International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature最新文献

{"title":"Factors Affecting Low Literacy Levels in Rural Schools of Mansa District of Luapula Province: A Case of Four Selected Schools","authors":"","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0909004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0909004","url":null,"abstract":"Government and the general public have had grave concern about illiteracy levels in Zambia, and have a vision of making a 100% literate Zambia. National policies, documents, seminars and circulars have been designed in order to realize this dream. Teachers have been trained and pedagogical approaches have been revised and upgraded to improve literacy levels. All these concerted efforts seem not to be yielding the desired results in the three sampled rural schools of Mansa District in Luapula Province of Zambia, where teachers celebrate a six (6) out 120 learners‟ literacy rate, which represents only 4% of the whole class. Despite all the intervention put in place by the Ministry of Education, still, most of the learners in the Zambian Government schools can hardly read. This ugly scenario is the ultimate commissioner of this study.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129578514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Two Ages of King Edward the Confessor in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle","authors":"Matyushina Inna","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.1012004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.1012004","url":null,"abstract":"44","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134526480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Politeness and Impoliteness Strategies in Some Javanese Jokes","authors":"Khafidhoh ., Astry Fajria, Rifky Dora Wijayati, Umi Rokhyati, Japen Sarage","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.1008006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.1008006","url":null,"abstract":"strategies are done to avoid or mitigate them. Abstract: Purpose: This article tries to overview some Javanese jokes to find out some possible politeness strategies based on Brown’s and Levinson’s pragmatic theory. As a joke normally consists of jabs and punches and pragmatics discusses locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts, this article relates the element of the jokes to the locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts especially in the view of politeness strategy. Some of the jokes may involve rather dirty jokes in the sense that they are not explicitly dirty jokes. Methodology: The data of Javanese jokes are obtained from the internet due to the fact that many Javanese jokes are available in the internet of Javanese traditional shows of shadow puppet shows or wayangkulit performances. The data in the form of jokes are described in terms of their elements and then their meanings are analyzed pragmatically in the view of politeness strategy. Results: Some Javanese jokes make use of politeness strategy of face preserving strategy so that both the hearer’s and speaker’s face or self-esteem is maintained. This kind of strategy may prevent children from being involved in matters of adult things. Implications: Politeness strategies in Javanese jokes are capable of hiding adult materials from children. This kind of veil, which appreciating for and performers.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134398766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Script Analysis and Play Making of Mohammed Ben Abdallah’s The Fall of Kumbi: Directors’ Concept","authors":"Samuel A. Mensah, G. Yeboah","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0905001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0905001","url":null,"abstract":"The significant role of the director in theatre production is one feature that cannot be compromised. It is the very fulcrum upon which play making is hinged. on. The director‟s function in today‟s theatre keep expanding as his art keeps improving. In recent times, the emergence of trends in the theatre have made directors adopted new approaches to productions. However, one significant fact that has remained basically constant with the passage of time is the director‟s overarching goal and responsibility is to interpret a playwright‟s text and vision and unify all the other artists work to bring out the main artistic theme and vision of the production. The director thus, rely heavily on the text and other artists as his or her main tools in a production concept. The director is therefore seen as the unifier who holds the whole production together. He or she then becomes the designer who coordinates all the creative team and other staff of the production such as; costume design, lighting design, props, acting, set design, stage combat, and sound design for the production (Downs & Ramsey, 2012).","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133681172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Study of selected poems from Sahitya Akademi AwardWinning Poetry Collection Idu Ningthou by Memchoubi","authors":"Anuradha Nongmaithem","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0905002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0905002","url":null,"abstract":"Ch. Manihar Sigh‟s in his book, A History of Manipuri Literature, said that the Pre-World War II waspredominantly occupied by Chaoba, Kamal and Anghal for the poetry genre. Women writing in Manipuri literature were laid by M.K. Binodini, Thoibi and Kh. Pramodini. In an article by E.NilakantaSinghentitled “Promise of Creativity” it is said the “Poetry is something which the Manipuri‟s adore, in many forms such as epics, ballads and lyrics” (155).In a book Woman Activism: In Contemporary Manipuri Literature by Dr S. Shantibala and Dr. W. KumariChanu in the third chapter of the book “Profiles of Woman Activists In Poetry”, the chapter elaborately trace the journey of women contribution in poetry. KhwairakpamAnandini (1952) became the first Manipuri womanpoet with her publication of her collected poems called SajibugiLeirangin 1967. Women poetsmarked the entry after the publication of SajibugiLeirang, carving a permanent place in the course ofmodern Manipuri poetry. Most of the women poets focus their writings more on religious and nature,but in the later stage women poet focuses more in expressing their feminine consciousness and identity. These thought was seen in the works of M. Borkeina, Arambam Ongbi Memchoubitonamea few. In the early stages of the poetry written by women the main thrust was on nature and not much on the problems of women, but in the later stages women gradually focuses more on issues identitiesandrole of women in society, women started getting more conscious about empowerment and responsibilities. ArambamOngbiMemchoubi (1955)is one of the outspoken poet, writer and activist of Manipur. She is one of the leading poets who are vocal and actively involved in bringingabout changes in the status of women in Manipur. She has been associating with the MachaLeimaanorganization who specially promotes free education for poor girl children, and many more socialactivities to help the down trodden people of Manipur. She has written series of poetry collectionsNonggoubi,1984isher first collection of