Volume-5, Issue 5, Sept-Oct 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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