At this particular juncture in academic scholarship, prompted in part by the global Covid-19 pandemic, we are rethinking methodological approaches in sociolinguistics. This Special Issue, then, includes cutting-edge contributions from the postgraduate community that explore novel ways of applying research methods in a rapidly evolving research climate with the objective of bringing various groups into dialogue around ways in which scholars can become actively involved in advancing sociolinguistic methodologies. The issue opens the floor to new and interesting debates about innovative ways to address contemporary methodological research problems and questions.