poetry, AndrogiMei1990 is the second collection, SandrembiChaisra, 1993 is her third collection, EigiPalemNungsibi1998 is the fourth collection, IduNingthou , 2005 is the fifth collection, Leisang , 2008 and July 15 to name a few of her works. The present study is taken from the translated version of the poems IduNingthou, 2005, there are 54 poems Abstract: The paper is a study of Sahitya Akademi award-winning poetry collection for 2008 called IduNingthou by Memchoubi which is translated by Kh. Kunjo Singh. The present study is taken from the translated version of the poems, there are total 54 poems and 12 poems are taken up for study. The researchers have randomly chosen few poems to study the representation of gender, class and society of Manipur from the poets’ perspective. The paper will highlight the societal norms of Manipuri tradition and the limitation of the women roles in Manipuri society. The pitch of the study is the sketches of ideal","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132211592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postcolonial Realities in Chimamanda Ngoziadichie's 'Ghost 'in the Thing around Your Neck","authors":"Japheth Peter Muindu","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0805005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0805005","url":null,"abstract":"Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in 1977 in Enugu, Nigeria. She grew up in the university town of Nsukka where both her parents where employees of the university. She is an acclaimed author anda public intellectual with remarkable artistic outputs. The United States, but who revisits Nigeria, her home country, for the plots of most of her fiction. Her literary oeuvre includes Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, Americana, and a volume of short stories anthologized in The Thing around Your Neck. Her fiction reveals her critical engagement with diaspora issues, feminism and postcolonial problems.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130054463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"English Pronouns and Evolution of the English Pronominal System","authors":"Nguyen Le Uyen Minh","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.1009004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.1009004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114555528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EFL Adult Learners' Perceptions of Interaction and Their Attitudes Towards Learning English Online At Tesse. Io","authors":"Hieu Nguyen Thi Minh, Ha Nguyen Dinh Nhu","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0808003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0808003","url":null,"abstract":"Technology development since the 1990s has led to an increment in its usage in education and changes the way of learning and teaching. Recent development has heightened the growth of online learning. Online learning becomes a common alternative for adult learners since the learners cannot attend face-to-face classes regularly (Means, Bakia, & Murphy, 2014). While the limited number of schools offer online courses, online programs are developing at a wide range in colleges and universities (Allen & Seaman, 2017). According to Rovai, Wighting, and Lui (2005), there is almost no significant difference between technology versus face-to-face classroom settings, which does not make a difference in learning outcomes. Online learning is increasingly recognized in education research to find out appropriate answers for different research questions: What do learners think about online learning? What makes learners successful in an online learning environment? For those questions, Motargy and Boghikian (2010) argue that it seemly depends on learners’ perceptions of interaction with instructors, other learners, and course content and their attitudes towards learning English online. Learners’ perceptions of interaction and attitudes have caught the attention of researchers, educational institutions, and instructors. Richards and Rogers (2001) mention that teachers should attempt to determine learners’ perceptions of interaction in a learning environment and students’ attitudes by discussing directly with them. In online learning, learners’ perceptions of interaction and learning attitudes are the primary concern.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128595858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Grammar: How not to be Part of the Problem","authors":"Todd Hull","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.0708002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.0708002","url":null,"abstract":"Correct grammar. In the eyes of many students studying foreign languages as well as a large constituent of laypeople like parents and even many in the educational bureaucracy such as principals and government administrators, that is the goal, and even the sum total, of studying another language. Scholars in the field of language acquisition on the other hand know that grammar is only a small part of language competence. The classic description of language competence comes from Canale and Swain (1980). In their formation, grammatical competence is only one out of four aspects, the other three being discourse, sociolinguistic, and strategic competencies. The other classic rubric of communicative competence was presented by Lyle Bachman (1990) who divided it into two major categories of organizational and pragmatic competence and subcategories of grammatical, textual, illocutionary, and sociolinguistic competence. So, contrary to lay opinion, there is much more to language competence than grammatical accuracy.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134225539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Investigation into the Sources, Tactics, and Limitations of ESL Vocabulary Learning, as well as, Test to Analyze Vocabulary Knowledge to Measure Efficiency","authors":"K. Uddin, boudjemaa khalfalla","doi":"10.20431/2347-3134.1006001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2347-3134.1006001","url":null,"abstract":": Vocabulary is a repository of words in a language. It’s mostly used to assist ESL learners in improving their language abilities. It affects both fundamental and extra components of the language by bridging the gap between distinct areas of language learning. As a result of the exposure to vocabulary, the language becomes more vibrant and varied in its usage, and it becomes a tool for social interaction and interpersonal skills. Resultantly, we come to terms with acquiring vocabulary through input and output-based abilities, which lead to a wealth of experience, techniques and methods for learning and developing vocabulary. The effectiveness of vocabulary acquisition occurs as a result of encountering many tests to assess language competency to identify the influencing elements and eliminate limits that obstruct vocabulary learning. Furthermore, the process of vocabulary learning becomes easier and faster, ushering in better success in learning the target language by cooperating with the teacher and the learner to grasp the intricacies of vocabulary learning.","PeriodicalId":137524,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128080514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}