Aloha Translanguaging and Inclusive Education SIG Members:
Language Learning & Technology (LL&T) is pleased to announce that the Special Issue on Indigenous Languages and Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) with Technology (Volume 29, Issue 2) is now available in full at https://www.lltjournal.org. The special issue is guest edited by Paula Winke and Kadidja Koné. This special issue includes an introduction by the guest editors, an emerging technologies column, a forum on language teacher education and technology, and six featured articles:
Winke, P., & Koné, K. (2025). Why we need more research on technology applications in less-commonly-taught-language (LCTL) programs. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 1–10. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73608
Godwin-Jones, R. (2025). Technology integration for less commonly taught languages: AI and pedagogical translanguaging. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 11–34. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73609
Pastushenkov, D., Pavlenko, O., & Clancy, S. (2025). Re-envisioning vocabulary learning and testing in L2 Russian classes using Kahoot!: From choosing words to playing games. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 35–43. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73610
Le, H. T. V., & Ziegler, N. (2025). Technology-mediated TBLT and language development for beginning learners of Vietnamese. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 44–75. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73611
Wach, A., De Louw, R., Buczak, M. & Loosen, G. (2025). Strategies for effective communication in Dutch as a lingua franca telecollaboration. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 76–103. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73612
Poole, F. J., Coss, M. D., & Clarke-Midura, J. (2025). Developing stealth assessments to assess young Chinese learners' L2 reading comprehension. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 104–131. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73613
Shin, J., & Choi, Y. (2025). Using an AI-powered chatbot for improving L2 Korean grammar: A comparison between proficiency levels and task types. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 132–160. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73614
Song, D., & Tang, A. F. (2025). Exploring AI-assistance in L2 Chinese writing with standardized assessment tasks. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 161–189. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73615
Coss, M. D. (2025). Are we testing what we think we are? A multi-site investigation of typed and handwritten L2 Chinese writing assessments. Language Learning & Technology, 29(2), 190–221. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73616
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LL&T is supported by the Center for Language & Technology and the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaiʻi.
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Dorothy Chun and Hayo Reinders
Editors in Chief
Philip Hubbard, Associate Editor
Chun Lai, Associate Editor
Sangmin-Michelle Lee, Associate Editor
Meei-Ling Liaw, Associate Editor
Mimi Li, Associate Editor
Lara Lomicka Anderson, Associate Editor
Jim Ranalli, Associate Editor
Alexander F. Tang, Managing Editor
Language Learning & Technology
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