Editors' Welcome
Welcome to Volume 25, Number 1 of The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal! This 25th Silver Anniversary Issue marks a pivotal moment in the journal’s history, spotlighting the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in second language acquisition. From AI-generated feedback in writing instruction to the ethical dilemmas surrounding digital tools in education, this collection captures the complexity and urgency of navigating language learning in the AI era. As The Reading Matrix reflects on 25 years of advancing scholarship, this issue reaffirms its commitment to innovation, inclusivity, and critical inquiry in the field of language and literacy education. This issue offers a variety of articles that are both research-based and theoretical, as well as articles and book reviews which are more pedagogical in content.
We are very grateful to our fine Editorial Board and would especially like to thank all the authors who contributed to this issue and reviewers of The Reading Matrix whose expertise and hard work have contributed to the success of this issue. We sincerely hope that readers will find this compilation of articles and reviews to be of interest and relevance to the issues they face in their professional lives as researchers, teachers, teacher trainers, program administrators or curriculum developers.
We hope that you will continue supporting our journal by sending us manuscripts and reviews. We look forward to our meeting again in Spring 2025. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Meena Singhal
Founding Editor
John I. Liontas
Executive Editor