1 This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development on 05/05/2016, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01434632.2016.1171871 http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/A9K5v6bdSn3Z2sv6HAVb/full doi: 10.1080/01434632.2016.1171871 What can technology offer to linguistically diverse classrooms? Using multilingual content in a computer - based learning environment for primary education Evelien Van Laere a , Kirsten Rosiers b , Piet Van Avermaet c , Stef Slembrouck b & Johan van Braak a a Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium b Department of Linguistics, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium c Department of Linguistics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 49, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Corresponding author: Evelien Van Laere Ghent University, Department of Educational Studies, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Tel.: +32 9 264 94 34 Fax: +32 9 264 86 88 evelien.vanlaere@ugent.be evelienvanlaere@hotmail.com