Modern society needs people to be equipped with 21st century skills (eg, critical thinking,
creativity, communication, digital literacy, or collaboration skills). For this reason, teaching …

We reviewed articles on computer-assisted language learning, focusing on intercultural
education studies published in the last five years. We investigated the following aspects:(1) …

This quantitative study examines whether and to what extent affective factors (ie motivation,
self-confidence, risk-taking, L2 speaking anxiety, and grit) and virtual intercultural …

The present study aims to assess the benefits of participating in a virtual language exchange
(VE) for practicing oral skills with native speakers by measuring learners' motivation to learn …

Synchronous computer-mediated communication in the online language classroom has
gained growing attention in the wake of the worldwide epidemic. Nevertheless, only a few …

The ubiquitous impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have profoundly changed
the education sector and marked research interest in online or blended learning can be …

The value of a multimodal approach (ie, making meaning by combining multiple semiotic
modes such as pictures or sound in addition to language) to conceptualizing and teaching …

This study integrated intercultural learning activities into English as a foreign language (EFL)
learning course in a vocational school in China. The study focused on improvement of …

Given the emergence of the use of digital tools in English teaching and learning and of
sociocultural theory (SCT) in recent years, this paper sets out to introduce the concepts of …

Online language learning with virtual classrooms (OLLVC) is becoming a reality to a large
number of students across contexts. Yet students' motivation and engagement in OLLVC …