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{"title":"Subverting the Civilising Mission in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness","authors":"Maurice GNING, Souleye Bitèye","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.9","url":null,"abstract":"Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) is often presented as one of the harshest indictments of the colonial entreprise in Africa. Yet, a large number of critics consider that it perpetuates the colonial discourse in several ways. The aim of this paper is to critically look at the colonial discourse in Conrad’s novella from a postcolonial and Marxist standpoint. To be specific, we demonstrate the limitations and contradictions of the theory of the civilising mission, which portrays Africa as the “heart of darkness” and Africans as uncivilised individuals who need to be enlightened by Europeans. The analysis concludes that, above their moral corruption, the colonists, through the atrocity of their actions and their greed, are a perfect reflection of a Western civilisation corrupted by the capitalist spirit that underpins it. In this sense, they are proof that the theory of the civilising mission is a fallacy. The real savages are those who think that they bear the light of civilisation. Black people are savages only in the Western imagination. In reality, they are the victims of the savagery, the darkness inherent in Western materialistic culture.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135476576","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":"Incorporate Social Media-Movie-Based Learning Projects (SMMBLPS) into Online Instruction to Engage Students in Higher Education","authors":"None Andi Asrifan, None Anita Candra Dewi","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.8","url":null,"abstract":"The development of ICT-based English Language Teaching (ELT) materials in Indonesian higher education continues. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual learning environments are integrating more tools, apps, and technology. This study examines the effects of adding a social media-movie-based learning project (SMMBLP) to computer science instructors' virtual learning environments to improve students' English proficiency. This quantitative study uses a pre-experimental design to examine how SMMBLP affects ELT students' English proficiency and motivation. This study analyzed 40 first-semester Computer Science students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidenreng Rappang in 2020–2021. Data was collected using a questionnaire, pre-test, and post-test. The study found that social media and movie-based learning projects (SMMBLPs) improved students' motivation and English ability. According to the study, EFL students learning ELT could use SMMBL in a blended or online environment as the next pedagogical model.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135725284","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":"Absence of Vowels in the English Spelling of Arabic Personal Names on Social Media","authors":"Reima Al-Jarf","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.7","url":null,"abstract":"Many users of social media from different countries and speaking different languages that use non-Latin orthography such as Arabic choose to transliterate their first name and surname in Romanized script, vis English. Due to the differences between the user’s native language and English in vowels and consonants and how they are pronounced, some people make vowel and consonant errors in the English spelling of their names due to the user’s proficiency level in English and their awareness level of the grapheme-phoneme correspondences in their native as well as English language. This study aims to investigate vowel omissions in the English spelling of Arabic personal names, what kind of vowels are omitted, location of the missing vowels, why educated Arabs omit vowels in the English spelling of their names, whether vowel omissions are attributed to transfer from the native language (Arabic) or lack of competence in English spelling. Analysis of a sample of Arabic personal names with missing vowels in their English spelling showed that in the vast majority of misspelled names, one short vowel is missing. In most cases, the missing short vowel is fatha /a/ in the first syllable of the name. It seems that educated Arabs transfer the Arabic vowel system to English. The Arabic orthographic system has 3 long vowels represented by written letters ا و ي /a:, i:, u:/ and 3 short vowels that are represented by diacritics which are pronounced but not shown in the written form of Arabic words. In addition, omission of short vowels in the English spelling of Arabic names may be attributed to how the name is pronounced in the dialect of the Arabic speaker, not how it is pronounced in Standard Arabic, especially when the vowel is in the initial syllable of some surnames. Vowel deletion may also be due to insufficient proficiency in English and lack of contrastive knowledge of the Arabic and English vowel and spelling systems. Examples of transliterated personal names with missing vowels, explanations, causes, and recommendations for more accurate spelling in English are given.