In this article, the authors reflect on the ways research on Virtual Exchange (VE) has had an
impact on language education practices and, conversely, areas in which research has been …

Looking at human communication from the perspective of semiotics extends our view
beyond verbal language to consider other sign systems and meaning-making resources …

Virtual exchange refers to the engagement of groups of learners in online intercultural
interaction and collaboration with partners from other cultural contexts or geographical …

Foreign language acquisition has been a key issue in the field of language education. In
recent years, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into language learning has brought …

In the context of Virtual Exchange (VE) it is often assumed that participants will be naturally
prepared to interact online successfully with their international partners. However, there is …

Increase in diversified teaching contexts has led researchers to investigate the potentials of
telecollaboration in multicultural learning environments. While there are abundant …

This volume introduces Virtual Exchange (VE) as an innovative form of online intercultural
learning and investigates the myriad of ways VE is being carried out across universities …

This column traces the evolution of electronic resources for language learning over the past
25 years, focusing on the arrival and transformation of the “world wide web”, the dramatic …

If ever there was an appropriate time to reassess models of instructional delivery for
language learning, that time is now. Our changed contexts of teaching and learning provide …

With this special editorial, I would like to continue my plea against the use of persuasive and
ill-defined terms. I will first try to answer the question to what extent the use of 'virtual'is …