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Volume 29 Number 3
October 2025
Special Issue: Multimodality in CALL
Edited by
Bronson Hui
Matt Kessler
Connecting multimodal learning processes and outcomes in CALL: Introduction to the special issue

Bronson Hui & Matt Kessler

About this Issue

[From the introduction] In recent years, there has been a spike in interest in multimodality, a concept which refers to the use of two or more modes (i.e., meaning-making resources including those that are linguistic, aural, visual, gestural, or spatial in nature) for communicative purposes (Jewitt, 2006; Kress, 2010). Multimodality itself has long existed among human societies, and it has even been an object of inquiry among many academic fields for decades (for example, see Halliday, 1978; Jewitt et al., 2016). More recently, researchers in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) have begun to examine the extent to which multimodality plays a role in fostering processes related to second language (L2) learning ...

Articles

The effects of input modality on novel L2 vocabulary processing during reading: A closer look into attention and awareness

Aysen Tuzcu

Digital tools such as audiobooks enable language learners to read and listen to a text simultaneously. Access to such bimodal …

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Multimodal effects of processing and learning contextualized L2 vocabulary

Jonathon Malone

This study examined how unimodal and bimodal learning conditions impact L2 vocabulary processing and learning, comparing reading only (RO) and …

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The integration of auditory and textual input in vocabulary learning from subtitled viewing: An eye-tracking study

Andi Wang

Numerous studies have documented the benefits of watching audio-visual materials with on-screen text for L2 vocabulary learning (Montero Perez, 2022). …

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Multimodal glosses revisited: Interplay of individual differences and repeated exposures

Ying Wu, Xiaoxie Liu, Yuanyuan Zhao, Xinyan Chen & Jianwu Gao

While multimodal glossing is supported by theories like Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, its effectiveness remains debated due to …

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Language proficiency over nonverbal sound effects in children's eBook incidental word learning

He Sun, Adam Roberts, Jessica Tan, Jieying Leh & Yvonne Cui Yun Moh

While multimodal glossing is supported by theories like Mayer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, its effectiveness remains debated due to …

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Does digital multimodal composing help improve EFL students' metacognitive knowledge?

Wei Xu, Xiao Tan, Chaoran Wang & Dan Fu

Metacognitive knowledge, closely correlated with one’s writing skills, has received increasing research and pedagogical attention. Applying Flavell’s metacognition framework, this …

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Exploring multimodality in technology-mediated collaborative writing: An activity theory

Annita Stell

Technology-mediated collaborative writing (CW) is a popular pedagogical approach in second language (L2) education. Research shows the potential benefits of …

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Effects of captioned video on L2 speech segmentation in intermediate learners of Spanish

Maribel Montero Perez & Anastasia Pattemore

Studies into the role of audiovisual input and captions (i.e., subtitles in the same language as the audio) for L2 …

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Investigating pragmatic learning opportunities and outcomes in different SCMC modes

Yuchen Peng & Yuhong Lei

Multimodal synchronous-computer-mediated communication (SCMC) provides many possibilities for improving language learners’ pragmatic competence (Maa & Taguchi, 2022). However, the research …

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Columns

Emerging Technologies

Edited by Robert Godwin-Jones

Ecological semiotics: Multimodality, multilingualism, and situated language learning in the AI era

Robert Godwin-Jones

Using a variety of media beyond text—audio, video, visual—has long been a common practice in second language learning. Digital media …

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Call for Papers

Call for papers for a special issue on Robot-assisted language learning: Recent trends and future directions

Ali Derakhshan & Haoran Xie

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