https://so17.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JEL <p>Journal of English Language and Linguistics (JEL)</p> <p><strong>ISSN:</strong> 2730-2431 (Print) <strong>ISSN</strong>: 2821-952X (Online)</p> <p><strong>About Journal</strong></p> <p>Founded in 2020, Journal of English Language and Linguistics (JEL) is the double-blind peer-reviewed journal organized and published by the English Program, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Buriram Rajabhat University, Thailand. The journal welcomes the submissions of manuscripts both from Thailand and other countries.</p> <p><strong>Aim</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">The aims of the journal are 1) to strengthen the collaboration and networking of academic and research works among educators, scholars, and researchers from the fields of English language and linguistics based on empirical academic and research studies, and 2) to provide an academic platform for authors to share their new insights and discoveries about theoretical and experimental implications.</span></p> <p><strong>Scope</strong></p> <p>The journal welcomes manuscripts for publication in the scope covering the following disciplines: English Language, <span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Linguistics, </span>Applied Linguistics, Literature, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), <span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Translation and Interpretation, </span>Technology and Language, World Englishes, <span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Language Acquisition, </span>Innovations in Language Teaching and Learning, Language Testing and Assessment, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), <span style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), and </span>English Language Teaching (ELT).</p> <p><strong>Submission Categories</strong></p> <p>Journal of English Language and Linguistics (JEL) welcomes the submissions of manuscripts in two categories as follows:</p> <p>Research Article</p> <p>Academic Article</p> <p><strong>Frequency of Publication </strong></p> <p>The journal is published in three (3) issues a year: January–April, May–August, and September–December.</p> English Program, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Buriram Rajabhat University, Thailand en-US Journal of English Language and Linguistics 2730-2431 https://so17.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JEL/article/view/884 <p>This quasi-experimental study tested the use of scenario-based learning (SBL) for developing the English sociolinguistic competency of Grade 7 students. The objectives of this study are twofold. Firstly, to compare the English sociolinguistic competency of students taught with SBL (the experiment group) to those of students taught the same lesson content by traditional methods (the control group). Secondly, to compare the English sociolinguistic competency of students in the experiment group before and after treatment with SBL lessons. The main research tools used in this study were: Four SBL lesson plans for students in the experiment group, and a thirty-item multiple-choice English sociolinguistic competency test which was used as a pretest and posttest. The development of the research tools included IOC inspection and revision by qualified experts, and a try-out with students not in the research sample group. Both the experiment and control groups were taught the exact same lesson content and themes, with only the methodology being different. Though the results of this study showed no significant difference between the learning results of the two groups, it did show that students taught with SBL made significant improvement between their pretest and posttest scores. The results of this study may be useful for further research on developing scenario-based English language lessons, teaching and testing language competencies, and teaching English to Grade 7 students.&nbsp;</p> Rita Dugas Tasanee Satthaphong Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of English Language and Linguistics 2025-04-04 2025-04-04 6 1 1 15 10.62819/jel.2025.884