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136262248","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 Effectiveness of Teaching Reading Skills by Using Cartoon Clips/ Comic Strips in Saudi Context","authors":"Marium Bushra, Shabina Tabassum","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.6","url":null,"abstract":"This paper conducts a study to assess the effectiveness of reading strategies such as using visual aids like comic strips at the secondary school level, KSA. The objective of this research is to highlight the need to use visual aids such as cartoon clips and comic strips, which makes reading comprehension a creative process. This research will be beneficial for EFL reading skill students by better understanding, word processing, and forming relations with the text. The purpose of this research is to show better and more effective techniques implacable in a Saudi Context. In this research, the researcher will use the survey method and a questionnaire as a tool to collect data from a random sample of 50 students. This paper will make suggestions and recommendations for future study and will teach new pedagogical methods through graphic display.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136381896","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":"Psychosocial Predictors in College Writing","authors":"Gloria Con-ui Cuevas, Joavanni M. Pacaldo, Maria Gemma Geraldizo-Pabriga, Raiza Rhea Reponte-Sereño, Mary Joy Hernando","doi":"10.32996/jlds.2023.5.4.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/jlds.2023.5.4.5","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence of writing anxiety among college students has been a pervasive concern across various academic disciplines, extending beyond Basic English courses. This study delved into the psychosocial factors contributing to writing-related challenges among students at the University of Cebu Main Campus during the 2016-2017 academic year. The data from 567 randomly selected college students enrolled in Writing in the Discipline classes were collected by implementing a descriptive-correlational research design and utilizing adapted and modified questionnaires. The research findings not only shed light on the relationship between students' profiles and their experiences of writing anxiety and motivation but also unveiled significant gender-based variations in the process and evaluation subscales of writing-related issues. Ultimately, this study underscored the substantial link between the students' chosen programs and the predictors of their writing challenges. Based on these insights, it is recommended to implement a strategic intervention program to alleviate writing anxiety and enhance motivation among college students, fostering improved writing outcomes across disciplines.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135274055","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 Corpus-based Study on Chunk-Explicitation in Interpreting: A Case Study of Chinese Leaders’ Speeches under the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Zhengxiao WANG, WU Xinxin","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.5","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the phenomenon of chunk explicitation in Chinese-English diplomatic interpretation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on high-frequency chunks employed by prominent national leaders, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and State Councilor Wang Yi. The research utilizes monolingual corpus analysis and AntConc software to analyze six actual speech interpretations. It categorizes explicitation into four types: obligatory, optional, pragmatic, and translation-inherent explicitation. The study identifies three main motivations behind chunk explicitation in diplomatic interpretation: linguistic motivations stemming from syntactic and grammatical differences, cultural motivations arising from bridging cultural gaps, and interpreter motivations related to conveying information effectively. Additionally, the research assesses the implications of explicitation, including its impact on clarity, comprehensibility, and its role in conveying emotions and tone in diplomatic speeches. Chunk explicitation is a common phenomenon in Chinese-English diplomatic interpretation during the pandemic. It serves linguistic, cultural, and interpreter motivations, enhancing clarity and conveying emotions in diplomatic communication. The study contributes to diplomatic interpretation and provides practical guidance for interpreting learners and practitioners. Future research may expand the scope and classification of interpretation types, further advancing our understanding of this complex process. Ultimately, this research aids in promoting effective diplomatic communication and global understanding during crises.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135511898","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":"Think-Pair-Share: A Strategy for Effective Student-Engaged Literature Classes","authors":"Mary Joy Hernando, Raiza Rhea Reponte-Sereño, Gloria Con-ui Cuevas, Joavanni Pacaldo","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.4","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the effectiveness of the Think-Pair-Share strategy in improving students' writing performances in literature classes. The researcher used a quasi-experimental design and randomly assigned 50 second-year education students to two groups: a control group and an experimental group. The control group used traditional methods, while the experimental group used Think-Pair-Share. The study employed the short story \"Divide by Two\" by Francisco Arcellana and a researcher-made rubric to assess students' performances. The experimental group had significantly higher post-test performances than the control group, suggesting that Think-Pair-Share is an effective strategy for improving students' writing performances in literature classes. In conclusion, the findings indicate that Think-Pair-Share effectively enhances students' writing performances in literature classes. This strategy can help students develop their cognitive and meta-cognitive skills, and it can also help them engage in more collaborative learning activities.