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AbstractThis study, whose major objectives were to diagnose the syntactic and unsyntactic affiliations between Antecedent and Postcedent along with their proforms in the EFL students’ Written Discourses, entailed a qualitative case study research design. The research placed the author as the key instrument in achieving the aims while the 32 ED students, which were purposively […]

AbstractThe research investigates the effect of watching Youtube videos on students’ second language acquisition based on Krashen (2002). To achieve this aim, this research employs descriptive qualitative method. The data was taken from Junior High School Students in East Barito regency. In collecting data, the researchers used observational method. Student`s utterances were observed after watching

AbstractThis article examines the role of first language (L1) and translation in EFL learning, paying attention to research findings on the issue. This article reviews literature with a focus on L1 and translation in EFL learning as a tool to help learners improve their English skills and master other English linguistic aspects. The author highlights

Author(s): Nadine Nasef  Abstract: People always quote, “We are all the same.” Is this really the case? For us human beings, are we really the same with no slight difference? When we say “same”, it is about the way we communicate, our etiquette, our lifestyle, and our emotions as well. This quote is just flawed in a

Author(s): Asmaa Ibrahim Ibrahim Aglan  Abstract: Theatre plays a great role in understanding and analyzing history. The dramatization of the events taken place during a specific period of time enables the audience to make their own subjective interpretation of these events. Such dramatic portrayal offers a comprehensive vision of history offered by all categories of the society.

Author(s): Prences Mae M. Langga;  Jerryk C. Alico Abstract: Translation has been considered an important linguistic skill for ESL students and is used as a remedy to repair linguistic barriers. This study is interested in exploring the proficiency and challenges encountered by Filipino students in Filipino-to-English translation. A class of twenty-seven (27) senior high school students in the

Author(s): Assia BENNOUI; Yasmine KELLOU Abstract: The objective of this paper is to highlight how one translation of a media discourse can affect people’s thoughts and attitudes. One media discourse can be translated in different ways carrying different ideologies and messages, serving the translator’s objectives for which the translation receiver constitutes, in most of times, a main

Author(s): Shamima Islam Nipa, ; Thanyaluck Sriboonreung; Aatit Paungmali;  Chailert Phongnarisorn Abstract: The objective of the study was to conduct a linguistic validation of the Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) questionnaire for Bengali language to capture the concepts of the original English-language version of the questionnaire and to examine if it is readily understood by the women with urinary

Author(s): Dalia S. Shamallakh  Abstract: This paper aims at investigating the elements of intercultural communicative competence (acculturation) in English for Palestine Book 12. The focus is on finding cultural elements related to the British and American culture. The tool used is a check list that involves thirty-four cultural elements. The tool is designed by the researcher for

Author(s): George Morara Anyona  Abstract: The main objective of this study is to argue for the nonexistence of cluster of consonants in Bantu Phonology. Just like Morrison (2009) observes, the segmental status of Homorganic Nasal Consonant sequences has been a topic of debate in Bantu linguistics. While some linguists are of the opinion that these sequences are