Jieun Kiaer & Alfred W. T. Lo. Fandom language learning: A digital transformation of language education in the AI age. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. iv + 185 pp. ISBN 978-1-350-35540-8 (hb)

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Yawen Han | Southeast University

Dongyuan Yu | Southeast University

Published online: 12 November 2025

https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00074.han

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Jieun Kiaer & Alfred W. T. Lo. Fandom language learning: A digital transformation of language education in the AI age. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. iv + 185 pp. ISBN 978-1-350-35540-8 (hb)

Jieun Kiaer & Alfred W. T. Lo. Fandom language learning: A digital transformation of language education in the AI age. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. iv + 185 pp. ISBN 978-1-350-35540-8 (hb)