Zur Multimodalität bilingualer Messenger-Interaktion im virtuellen Austausch Diana Feick Petra Knorr Multimodalität bilingual bilingual Mobile Messenger-Interaktion mobile instant messaging (MIM) virtual exchange mobile instant messaging (MIM) multimodality mobile messenger interaction virtueller Ausautausch The integration of multimodal elements in messenger interactions plays a significant role in enabling participation in multilingual virtual collaboration. This paper presents findings on the multimodality of messenger interactions among bilingual teams in two virtual exchange projects conducted in 2020 and 2022. These projects involved New Zealand-based German as a Foreign Language students and German English teacher students, who utilized various communication channels such as messenger services. The study’s focus is on relevant multimodal aspects of bilingual messenger communication, the multimodal messenger interaction of language learners, and the functions that multimodality serves within these interactions. The data corpus consists of messenger interactions from three focus teams, comprising a total of 570 turns. Data were analysed using interactional multimodal analysis adapted for foreign language interaction research. Findings underscore the importance of recognizing and harnessing multimodal dimensions within virtual language learning activities for language development. Philipps-Universität Marburg Marburg Deutschhausstraße 9, 35037 Marburg 2024 2024-09-24 2024-09-25 Text article urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0009-2024-315-86735 ger 3101186-X 4 1 (2024) 1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/ziaf/article/download/8673/8437 10.17192/ziaf.2024.4.1.8673 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0009/2024/315/8673