Introduction

The International Journal of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (IJLCLE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal committed to publishing research in the fields of literacy, culture, and language education from multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary perspectives. Its mission is to foster the global exchange of ideas and promote the dissemination of research among scholars and researchers across diverse academic disciplines. IJLCLE invites manuscript submissions that present scholarly work on a wide range of topics related to language, literacy, and culture in education. Submissions may include theoretical and conceptual studies, empirical and applied research using qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies, critical essays, special issues, and book reviews. The journal welcomes contributions from various disciplines, including sociolinguistics, sociology of language, psycholinguistics, educational linguistics, applied linguistics, linguistic anthropology, raciolinguistics, literacy studies, cultural studies, language and gender studies, language and political economy, media and technology, language education, teacher education, educational policy, semiotics, pragmatics, language policy and planning, language revitalization, and linguistic landscapes. IJLCLE’s audience includes researchers, scholars, educators, and graduate students around the world.