EDITORS’ NOTE

The current special edition is dedicated to the success of the international language and education conference (ilec 2015) organised by the faculty of major language studies, universiti sains islam malaysia. this special issue is a collection of articles from ilec 2015 that discusses contemporary theories and issues in language and education fields with its theme “language, education and research: upholding the fundamentals, embracing the cutting edge”. this special issue maintains the uniqueness of ulum islamiyyah in which the articles presented are written in three languages: malay, english and the arabic language.