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Fu Jen Journal of Foreign Languages: Linguistics, Literature, and Culture, Volume 27 (2027)With the rapid development of digital technologies, generative AI, and the global media landscape, contemporary modes of linguistic, literary, and cultural production, circulation, and reading are undergoing profound transformations. From print-based reading to digital texts, and from monolingual expression to multimodal communication, the scope of foreign language and literature studies has increasingly expanded to encompass visual media, sound, platform cultures, and transmedia storytelling. These developments invite renewed consideration of the dynamic relationships among language, media, and cultural representation.
As AI and digital media continue to reshape the production of knowledge and modes of cultural exchange, foreign language and literature studies are no longer confined to traditional textual analysis. Increasing attention is being devoted to cross-cultural flows, media technologies, and contemporary cultural practices. Whether examining the impact of AI on language learning and writing practices, the transmedia adaptation of literary works, or the construction of identities and forms of community interaction on digital platforms, these developments demonstrate that the concepts of language, text, and culture are continually being redefined.
This special issue invites contributions that approach the transformations and challenges of media technologies, textual forms, and cross-cultural practices in the digital age from linguistic, literary, cultural, and related perspectives. It also seeks to explore how foreign language and literature studies can respond to transformations in contemporary society and the rapidly evolving media environment.
This section explores how AI, digital platforms, and emerging media are transforming language use, language learning, translation, intercultural communication, and practices of digital communication. Contributions addressing social media, Internet culture, multimodal communication, and digital humanities are also welcome.
This section examines how the concept of “text” is being transformed in the digital age and how language, images, sound, and multimedia forms interact in shaping experiences of reading, writing, and communication. Contributions on AI-assisted writing, digital storytelling, multimodal literacy, and digital text analysis are also welcome.
This section explores how literary works are adapted, extended, and re-created through film, television and streaming series, comics, games, social media, and other media forms. It also considers how transmedia storytelling is reshaping contemporary reading practices and literary culture.
This section explores AI, algorithms, platform cultures, virtual communities, fan cultures, digital identities, online narratives, and emerging media phenomena, as well as their implications for contemporary culture and the humanities.
This section examines how foreign language education can respond to transformations in the digital age and the changing media environment. Topics may include multimodal pedagogy, media literacy, interdisciplinary curriculum design, the pedagogical use of digital tools, and the development of intercultural understanding.
This special issue invites domestic and international scholars and educators to submit original research papers written in Chinese or English addressing topics related to competency-based foreign language education and its interdisciplinary applications. General submissions on other topics in foreign language, literature, culture, and pedagogy written in Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, or Italian are also welcome.
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