FROM TOOL ADOPTION TO PEDAGOGICAL PURPOSE: A PEDAGOGICALLY GUIDED FRAMEWORK FOR RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY USE IN EFL

Title: FROM TOOL ADOPTION TO PEDAGOGICAL PURPOSE: A PEDAGOGICALLY GUIDED FRAMEWORK FOR RETHINKING TECHNOLOGY USE IN EFL Authors: Israa Ismael, Xin Luo and Sen Li, China Abstract: The rapid expansion of digital technologies in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education has increased the range of tools available to teachers, yet greater technology use does not necessarily … Read more

CODE-SWITCHING PRACTICES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS AMONG BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Title: CODE-SWITCHING PRACTICES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS AMONG BILINGUAL STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA Authors: Hamide Aksoy, Saudi Arabia Abstract: In Saudi Arabia, English language classrooms operate within a bilingual environment where Arabic and English frequently coexist. One important feature of this environment is code-switching, or the alternation between languages during communication and classroom interaction. While traditional approaches … Read more

WHEN NATURE SPEAKS AND ACTS: ANTHROPOMORPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CONTEMPORARY KENYAN PROSE FICTION

Title: WHEN NATURE SPEAKS AND ACTS: ANTHROPOMORPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CONTEMPORARY KENYAN PROSE FICTION Authors: Boaz Owino, Ogone James Odhiambo Ogone, PhD and Otieno Odhiambo George, PhD, Kenya Abstract: This article examines how contemporary Kenyan prose fiction gives nature a voice, presence and capacity to act through anthropomorphic representation. Existing scholarship on Kenyan environmental literature … Read more

FROM EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPOSSESSION: GENDERED OPPRESSION AND THE CRISIS OF PEACE IN ISOKEN ORONSAYE-SALAMI’S SWEET REVENGE

Title: FROM EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPOSSESSION: GENDERED OPPRESSION AND THE CRISIS OF PEACE IN ISOKEN ORONSAYE-SALAMI’S SWEET REVENGE Authors: Dr. Essoroda Paul ALI, Togo Abstract: This study examines how gender-based oppression, emotional abuse, socio-economic and political exploitation undermine peace and justice in postcolonial African societies. It uses Irene Isoken Oronsaye-Salami’s Sweet Revenge as a case study … Read more

THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS ON DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS OF YEMENI EFL LEARNERS

Title: THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS ON DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS OF YEMENI EFL LEARNERS Authors: Fahmi Abdo Mohamed Al Mafalees, PhD, Yemen Abstract: This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence and online learning platforms on developing speaking skills of Yemeni EFL learners. It tries to explore the learners’ view on the role … Read more

HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: A CRITICAL STUDY OF BASAVARAJ NAIKAR’S THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUD

Title: HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: A CRITICAL STUDY OF BASAVARAJ NAIKAR’S THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUD Authors: Dr. Ratnesh Baranwal, India Abstract: This research paper titled – “Historical and Political Consciousness: A Critical Study of Basavaraj Naikar’s The Sun Behind the Cloud” leads to the exploration of the idea of the historical and political consciousness dealt symbolically … Read more

COGNITIVE, METACOGNITIVE, SOCIAL STRATEGIES USED TO CONSOLIDATE ENGLISH VOCABULARY BY ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS – A CASE STUDY AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM

Title: COGNITIVE, METACOGNITIVE, SOCIAL STRATEGIES USED TO CONSOLIDATE ENGLISH VOCABULARY BY ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS – A CASE STUDY AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM Authors: Ho Thi Kieu Oanh, Vietnam Abstract: This study investigates the strategies for consolidating English vocabulary used by English-major students at the Department of Foreign Languages, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, … Read more

A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF THANKING STRATEGIES IN CAMEROON SOCIAL MEDIA

Title: A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF THANKING STRATEGIES IN CAMEROON SOCIAL MEDIA Authors: Camilla Arundie Tabe and Sawalda Maina Dieudonne, Cameroon Abstract: This study investigates thanking strategies used by Francophone Cameroonian speakers of English (CamFE) users on social media platforms, with particular focus on Facebook, Whatsapp and Messenger. Drawing on Speech Act Theory (Austin, 1962; Searle, 1969) as its … Read more

A SOCIOLINGUISTIC EXPLORATION OF LANGUAGE USE AND IDENTITY IN NOLLYWOOD: A STUDY OF FUNMILAYO RANSOME KUTI

Title: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC EXPLORATION OF LANGUAGE USE AND IDENTITY IN NOLLYWOOD: A STUDY OF FUNMILAYO RANSOME KUTI Authors: Adeola Omodele Ogunlade, Samuel Adebayo Omotunde and Omolade Bamigboye, Nigeria Abstract: This study explores language use and identity in Nollwood’s Funmilayo Ransome Kuti. The study hinges on the theories of Language Vitality and Domain of Language Behaviour. The research … Read more

AUTHORITY WITHOUT AUTHORITARIANISM: REDEFINING THE TEACHER’S ROLE AS FACILITATOR IN DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION

Title: AUTHORITY WITHOUT AUTHORITARIANISM: REDEFINING THE TEACHER’S ROLE AS FACILITATOR IN DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION Authors: Αmalia Moumouri, Greece Abstract: The contemporary educational landscape is marked by profound social, political, and cultural transformations that challenge traditional perceptions of authority, knowledge transmission and the professional role of the teacher. In democratic societies, educational authority can no longer be grounded in … Read more