Volume-4 Issue, 3 May-June 2025

Title: TEACHERS’ AGE AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AS CORRELATES OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE Authors: Idiakhoa, Anthonia, Ph.D, Nigeria Abstract: The study investigated Teachers’ age and educational qualification as Correlates of Students’ Academic Achievement in English Language in Senior Secondary Schools in Edo State. The correlational research design was … Read more

Title: REPORT VERBS IN YORUBA: A PRELIMINARY CORPUS-BASED STUDY Authors: Dr Simeon OLAOGUN, Nigeria Abstract: Report verbs, a distinct class of verbs used in both direct and indirect speech, have been widely acknowledged by grammarians across languages. In Yoruba linguistics, however, prior studies have predominantly focused on classifying these verbs and analyzing their complementation patterns through traditional elicitation … Read more

Title: SALMAN RUSDHIE’S THE SATANIC VERSES: POST COLONIAL NARRATIVES OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONHOOD Authors: Vinita Chandra, India Abstract: In The Satanic Verses Rushdie constructs identities for the post-Independent India and the previous colonizer Britain.  This article attempts a reading of The Satanic Verses to interrogate its construction of an `Indian’ identity through its representation of India and the … Read more

Title: AN EXPLORATION OF MOROCCAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS Authors: Oussama AIT TEJAN, Morocco Abstract: The notion of employability skills has been given great importance because of the changing nature of the current job market. It is the result of globalization and the constant technological development. Employability skills are essential skills that are now highly … Read more

Title: THE TRANSITIVITY OF SUFFIXED VERB (-KAN) OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE FOUND IN KOMPAS.COM’S ARTICLE Authors: Gusti Ayu Komang Sri Mulianingsih, S.S., Dr. Ketut Widya Purnawati, S.S. and Prof. Dr. Ketut Artawa, M.A., Indonesia Abstract: The research aims to find out how the transitivity level of verb which is formed through affixation process. The data sources of this research … Read more

Title: MODERN COLONIZATION, RACIAL-CULTURAL IDENTITY STEREOTYPE, AND ANTI-COLONIAL RESISTANCE IN SEMBENE OUSMANE’S “THE PROMISED LAND”:(A Post-Colonial Approach in Literature) Authors: Hadiyanto, Sindhy Sintya Mianani and Ariya Jati, Indonesia Abstract: This study delves into the challenges of translating culturally nuanced elements in literature, with a focus on untranslatable terms and concepts. Drawing from Indian drama, it explores how … Read more

Title: THE UNTRANSLATABLE: CHALLENGES IN RENDERING HINDI PLAYS INTO ENGLISH Authors: Dr. Dipti Ranjan Maharana and Gourika Sharma Abstract: This study delves into the challenges of translating culturally nuanced elements in literature, with a focus on untranslatable terms and concepts. Drawing from Indian drama, it explores how cultural idioms, metaphors, and philosophical constructs like rasa and dharma … Read more

Title: THE IMPACT OF BIBLE TRANSLATION ON THE PRESERVATION OFITANGIKOM, LAMNSO AND MUNGAKA Authors: Akwo Cyrilus Ashanoh, Esther P. Chie and Nicoline Agbor Tabe, Cameroon Abstract: This study investigates the role of Bible translation in preserving Itangikom, Lamnso, and Mungaka, three minority languages in the North West Region of Cameroon. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, data were gathered … Read more

Title: THE IMPACT OF MOTHER TONGUE INTERFERENCE ON ENGLISH SYNTAX:A CASE STUDY OF EFL STUDENTS AT TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SAUDI ARABIA Authors: Mohammad Asad, Saudi Arabia Abstract: The influence of a speaker’s native language on second language acquisition is a well-established phenomenon in linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT). This study investigates syntactic errors in the English writing … Read more

Title: NAVIGATING LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES: THE INTERPLAY OF TRADITIONAL, HISTORICAL, STRUCTURAL, GENERATIVE, AND FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS Authors: Donya Nasrollahi and Maryam Beiki , Iran Abstract: This paper explores the foundational principles and contributions of five major schools of linguistics: Traditional Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Structural Linguistics, Generative Linguistics, and Functional Linguistics. Traditional Linguistics emphasizes the prescriptive and normative analysis of … Read more