Cambridge University Press and Language Teaching announce the winner and runner-up as follows:

Winner
Dr. Jason Anderson, University of Warwick, UK
What’s in a name? Why ‘SLA’ is no longer fit for purpose and the emerging, more equitable alternatives

Runner up
Dr. Ningyang Chen, School of Foreign Languages, Soochow University, PRC
The story of a loner learner: Reconsidering authenticity and authentic engagement in second language learning

The winning essay, together with that of the runner-up, will be published in the October issue of the journal.