Calico Journal

**Call for Chapter Proposals** Beyond the Prompt: Designing Language Learning through Thoughtful Human–AI Interaction. Editors: Kristin Elwood, Marta Tecedor, and Steven Flanagan
Learn more here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xesyHUxqxE-FS6fYVtXceZxOMlfhjoOOnJiaFJxpx5g/edit?tab=t.0

Call for Special Issue topics!

LINGUIST List 37.1514 Calls: CALICO Journal - "Special Issue: Volume 45" (Jrnl) The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

Take a look at Dini Noor Arini's Book Review for "AI in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Theory and Practice"
Written by Marcel Danesi.
Link here: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/calico-2025-0010

New article in
This meta-analysis reviews 34 years of technology-mediated TBLT research, finding a positive overall effect on L2 learning and highlighting key methodological gaps and future directions for the field.
🔗 https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/calico-2024-0029

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This exploratory study investigates ChatGPT in synchronous, task-based interaction for learning Catalan, showing how task type shapes complexity and fluency and highlighting AI’s potential as an ecologically valid conversational partner.

Read more here: https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/calico-2025-0023

New in :
How can digital gameplay support task-based language teaching in low-proficiency classrooms? This study examines learning outcomes and learner perceptions in a Russian language context.
🔗 https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/calico-2025-0024