Papers in this special issue: (1) Andrew DEMIL: Vocalising motherhood: Effectiveness of grammar activities in Portuguese teaching: An exemplar (pp. 1-18), (2) Scott KISSAU, et al.: The motivational profile of adolescent foreign language learners: An international comparison (pp. 19-40), (3) Abdulloh WAEDAOH & Kemtong SINWONGSUWAT: Enhancing English language learners' conversation abilities via CA-informed sitcom lessons: A case study of Thai high school students (pp. 41-56), (4) Fateme EMRANI & Mozhgan HOOSHMAND: A conversation analysis of self-initiated self-repair structures in advanced Iranian EFL learners (pp. 57-76), (5) Yunisrina Qismullah YUSUF, Chairina NASIR & Nurzaleni ANDIB: Power and solidarity: The pronoun of address ke [ke] used in Indonesian by Acehnese speakers (pp. 77-98), (6) John Odo ONU & Patience Obiageri SOLOMON-ETEFIA: A functional-semiotic investigation of traditional funeral rites and rituals in Elugwu Ezike in Igboland (pp. 99-128).