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The representation of foreign culture in English textbooks used in Cambodian upper secondary schools 柬埔寨高中使用的英语教科书中外国文化的表现

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.30659/e.8.1.33-51

Seth Soy, Safnil Safnil, Syafryadin Syafryadin

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Hot, fancy, and dangerous: The representation of female characters in three popular video games: Multimodal discourse analysis 性感、幻想和危险:三款流行电子游戏中女性角色的表现:多模态话语分析

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.30659/e.8.1.135-153

Muhammad Hafiz Kurniawan, Wawan Gunawan, Dadang Sudana

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The cultural construction of the feminine through Disney�s films 从迪士尼电影看女性的文化建构

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.30659/e.8.1.21-32

A. Murtiningrum, Destary Praptawati, Riana Permatasari

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Analysis of Amir�s defense mechanisms projected upon his bereavement in The Kite Runner 分析《追风筝的人》中阿米尔的防御机制

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.30659/e.8.1.1-20

Bintang Alam Mahardhika, D. A. Susanto, Siti Nur'Aini

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The ways racism emerged in the era of President Donald Trump and its impact on Asian-Americans during COVID-19: A sentiment analysis 唐纳德·特朗普总统时代种族主义的出现方式及其对2019冠状病毒病期间亚裔美国人的影响:情绪分析

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.30659/e.8.1.115-134

Ani Windarti, Clarissa Bella Ambar Kusuma, Z. Atmantika, Kasiyarno Kasiyarno, D. Murwantono

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Repetition markers in junior high school students� essays 初中生作文中的重复标记

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.30659/e.7.2.266-278

Abdul Wahid, Andis Syukri Syamsuri, Abdan Syakur

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English linguistic knowledge of police trainees in SAPS training academies SAPS培训学院警察学员的英语语言知识

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.30659/e.7.2.279-295

T. Kekana, M. Montle

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Communicative language teaching method at improving students� macro and micro-skills of reading comprehension in intensive reading course 交际教学法在精读课中提高学生宏观和微观的阅读理解能力

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.30659/e.7.2.233-250

Tri Jampi Setiyorini, Y. Yulia, Hasti Robiasih

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Speech acts in English classroom: A case at a junior high school in Indonesia 英语课堂中的言语行为:以印度尼西亚某初中为例

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.30659/e.7.2.251-265

Didin Nuruddin Hidayat, F. Fadhilah, Yudi Septiawan

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Multimodal Project-Based Learning in listening and speaking activities: Building environmental care? 听说活动中的多模式项目式学习:营造环境关怀?

Edulite Journal of English Education Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.30659/e.7.2.209-223

Lulut Widyaningrum, Daviq Rizal, Agus Prayogo

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