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135730156","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 Translational Treatment of Social Culture and Social Organization items in Orwell’s 1984","authors":"Ahmed Mansour","doi":"10.48185/jtls.v4i3.810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48185/jtls.v4i3.810","url":null,"abstract":"The translation of culture-specific items (CSIs) in literary texts is problematic and challenging. They hold a critical position in the process of translation as they are bound to their source culture and language. Translators tend to render these items using specific translation techniques. These techniques influence and in turn are influenced by the two translation strategies: foreignization and domestication. These CSIs could be divided according to Newmark (1988) into five categories. However, the present study aims to reveal, discuss, and compare the techniques used along with the strategies followed in treating two categories namely social culture and social organization in George Orwell’s ‘1984’ from English into two Arabic translations. The Novel is translated by two translators Anwar Achami (2006) and Alharith Nabhan (2014). To achieve trustworthiness, Toury’s (1995) descriptive translation methodology and Creswell’s (2012) mixed methods research is adopted to describe, analyse, and interpret how, when, and why Pederson’s (2005) translation techniques are used and to take out clear data about the Venutian’s (1995) domestication and foreignization. The study follows the explanatory design. First, the quantitative data is collected manually and uploaded into an Excel sheet format for analysis. It is followed by qualitative data collection and analyses. 162 coupled pairs were identified. The results show that the translators use different translation techniques to produce different translations. Besides, there are various factors influencing translators’ choices and orientations.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135993145","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":"Translating TV Series Titles: A Case Study of Iranian Film Monthly Magazine","authors":"Sepehr Golmakani, Masoud Amirinejad, Muhammad Reza Rastegar Moghaddam","doi":"10.48185/jtls.v4i3.825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48185/jtls.v4i3.825","url":null,"abstract":"TV series titles have always played an influential role in their marketing as the primary factor that draws potential viewers' attention. Translation of titles is a challenging task that is fulfilled by employing specific translation methods. This study aims to analyze the translation of 50 American TV series titles into Persian by the Film Monthly Magazine. The practical analysis in the thesis is based on Molina and Albir's (2002) model of translation techniques. After reviewing the selected titles from popular American TV series, it was revealed that the most common technique used by Film is the literal translation, adopted in the case of 18 titles and 36% of data. Borrowing with ten titles and 20% of the data holds the second rank. Modulation took the third rank with six titles and 12% of the data. Transposition was used for five titles and 10% of the total data. Next, discursive creation, generalization, established equivalent, and reduction were used equally for two titles comprising 4% of the total data. The least common translation process used by the translators to render the titles was amplification, with only one title translated in this way, which made up 2% of the cases. According to the samples, a combined technique of literal translation and borrowing was used in this research, where two titles were translated. These obtained results will be advantageous to translators, film and TV series distributors, film magazine authors, and closed-captioners.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136033802","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":"Ideational Meanings in Results and Discussion Section of English Students’ Final Project Reports Viewed from SF-MDA","authors":"Mulyati Khorina, Bahtera Sembiring, Danny Nugraha","doi":"10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32996/ijels.2023.5.4.3","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate how knowledge is construed by integrating multimodal texts in English Students’ Final Project Reports, especially in the results and discussion section. Therefore, the qualitative data were obtained from the results and discussion section of English Students’ Final Project Reports published in 2022, Politeknik Negeri Bandung. In analyzing the data, Systemic Functional-Multimodality Discourse Analysis (SF-MDA) was employed. The SFL framework was used in investigating verbal texts that were supported by visual texts. The visual texts were studied by applying MDA. Both frameworks were applied to find out the intersemiosis relation of verbal and visual modes. The results show that the students used tables and graphs to support their claims in the verbal texts. However, the intersemiosis of the modes is divergent. It is implied that the students were not aware yet of the function of the visual mode in their final project reports. This study can be a reference to improve students’ academic writing.","PeriodicalId":53294,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136033042","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}