Migration is a significant life event that usually triggers cross-cultural preparedness and the need for learning, even transformative learning. This exploratory study answers two research questions: How do Nigerian immigrants describe their preparedness for cross-cultural transition in Italy? What are the indications of transformative learning…

This small-scale study draws on a higher education context where French-speaking students, "in situ" at Bordeaux University, participated in the Sharing Perspectives Foundation's flagship "Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange" (E+VE) program (2018-2019). French-speaking students interacted in English on the topic of "Newcomers and…

This edited collection presents a selection of contributions made to the 13th eLearning Symposium, held at the University of Southampton, in January 2020. Our theme was 'Education 4.0 revolution: transformative approaches to language teaching and learning, assessment, and campus design', and attendees engaged in rich discussions around the…

The present qualitative case study grounded in critical, socio-constructivist perspectives towards transformative learning and identity development intends to identify and explore the in-depth nature of innovative multicultural educational practice in an urban adolescent ESL [English as a Second Language] class in new times. Data, collected from…

In this article we report on the development of an interactive open source extensible software, dubbed "The 7 Keys of the Dragon," for the teaching/learning of Albanian and Russian to students (9-12 years old) with the respective languages as their heritage languages. Based on the assumption that games in language learning are associated…

In this qualitative case study, I examined classroom interaction in an adolescent English as a second language classroom to explore the nature of effective teaching practices with emphasis on their influence on English Language Learners' language and identity development. Developmental analyses of prolonged class observations, semi-structured…

The present case study examines classroom interaction in an English as a second language (ESL) class in an urban high school. The study intends to explore the in-depth nature of teacher's effective teaching practices during the instructional time with focus on their influence on linguistically and culturally diverse English language learners'…