30 articles in this issue
Basil Faisal Sa’ed AL-Zu’bi
From the respect for the phonology aspects, particularly the articulation of phonemes. The study aims to determine the concept of “Hatt” as a phonetic term. This paper starts by illustrating the definition of the term “Hatt” then proceeds to introduce the... see more
Nadhim Obaid Hussein,Intan Safinas Mohd Ariff Albakri
This paper explained English students’ pragmatics development, students’ pragmatics competence in chosen speech acts, request strategies that they used in gaining pragmatic ability. The paper was presented by a public syllabus lead that prioritizes the ne... see more
Majid Hamdani
Given its being international, English language teaching methods are very critical in non-English speaking countries. This study examined the effect of the FC method compared to traditional method on the English course of 9th grade using pre-test, post-te... see more
Morad Alsahafi
This study examines the perceived value of an Arabic weekend school in the process of heritage language maintenance and development among Arab immigrant children in New Zealand. Through an analysis of data gathered through semi-structured interviews with ... see more
David Frear
The exploratory study investigated the effectiveness of a new tool referred to as the error correction log (ECL). It was designed from a cognitive SLA perspective to facilitate learning, in the context of this study, of grammatical structures, following t... see more
Mohamed Tawfiq Bataineh
This article investigates a speech delivered by King Abdullah of Jordan at Oxford University. The study is carried out on the basis of political discourse analysis. The researcher commences by outlining the growth of concept of discourse, and elucidating ... see more
A-Zaeem Al-Azhri,Abdulmahmood Idriss Ibrahim
This paper is shedding light on the significance and functions of some of the Arabic alphabets. An Arabic letter is found to play an effective role in expressing the speaker or the writer’s target meaning. Our concern here is with the letter [kha - ?], ph... see more
Davida Aba Mensima Asante-Nimako
The focus of this research was to discover how the teaching of English pronunciation in the pre-service training institutions in Ghana could be improved. It was a study at Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana. The purposive sampling method was emplo... see more
Duyen T. M. Pham
The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of EFL teachers at four universities in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam with respect to the integration of Culture into English classes. There is much research in the field of language and culture, however, ... see more
Uche-Chinemere Nwaozuzu
The importance of market in human society has been recognized not only from the practical utilitarian point of view but also from the theoretical dimensions of economics, anthropology and other social sciences. In most traditional society, the market like... see more
Khaled Mostafa Karam
This paper explains how the activation of the reader’s cognitive capacity of embodied simulation can improve the perception of science fiction and its interest in exploring the materiality of bodies. It offers an embodied cognitive interpretation of Haley... see more
Ali Hussein Hazem,Waleed Younus Meteab
The aim of this study is to investigate nominal constructions of modern standard Arabic in terms of their types, their patterns and selectional restrictions and compare them with their counterparts in English so as to arrive at points that will be product... see more
Thomas-Michael Emeka Chukwumezie,Onyemuche Anele Ejesu,Onyeka Emeka Odoh
Following Chinua Achebe’s claim that his Things Fall Apart is a counter-narrative to Joyce Cary’s distortion of the African image in Cary’s Mister Johnson, most critics of Things Fall Apart have approached the existence of folklore in the novel from the p... see more
Haifa Ahmed Al-Mufarih
This study analyzes the dislocation of cultural identity as a result of the hegemony of the European-imposed cultural identity. It demonstrates the destruction and loss of African cultural identity through the character of Johnson in Joyce Cary’s Mister J... see more
Huda M. Almurshed,Wafa Aljuaythin
This study investigates the relationship between the level of foreign language anxiety experienced by Saudi female English learners at a Saudi university and the level of their motivation in learning English as a foreign language. The participants were 40... see more
Zubair Ahmad Bhat
Literature is the reflection of life or society. Whatever is going on in the society it reflects all. It may be any aspect of the society such as, political, historical, economical, religious, educational or administrational. All these driving forces of t... see more
Sankaran K.V,Malini Ganapathy,Debbita Tan Ai Lin
This study aims to explore the teaching and learning of English in the Rohingya classroom, specifically from teachers’ and students’ perspectives. Originally from Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas were forced to flee the country from mass violen... see more
Aboudi Jawad Hassan
This practical work is an attempt to show learners of English that fluency in a foreign language is not the only means of smooth communication. It states that culture is a group-specific (constant)and language has at least two main varieties (spoken and w... see more
Alison Larkin Koushki
Use of literature in the English language classroom deepens student engagement, and fairy tales add magic to the mix. This article details the benefits of engaging English learners in literature and fairy tales, and explores how drama can be enlisted to f... see more
Imelda K. Brady
Recent research on L2 motivation and language learning psychology has shifted its focus from the learner to the educator and drawn the figure of the language teacher into the limelight for the first time (cf. Kubanyiova, 2012; Mercer & Kostolous, 2018). T... see more
Mashael H. Aljadaani,Laila M. Al-Sharqi
Donald Barthelme’s Snow White redefines gender roles in the 20th century. Barthelme retells the original fairy tale, subverting its presentation of stereotypical gender roles to depict postmodern ideologies, particularly feminism. The male voice and its c... see more
Aringo-Bizimaana Peter
This article re-examines views of some literary critics who find Soyinka’s style intolerably complex and those who disagree with this extremist view. The article further examines reasons given by each group. An attempt is then made to summarize the reason... see more
Meghali Gogoi
Northeast India incorporating seven different states with endless sovereignty movements and ethnic reformation during and after the British invasion itself problematises the notion of national identity being alienated from the mainland India. Nagaland, on... see more
Mohammad Almoaily
Unlike physical linguistic landscapes, virtual linguistic landscapes (VLL) target speakers who are not confined to a geographical area. Hence, a linguistic landscape created in cyberspace is expected to be multilingual, not English monolingual, regardless... see more
Arlini binti Alias,Nora Mohd Nasir
The objective of this study is to examine the linguistic representation of social actors in the selected Malaysian and foreign news reports on the circulated event of the missing MAS flight MH370. Despite extensive studies of news discourse, less attentio... see more
Ali Alsaawi
Speaking and writing are the most important communicative tools among human beings. While speaking is considered to be older and more widely employed, spoken and written language have not been treated equally. Spoken language is seen as the natural produc... see more
Mohammed Mahameed,Majed Abdul Karim
The aim of this paper is to investigate the dialectics of depravity in John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Fla.t Critics have long debated the technicalities by which Steinbeck conveys the thematic issues associated with his literary works. In Tortilla Flat in part... see more
Ibrahim I.I. Najjar,Soh Bee Kwee,Thabet Ahmad Abu-Alhaj
A rhetorical question is that question whose form does not match its function. In other words, a rhetorical question has the form of a question, but does not expect an answer. Rather, it aims to serve a specific rhetorical function. This study investigate... see more
Chengcheng Liu,Zhongwen Liu
What have endeared Su Shi to countless followers in nearly a thousand years all over the world lie not only in his outstanding achievements in literary and arts, but also in his optimism in adversity. This paper probes into the insight secrets of why he c... see more
Safaa Mohammad Alhebaishi
The study investigates the Cooperative Learning (CL) techniques implemented by intermediate school language teachers and examines students’ attitudes regarding the use of CL in language classes. To realize the objectives of the study, two instruments were... see more