Inmaculada Pineda is Assistant Professor at the University of Málaga (Spain). Applying ELF research implications into Teacher Training and ELT, she has published on multimedia resources in Teacher Education from an ELF perspective; pre-service teachers’ metalinguistic attitudes; ELF Pedagogy and CLIL/EMI training programs. Her current research interests focus on ELF Pedagogy and teacher training, VELF, and Transmodality and Translanguaging.Rino Bosso is an independent researcher with a keen interest in intercultural pragmatics and online communication. He has worked as a research fellow and lecturer in English for Specific Purposes at the University of Cagliari, Italy, and has recently completed a PhD on VELF communication at the University of Vienna, Austria. His most recent publications focus on the longitudinal investigation of informal learning processes enacted through naturally-occurring VELF exchanges.

• Introduction: Virtual English as a Lingua Franca: Investigating the Discourse of Digital Exchanges and Understanding Technology-Enhanced Learning by Inmaculada Pineda and Rino BossoPart 1: Analyzing VELF DiscourseChapter 1 Understanding hybridity in VELF exchanges: Overt, covert, and technology-enhanced translational phenomena by Rino BossoChapter 2 Virtual English as a lingua franca, Transmodal, Translingual and transcultural strategies in Twitter: The case study of @EEII_UMA by Inmaculada PinedaChapter 3 A multimodal and translanguaging approach to video-mediated interaction in Virtual English as a lingua franca contexts by Maria Grazia SindoniPart 2: Creativity in VELFChapter 4 Virtual Singlish as a Lingua Franca: Translingual Entrepreneurship Through Poetry by Eunice Lim Ci Lim and Suresh CanagarajahChapter 5 Exploring creativity and competence in online discussion forums using Virtual English as a lingua franca by Zhichang XuChapter 6 "I’m so jealous": A Corpus-pragmatic Analysis of Compliments and Praise in Virtual English as a Lingua Franca (VELF) by Boudjemaa DendennePart 3: Teaching experiences and Teacher training through/with VELFChapter 7 Exploring the impact of virtual exchange in Virtual English as a lingua franca (VELF): Views on self-efficacy and motivation by Anna Nicolaou and Ana Sevilla-PavónChapter 8 Designing Synchronous Online Learning Experiences with Social Media as Semiotic Technologies by Fei Victor LimChapter 9 VELF in pre-service teacher education: Insights from Brazilian ELT by Eduardo H. Diniz de Figueiredo, Lucielen Porfirio and Sávio SiqueiraConclusions: Virtual English as a lingua franca: Taking stock of the lessons learned and looking ahead by Rino Bosso and Inmaculada PinedaList of contributorsAdvisory boardIndex

"This compelling volume presents pioneering work into Virtual English as a Lingua Franca and provides significant insights into discourse, practice, and implications of VELF for ELT professionals in the fast-moving and interconnected world in the digital age. It is a welcome collection that explores ELF practice constructed amid spatial repertoires in virtual communities. It is an enjoyable read with theory-based analyses of fascinating data, which offer rich resources for teachers and students who look for timely inspiration to make ELT classrooms and learning activities more engaging!"- Ying Wang, University of Southampton