Journal for Multicultural Education: Volume 18 Issue 1/2

Guest editorial: CALLing out culture: the interplay between language, technology and culture

Dara Tafazoli

From virtual reality to cultural reality: integration of virtual reality into teaching culture in foreign language education

Dara Tafazoli

This research paper aimed to investigate the affordances of using virtual reality (VR) in teaching culture among in-service teachers of teaching Persian to speakers of other…

Technology-enhanced language and culture teaching in Chile: the perceptions and practices of in-service EFL teachers

Tiare Gonzalez-Vidal, Paul Moore

The professional experiences of teachers of languages and cultures, along with the learning experiences of their students, are embedded in educational contexts, which themselves…

Language and home-culture integrated online learning curriculum for developing intercultural communicative competence

Anh-Hang Trinh, Hanh Dinh

The purpose of this study is to theorize that computer-assisted language learning (CALL) can be integrated in English language learning with a focus on cultural learning of both…

Teacher candidates’ intercultural communication in telecollaboration: locating acts of positioning in translingual negotiations

Baburhan Uzum, Bedrettin Yazan, Sedat Akayoglu, Ufuk Keles

This study aims to examine how teacher candidates (TCs) in Türkiye and the USA navigate their intercultural communication skills in a telecollaboration project.

Collaborative international online learning for the development of intercultural awareness: an experience with pre-service language teachers

Cristina A. Huertas-Abril, Francisco Javier Palacios-Hidalgo

Considering the potential of Collaborative International Online Learning (COIL) for cross-boundaries interacting and collaborating effectively, this study aims to explore the…

Storytelling for understanding: a case study of an English-language digital storytelling service-learning subject for refugee children in Hong Kong

Huiwen Shi, Lok Ming Eric Cheung

While most language departments of the university offer service-learning (SL) subjects based on language teaching, such as “Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in Local Schools”…

Effects of mobile-assisted funds-of-knowledge writing practice in developing Latinx English learners’ intercultural sensitivity

Yan Chen, Kendall Hartley, P.G. Schrader, Chenghui Zhang

The purpose of this study is to examine relevant demographic and socio-economic factors as they relate to progress towards intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and…

“Do you think I ever learn English?”: experiences of limited technology access among Middle Eastern refugee mothers in regional Australia

Azadeh Motevali Zadeh Ardakani, Maura Sellars, Scott Imig

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences and challenges of Middle Eastern refugee mothers in using technology for language learning in…

Multilingual teaching and digital tools: the intersections of new media literacies and language learning

Victoria Pennington, Emily Howell, Rebecca Kaminski, Nicole Ferguson-Sams, Mihaela Gazioglu, Kavita Mittapalli, Amlan Banerjee, Mikel Cole

Computer-assisted language learning (CALL) can create participatory cultures by removing barriers to access materials, encouraging student modes of expression, differentiating…

From screen to society: second language learners’ cultural adaptation and identity reconstruction in virtual knowledge communities

Shakiba Razmeh

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of computer-assisted language learning on cultural adaptation and language learning in non-traditional classroom settings.

New takes on developing intercultural communicative competence: using AI tools in telecollaboration task design and task completion

Lee McCallum

This paper aims to present a lesson that showcases how artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be chiefly used in L2 language classrooms to design culture-focussed…

Transnational higher education cultures and generative AI: a nominal group study for policy development in English medium instruction

Peter Bannister, Elena Alcalde Peñalver, Alexandra Santamaría Urbieta

This purpose of this paper is to report on the development of an evidence-informed framework created to facilitate the formulation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI…

Digital echoes of heritage: toward a culturally balanced pedagogy in technology-enhanced bilingual education

Amin Davoodi

This study aims to investigate the integration of heritage language and culture in technology-enhanced bilingual education and examine the dominance of the English language and…

Can didactic audiovisual translation enhance intercultural learning through CALL? Validity and reliability of a students’ questionnaire

Pilar Rodríguez-Arancón, María Bobadilla-Pérez, Alberto Fernández-Costales

This study aims to delve into the interplay between didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), exploring their combined impact on the…