Volume-5, Issue 5, Sept-Oct 2026

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

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

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

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

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