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Book review Proposal
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432022131092 | English Language Teaching
Name : Teguh Laksono Wibowo
Nim : 432022131092
Task : Book Review Reflection
Email 1
Our Reflection
This is my First email I send email a journal editor for book review proposal.
Previously, I had never sent an email to any journal editor. This was an assignment given by
my university lecturer to fulfill the final assignment for the book review course by reviewing
a book with the aim of publishing it in an international journal. Before reviewing a book, I
had already learned a lot from my professor about what needs to be done when reviewing a
book, starting with selecting a book title that is appropriate and aligned with the scope of the
target journal, knowing various links to international journals, how to write a proper and
effective email to send to the journal editor, and much more knowledge shared by my
professor. For this final assignment, we have a specific scope or topic focus related to
education or language. After selecting the appropriate book to review, I searched for a journal
that accepts book reviews, as typically only a few journals are willing to accept them. Then I
found a book titled “ The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology, edited by Paul de Lacy and
published by Cambridge University Press in 2007.
Email 2 Email 3
Our Reflection
After waiting for several days, the email was finally replied to, which was exciting for me
because it was my first time sending a message to one of my dream universities via email.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t provide a copy of the book due to certain policies. However, after
discussing the message with my professor, one possible reason might be that I sent the email to the
sales department instead of directly to the author. In other words, another way to obtain the copy
would be to send the email directly to the editor. Ultimately, I resent the email directly to Paul de Lacy
for the second time.
Email 4
Our Reflection
After several days, I still haven't received a reply from the author. And I only received an email reply
like the one in the image above, which contained suggestions or promises regarding journal
publication. After discussing this with my lecturer, I was advised to find another journal to publish my
book review.
Email 5
Our Reflection
After discussing with my lecturer, I tried to find another journal to review and found one that I thought
was suitable for discussing book reviews. I then tried to review a book titled “Spoken English:
Flourish Your Language” by Laurel J. Brinton”. In my opinion, this book is suitable for research
because it relates to the topic we are discussing regarding language, and the journal is published by
Cambridge University Press, as mentioned in the link my lecture sent.
Email 6
Out Reflection
While waiting for a response from the editor's email, I looked for other journals to discuss so that I
would have other options if the email was not answered. To my surprise, on the same day, the email
was answered in less than 24 hours. Unfortunately, the scope of the book I intended to discuss did not
meet the journal's criteria, as they were seeking to review research books or textbooks, whereas the
book I was discussing focused on English Language Learner (ELL) skills, which fell outside their
scope. As a result, I had to find another book to discuss.
Email 7 Email 8
Our Reflection
After that, I looked for another journal article to discuss with the same journal editor because I had
already found a definite editor for publishing a book review in that journal, and I found a book that I
thought was suitable for review, titled “The Evolution of Language,” with journal editor Dr. Nuria
Yanez Bouza. I immediately sent the link to the book via email, but I forgot about the scope they
wanted. I then searched for books related to book research, but it was quite difficult to find them from
the PDF links that my professor had previously sent to us. After some time, I finally found the
research books in question through another PDF link titled “Research Methods in Linguistics.” I then
sent another email and replaced the book link that had been sent, hoping that the email and book
would be read and accepted by the journal author. The plot twist is that I forgot to change the previous
book title and only changed the book link, and to this day, the email has never been replied to.
