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- PaperRELC Journal2 Jul 2026
Book Review: Technology and Language Learning: Effective Podcasting and Video-Based Language Teaching Practices in the Age of Generative AI by Friginal Eric, Yee Wing and Ho Jenifer EricFriginalWingYeeJeniferHo, Technology and Language Learning: Effective Podcasting and Video-Based Language Teaching Practices in the Age of Generative AI (London: Routledge, 2025), 226pp. ISBN 978-1-032-06106-1(Hbk)$190.00; ISBN 978-1-003-20072-7(eBook).
Litao Zhang, Yang Yao, Qiujun Su
This book review evaluates a 2025 book that provides practical guidance on using podcasting and video-based teaching in language education, with a focus on the role of generative AI.
- PaperLanguage Testing19 Jun 2026
Book Review: Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings: Educative Issues and Empirical Approaches Melo-PfeiferS.OllivierC. (Eds.), Assessment of Plurilingual Competence and Plurilingual Learners in Educational Settings: Educative Issues and Empirical Approaches. Routledge, 2024. 272 pp. ISBN 9781032011097 (hbk) US$200.00 ISBN 9781032011103 (sbk) US$55.99 ISBN 9781003177197 (ebk) US$41.99
Gordon Blaine West
A review of a 2024 edited volume on assessing plurilingual competence in educational settings, covering both theoretical and empirical approaches.
- PaperRELC Journal4 Jun 2026
Book Review: Rethinking Language Education in the Age of Generative AI by Tian Z and Wang C TianZWangC (eds) Rethinking Language Education in the Age of Generative AI. New York, NY/Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2025. 242 pp. ISBN 978-1-032-73141-4(Hbk); 978-1-032-72763-9(Pbk); 978-1-003-42692-9(Ebk). DOI: 10.4324/9781003426929.
Manqi Peng, Yang Yao, Qiujun Su
This book review discusses Tian and Wang's edited volume, which examines how generative AI is reshaping language education, covering theoretical and practical implications for teaching and learning.
- PaperLanguage Testing21 May 2026
Book Review: Language Testing and Assessment: From Theory to Practice PhakitiA., Language Testing and Assessment: From Theory to Practice. Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. 312 pp. ISBN 978 1 47429 012 8 (paperback), £22.49 (paperback), £67.50 (hardback), £22.49 (eBook)
Niles Yan Zhao
This book review examines Phakiti's 2025 work on language testing and assessment, which bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications for TESOL professionals.
- PaperRELC Journal16 Apr 2026
Book Review: Learner Engagement in Online Second Language Classrooms by Dao P DaoP, Learner Engagement in Online Second Language Classrooms, (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024), 342pp.: ISBN 978-3-031-71749-9.
Rui Zhang, Yuan Shu
This review discusses Dao's 2024 book on learner engagement in online second language classrooms, highlighting its exploration of factors and strategies that influence student participation in digital environments.