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Guest Editor 1: (corresponding guest editor for journal contact)
Jesús García Laborda
Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

Guest Editor 2: (corresponding guest editor for contributions)
Salvador Montaner Villalba
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Special-Issue Focus, Scope, and Rationale

In the last 15 years the number of action researchers and small cases have increased after the demonstration of the importance of the different action research approaches were proved. Unfortunately, in not few cases, these studies are usually overlooked due to the prevailing trend in quantitative large-scale studies. It is the main focus of this special issue to pay special attention to smaller but more innovative research, if possible, taking into consideration the use of technology in education, as well as active educational methodologies, in this last case, whether technology-based or not. After all, innovation is not always technology.

Special interest will be put into studies that pay total or partial attention to the last crises in the world, not only to COVID-19 but also other issues due to a number of social and human reasons. However, this is not exclusive of other really innovative suggestions that might have been working during the COVID-19.

In conclusion, the idea is to bring forward innovative ideas from very different places of the world that address how communication in ELT and language in education, at any level- both non-university and tertiary-, not only in languages but also other disciplines, has addressed in those periods.

Articles could include any of the following type:

• Case studies of ample scope and applicability
• Descriptive articles of large scale (preferably national) measures put into practice
• Empirical research