Volume-4 Issue, 1 Jan-Feb 2025

Title: REVITALIZATION OR RECLAMATION? REFRAMING THE RECOVERY OFINDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN LATIN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL AND AI DRIVEN APPROACH Authors: Dianala M. Bernard* and Maren A. Benn, United States Abstract: Indigenous languages of Latin America have faced significant decline due to colonization, globalization, and sociopolitical factors. While some languages remain endangered, others have entirely disappeared, leaving behind limited … Read more

Title: FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH IMAGINED IDENTITIES: EXPLORINGTHE ROLE OF ASPIRATIONAL GOALS IN JAPANESE UNIVERSITYSTUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS Authors: Adam Crosby, Japan Abstract: This study explores the role of imagined identities in shaping the engagement and participation of Japanese university students in English language classrooms. Despite a common perception that Japanese students’ silence in class indicates … Read more

Title: THE HEALING POWER OF WATER: IMỌLẸ̀ FESTIVAL IN ÀKÓKÓ AREA OFOǸDÓ STATE, NIGERIA Authors: Dr. Deborah Bamidele AROWOSEGBE and Dr Martins Oladele OLORUNDIPE, Nigeria Abstract: Water has been revered for its healing properties across cultures and centuries. People use water for detoxification, rehydration and pain relief. Some Yorùbá Divinities use water to heal their initiates. There … Read more

Title: THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS Authors: Rahmi, Siti Asriati AM and Syamsiarna Nappu, Indonesia Abstract: Individual differences are not only visible in physical differences, but there are also differences in terms of social personality differences, intelligence, and basic abilities and skills. This study explores the influence of individual personality differences on students’ … Read more

Title: REVISITING THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY ENGLISH DYSTOPIAN NOVEL Authors: Mamadou Seydou KANE and Maurice GNING, Senegal Abstract: Dystopian literature occupies a central place in the English literary landscape of the 20th century. This article examines this novelistic genre in order to identify its major features, specific orientation and various nuances. It is based on a corpus of 4 … Read more

Title: MANIFESTATIONS OF RELIGIOUS INTERTEXTUALITY IN THE SELECTEDAUTOCHTHONOUS ARABIC LITERARY HERITAGE OF SOUTH WESTNIGERIA Authors: Hakeem Salmon, Nigeria Abstract: Intertextuality – one of the seven standards of textuality, according to the proposals of De Beaugrande and Dressier- is the intersection within the text of an expression taken from other texts A poet who studies poetry for several years  … Read more

Title: CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ON HOMELAND IN ENGLISH SONGS Authors: Ho Thi Kieu Oanh, Viet Nam Abstract: This paper is aimed to study the conceptual metaphor of homeland in English songs in the 20th century under the light of cognitive linguistics. A combination of descriptive method, qualitative and quantitative approaches was deployed in the study. 160 samples of … Read more

Title: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY: THE ROLE OF TAUSUG CONTEMPORARY SONGS IN REFLECTING SOCIAL REALITIES Authors: Salha Amil, Philippines Abstract: This research study delves into the intricate relationship between language and identity by looking into the Tausug contemporary songs, exploring their role in reflecting social realities. Tausug contemporary songs serve as a rich cultural medium, encapsulating the values, … Read more