First published in 1997, ''Language Magazine'' (formerly ''American Language Review'') is the popular periodical of language, education and communication. In 2001, ''Language Magazine'' increased its publication schedule from 6 to 12 issues a year to answer the demand of readers (including department heads, supervisors, government officials and other decision-makers) to be kept up to date with developments in the fast paced world of language and literacy education.

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It has often published the works of

Stephen Krashen Stephen D. Krashen (born May 14, 1941) is an American linguist, educational researcher and activist, who is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California. He moved from the linguistics department to the faculty of the Sc ...

, Aned Y. Muñiz Gracia and Eugene E. García, among others expert in the fields of

linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and language instruction. A great deal of its 150,000 monthly circulation are Teachers of Foreign Languages (TOFL), Teachers of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL), and teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), as well as educational administrators and university language departments. The California Language Teachers Association also uses it in lieu of a monthly publication.

Richard Lederer Richard Lederer (born May 26, 1938) is an American linguist, author, speaker, and teacher. He is best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams. He has been dubbed "the Wizard of Idiom," ...

is also a monthly contributor. ''Language Magazine'' is an influential forum of information for language-related professions and businesses. It was the only publication chosen by the

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to partner in its “Census in the Schools” program in 2000. In 2003, Language Magazine received the prestigious Media & Communications Award from the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE).https://www.gocabe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4.3PastBoardAwardWinners.pdf The look of the magazine has been creatively directed by Los Angeles–based magazine designer Leanna Robinson since 2016.

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