calico journal (online) issn 2056–9017 https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.24674 calico journal vol 40.3 2023 362–366 © 2023, equinox publishing Second Language Teaching and Learning Through Virtual Exchange Edited by Shannon M. Hilliker Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter Mouton US $ 118.99 ISBN 9783110727234 (Hardback) 300 pages 2022 Reviewed by Andrias Tri Susanto 1 Tis edited book provides an array of international research studies on the role of virtual exchange technologies in second language (L2) learning, inter- cultural competence, and teacher education. Te book chapters are accord- ingly sectioned following these three topic areas. Te frst fve chapters are grouped around the topic of language and virtual exchange, the following four are on the topic of culture and virtual exchange, and the last four are on teacher education and virtual exchange. In the frst part, Chapter 1, written by Wicking, reports on a study regard- ing learning-oriented assessment for international virtual exchange partici- pants in Japan and the United States consisting of three tasks. Participants were asked to make videos speaking in Japanese and English, provide video- recorded responses in both languages, and then write a bilingual report about the activity. In Chapter 2, Donnery describes a study that aims to Book Review Afliation 1 Iowa State University, Ames, USA. email: andrias@iastate.edu Received: 03 September 2022 Accepted after revision: 29 November 2022