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Visual Representation of Malaysian Candidates in General Election in Selected Coalition Parties: A Visual Survey on Social Media 马来西亚大选部分联盟党候选人的视觉表现：社交媒体上的视觉调查

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.07

Darwalis Sazan, O. Al-Smadi, Nurulhasanah Abdul Rahman

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A Comparative Study on Epistemic Modality in Linguistic Research Article Conclusions 语言学研究中的认识模式比较研究》一文的结论

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.19

Tianqi Liu

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Woman Interrupted: A Foucauldian Reading of Gender, Madness, and Power in the Movies Girl, Interrupted and Unsane 被打断的女人电影《被打断的女孩》和《疯癫》中的性别、疯癫和权力的福柯式解读

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.21

Wassim Rebiai, Barkuzar Dubbati, Hala Abu Taleb

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A Cultural Comparative Study of White and Black Colours in Spanish and Arabic Adages 西班牙语和阿拉伯语谚语中白色和黑色的文化比较研究

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.24

Abdullah M. Al-Amar, M. Ababneh, I. A. Ababneh

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A Comparative Study on Epistemic Modality in Linguistic Research Article Conclusions 语言学研究中的认识模式比较研究》一文的结论

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.19

Tianqi Liu

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Investigating the Effectiveness of Synchronous E-Learning Tools on Developing EFL Learners' Language Communication Skills Among the Hashemite University Students 调查同步电子学习工具在哈希姆大学学生中培养 EFL 学习者语言交流技能的效果

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.33

R. M. Othman, Majd S. Abushunar, Sabri Al-Shboul

{"title":"Investigating the Effectiveness of Synchronous E-Learning Tools on Developing EFL Learners' Language Communication Skills Among the Hashemite University Students","authors":"R. M. Othman, Majd S. Abushunar, Sabri Al-Shboul","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1402.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1402.33","url":null,"abstract":"After COVID-19, today’s language classes have become blended with e-learning tools that have become indispensable to the process of learning in many situations. Synchronous e-learning classrooms have been studied for their impact on EFL communication skills, but few studies have been conducted in the Jordanian institutions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the EFL students’ viewpoints on the efficiency of online classrooms in improving their verbal communication abilities. This study consisted of 284 participants who were EFL learners from the Hashemite University. It was conducted during the academic year 2022-2023, and it followed a mixed qualitative approach. Two means of data collection were used: a questionnaire and observations. The results indicated that students have a positive viewpoint toward online learning effectiveness in developing their communication. Nevertheless, students showed that low self-assurance, nervousness over making errors, and poor lexical knowledge are their main concerns when communicating in EFL classrooms.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"56 37","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139686019","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}

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A Cultural Comparative Study of White and Black Colours in Spanish and Arabic Adages 西班牙语和阿拉伯语谚语中白色和黑色的文化比较研究

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.24

Abdullah M. Al-Amar, M. Ababneh, I. A. Ababneh

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Analysis of Word Choice Errors in Saudi EFL Students’ Spoken Language 沙特英语学生口语中的选词错误分析

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.22

Fawzi Eltayeb Yousuf Ahmed, Elsadig Hussein Fadlalla Ali, Zahir Adam Daffalla Ahmed, Sarrah Osman Eltom

{"title":"Analysis of Word Choice Errors in Saudi EFL Students’ Spoken Language","authors":"Fawzi Eltayeb Yousuf Ahmed, Elsadig Hussein Fadlalla Ali, Zahir Adam Daffalla Ahmed, Sarrah Osman Eltom","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1402.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1402.22","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research paper is to identify and analyze word choice errors committed in spoken English by Saudi EFL students at King Khalid University. It also seeks to identify the origins of the errors and to suggest relevant solutions to assist learners in developing lexical competence and reducing the occurrence of these errors. The research focuses on five different forms of word choice errors. These errors consist of errors of redundancy, literal translation, subject /verb agreement, collocation, and inappropriate usage of formal and informal words. To gather data, the study is based on conducting structured interviews with three EFL-speaking teachers. It also employs a speaking test as a data collection technique from fifteen EFL learners chosen at random, who are required to speak one by one in front of the class for 3-6 minutes. Their oral performance is recorded by mobile phones. According to data analysis, the most common error category is literal translation (33.97%), which is followed by collocation errors (24.88%) as well as subject/verb agreement (18.66%). Furthermore, there are redundancy errors with a percentage of (12.44%). The last type of error committed is inappropriate use of formal and informal language, which has a percentage of (10.04%). The study attributes these errors to a variety of causes, including the Arabic language's impact as well as ineffective teaching techniques and learning strategies. The study offers several recommendations and pedagogical implications to help EFL learners overcome and minimize word choice errors.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"10 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139814590","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}

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Negation and Its Ideological Implications in Inaugural Addresses 就职演说中的否定及其意识形态含义

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.04

Wasan N. Fadil, Hamid G. Jewad

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Aesthetics and Semiotics of Communication in Visual Language: A Multimodal Criticism on the Short Film of Ismail 视觉语言中的美学与符号学交流：伊斯梅尔短片的多模态批评

Theory and Practice in Language Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.17507/tpls.1402.30

M. Al-Abbas, Monther Sameh Al-Atoum, Mowafaq Alsaggar, Rawan M. Abu-Hammad

{"title":"Aesthetics and Semiotics of Communication in Visual Language: A Multimodal Criticism on the Short Film of Ismail","authors":"M. Al-Abbas, Monther Sameh Al-Atoum, Mowafaq Alsaggar, Rawan M. Abu-Hammad","doi":"10.17507/tpls.1402.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1402.30","url":null,"abstract":"This conceptual paper aims to present a multimodal critique of the visual language in the short film Ismail. It analyses the social semiotics represented in the film's composition of image and language, which portrays a day story from the Palestinian visual artist Ismail Shammout (1930-2006) in the diaspora. From an aesthetic perspective, the research focuses on the social construction of an artist's identity through visual language. Such film transforms the artist's narrative into a communicational oeuvre in Arabic to represent an individual description of the Palestinian diaspora, which constructed one of the prominent grand narratives in the modern history of Arab Art. The main character in the film is Ismail, a Palestinian painter who performs his daily job as a candy seller in the streets. The argumentation in this critique depends on the aesthetic manifestations of the social semiotics of Arab Art in the film. Throughout the film's visual language, Ismail keeps representing his thoughts about the characteristics of Arab Art. He is a travelling aesthetician who walks through the desert and sells candy to strangers while talking to a younger kid escorting him through the film. The research's problem corresponds to the need for more investigation into language study, which this research advances to render. The methodology dedicated the aesthetic critique to produce aesthetic research on the film's visual language. Introducing an aesthetic review of visual language and connecting it with sociopolitical semiotics is significant. This research raises awareness of the importance of visual language knowledge in education systems.","PeriodicalId":23004,"journal":{"name":"Theory and Practice in Language Studies","volume":"271 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139820325","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}

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