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THE HUMAN PERSON AS A BEING-WITH-OTHERS IN THE AFRICAN MYTH OF CREATION: A READING IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND FLORA NWAPA’S EFURU

Title: THE HUMAN PERSON AS A BEING-WITH-OTHERS IN THE AFRICAN MYTH OF CREATION: A READING IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND FLORA NWAPA’S EFURU Authors: Doguema Bakpilna, Togo Abstract: The African myth of creation portrays the human person as intrinsically relational, a being-with-others. Nature is personified as a mother, the environment is revered as maternal, and … Read more

A PSYCHOANALYTIC READING OF SILENCE AS TRAUMATIC DISCOURSE IN SHELAGH STEPHENSON’S FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE

Title: A PSYCHOANALYTIC READING OF SILENCE AS TRAUMATIC DISCOURSE IN SHELAGH STEPHENSON’S FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE Authors: Joy Isa, Tanko Nancy Inyama and Azetu Azashi Agyo, Nigeria Abstract: Silence is a potent but neglected force in contemporary abuse drama. In Shelagh Stephenson’s Five Kinds of Silence (1996; staged 2000), speech, pause, and the unsaid become fields where … Read more

FROM SCREEN TO SPEECH: LEXICAL TRANSFORMATION IN HAUSA-DUBBED INDIAN FILMS AND ADOLESCENT PEER INTERACTION IN TARABA NORTH

Title: FROM SCREEN TO SPEECH: LEXICAL TRANSFORMATION IN HAUSA-DUBBED INDIAN FILMS AND ADOLESCENT PEER INTERACTION IN TARABA NORTH Authors: Blessing U. Ijem and Ishaq Isa El- Qassim, Nigeria Abstract: The circulation of transborder media has become a significant site for linguistic innovation, particularly among youth populations who actively appropriate foreign cultural resources. In Northern Nigeria, Hausa-dubbed Indian … Read more

THEMATIC CHOICES AND THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAMESE STUDENTS’ RESEARCH ARTICLE ABSTRACTS: A COMPARISON WITH PROFESSIONAL ABSTRACTS

Title: THEMATIC CHOICES AND THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAMESE STUDENTS’ RESEARCH ARTICLE ABSTRACTS: A COMPARISON WITH PROFESSIONAL ABSTRACTS Authors: Doan Thanh Xuan Loan* and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Linh, Vietnam Abstract: Academic writing, especially research article abstract writing, is still unfamiliar to many Vietnamese students. This study examines thematic choices and thematic development in 10 research article abstracts written … Read more

REVITALIZING AFRICAN LITERATURE: A STUDY OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH

Title: REVITALIZING AFRICAN LITERATURE: A STUDY OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH Authors: Nfon Rita Gola and Tomlah Brenda, Cameroon Abstract: With a lean on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013), the article examines the entwined historical and material conditions of the contemporary world that have resulted to structural and topical challenges in African literature. This interrogation finds voice … Read more

ROLE AND USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE CLASSROOM

Title: ROLE AND USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE CLASSROOM Authors: Prof. Nasim Akhtar and Dr. Ameer Ahmad Khan, India Abstract: The study analyse how English language teaching practices can improve students in their ability to develop both literary comprehension and critical thinking skills in addition to examining the correlation between English language proficiency, classroom performance, communicative … Read more

GENDER ISSUES AND THE AFRICAN PERCEPTION OF SELF AND OTHERNESS IN NGUGI WA THIONG’O’S PETALS OF BLOOD AND DEVIL ON THE CROSS AND AYI KWEI ARMAH’S TWO THOUSAND SEASONS AND KMT: IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE

Title: GENDER ISSUES AND THE AFRICAN PERCEPTION OF SELF AND OTHERNESS IN NGUGI WA THIONG’O’S PETALS OF BLOOD AND DEVIL ON THE CROSS AND AYI KWEI ARMAH’S TWO THOUSAND SEASONS AND KMT: IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE Authors: Youtéma Ware and Bawa Kammampoal, Togo Abstract: Employing postcolonial and psychoanalytic theories, this analysis examines how selected novels by Ngugi … Read more

A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE SKILL RATING SCALES

Title: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE SKILL RATING SCALES Authors: MYing Zhou and Weijie Hu, China Abstract: Rating scales are a core tool connecting test-takers’ language performance and score interpretation in language assessment, and their psychometric properties directly affect test reliability and validity. However, existing reviews mostly adopt traditional narrative methods and lack systematic bibliometric … Read more

EFFECTIVE BILINGUALISM IN CAMEROONIAN PUBLIC SPACE, IMPLICATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Title: EFFECTIVE BILINGUALISM IN CAMEROONIAN PUBLIC SPACE, IMPLICATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Authors: Moise Leopold Mefire Moumbeket, Cameroon Abstract: The concept of Sustainable Development (SD) is gaining grounds in developmental discourses, given that it is the 2030 universal agenda of the UN. Harlem Brundtland, pioneer Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development, defines SD as “development … Read more

THE IRONY OF INDEPENDENCE IN SARAH LADIPO MANYIKA’S IN DEPENDENCE

Title: THE IRONY OF INDEPENDENCE IN SARAH LADIPO MANYIKA’S IN DEPENDENCE Authors: Dr. Boussangue Kokou and Dr. Bawa Kammampoal, Togo Abstract: This article critically explores the irony of independence in Africa as depicted in Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s In Dependence, questioning whether the continent has truly attained autonomy or remains ensnared by colonial legacies. While post-independence discourse often … Read more