Volume 5, Issue 1 of the Journal of Philology and Educational Sciences (a DOAJ-indexed publication) presents a diverse collection of scholarly research in literature, linguistics, language education, and educational technology. This June Issue of 2026 highlights studies on multilingual literary strategies, intercultural willingness to communicate among EFL students, computational sentiment and emotion analysis in contemporary literature, and the role of ChatGPT-assisted learning in enhancing critical thinking in EFL contexts. Together, these contributions reflect the journal’s commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research in philology, education, language studies, and digital approaches to learning.