammarataPádraig Ó Duibhir | JICB 13:1 (2025) pp. 1–9
  • 12 December 2024

  • Francesca CostaCristina Mariotti (editors). 2023. Input in English-Medium Instruction
    Reviewed by Simin Zeng | JICB 13:2 (2025) pp. 324–327
  • 6 December 2024

  • The readability of books for immersion schools: Understanding the role of text complexity, context and literary aspects
    Roswita Dressler, Bernd NussKatherine Mueller | JICB 13:1 (2025) pp. 123–137
  • 3 December 2024

  • Ana OttoBeatriz Cortina Pérez (editors). 2023. Handbook of CLIL in Pre-primary Education
    Reviewed by Keiko Tsuchiya | JICB 13:2 (2025) pp. 319–323
  • 29 November 2024

  • EFL lexical abilities in pre-primary education: Longitudinal effects of individual differences, quality and quantity of exposure
    Marta SeguraYağmur Elif Met
  • 26 November 2024

  • Student retention in minority immersion education: What can we learn from parental decisions?
    Laurent Cammarata, Pádraig Ó DuibhirKristan Marchak | JICB 13:1 (2025) pp. 76–98
  • 19 November 2024

  • Demystifying the English bias in science: An exploration of the factors influencing bilinguals’ linguistic choices around STEM subjects in minority language education
    Enlli Môn Thomas, Nia Mererid Parry, Gareth CaulfieldCadi Gwen Siôn | JICB 13:2 (2025) pp. 295–318
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    Volume 5 (2017)

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    Editorial info
    Editors
    ORCiD logo with linkAna Llinares | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
    ORCiD logo with linkYuen Yi Lo | University of Hong Kong
    Book Review Editor
    ORCiD logo with linkDarío Luis Banegas | University of Edinburgh
    Editorial Board
    ORCiD logo with linkSiv Björklund | Åbo Akademi University
    Claudine Brohy | Université de Fribourg
    ORCiD logo with linkRussell Cross | University of Melbourne
    ORCiD logo with linkMaría Juncal Gutiérrez Mangado | University of the Basque Country
    Elizabeth R. Howard | University of Connecticut
    Julia Hüttner | University of Vienna
    Makoto Ikeda | Sophia University
    Susana Ibarra Johnson | New Mexico State University
    ORCiD logo with linkEster J. de Jong | University of Florida
    Angel M.Y. Lin | Simon Fraser University
    Karita Mård-Miettinen | University of Jyväskylä
    Teresa L. McCarty | University of California, Los Angeles
    Mama Adobea Nii-Owoo | McGill University
    T.J. Ó Ceallaigh | University College Cork
    Sylvie Roy | University of Calgary
    ORCiD logo with linkYolanda Ruiz de Zarobe | University of the Basque Country
    Rita Elaine Silver | National Institute of Education, Singapore
    Marguerite Ann Snow | California State University, Los Angeles
    John Trent | Hong Kong Institute of Education
    Tony Trinick | The University of Auckland
    Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía | Universidad de los Andes, Bogota
    Marianne Turner | Monash University
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    The Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB) offers online submission .

    Before submitting, please consult the guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors.

    If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors via e-mail: jicb at benjamins.nl

    Please register as reviewer on the submission and tracking site of JICB.

    Articles under consideration are double-blind peer-reviewed and decisions on all published content are made by the editors.

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    Fred Genesee Article of the Year

    Fred Genesee

    JICB’s Fred Genesee Article of the Year Award is a competition open to all JICB articles appearing within biannual published issues. It is named in honor of Emeritus Professor Fred Genesee, a Canadian researcher whose work in bilingualism and bilingual education has had a major impact in the field of immersion and content-based language education. Dr. Genesee has also played an important role in supporting JICB since its inauguration in 2013. JICB’s Editorial Board selects award-winning articles based on the importance of the article’s research topic, the rigor and/or innovation of the research methodology, and the degree to which findings extend our current understanding of research issues in relation to immersion and content-based language education. Winners of this award will be announced by January 31 of each year.


    2025 award winner: Tedick, D. J., & Mathieu, C. S. Using a rubric as a mediational tool to assess pre-service immersion teacher development: A case study. 13(2), 271–294.

    2024 award winner: Barbu, C-A., Gillet, S., & Poncelet, M. (2024). Fluctuating cognitive benefits in children attending early bilingual immersive instruction. 12(2): 192–220.

    2023 award winner: Alejo-González, R., Lucero, M. Schleppegrell, M., & Sánchez, A. (2023). Student teacher interaction in CLIL and non-CLIL elementary education: A case study of verbal-pedagogical strategies and participation during read alouds in a Natural Science classroom. 11(1): 4–28.

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