This systematic review explores the key barriers hindering writing skills development in English learners, particularly focusing on instructional methods, emotional factors, technological integration, and socio-cultural constraints. The study adhered to PRISMA guidelines and anal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2252
Aims: This study aimed to analyze Edgar Allan Poe’s Lenore through the framework of psychoanalytic literary criticism, with a focus on the interrelated themes of death and desire. By employing Freudian and Lacanian perspectives, the research sought to uncover the symbolic structu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2253
Aims: The study aimed to determine the significance of internet reliance, social interaction, as predictors of pragmatic language skills. Study Design: Descriptive-correlational research design Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2249
Aims: To identify and analyze the factors that hinder the development of listening skills among English learners by conducting a systematic review of qualitative studies published between 2019 and 2024. Study Design: It employed a qualitative meta-synthesis design, analyzing 30 p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2247
Aim: The study aims to explore how four pre-service teachers perceive social justice and examine how their understanding influences their educational practices, particularly in fostering inclusive and diverse classrooms. Study Design: This is a qualitative study based on the cons...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2248
This quasi-experimental study explored Grade 8 students’ perceptions of gamification as an instructional approach to improve reading comprehension, grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT). The research investigated how gamified instruction, emphasizing autonomy, competence, a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2246
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the use of the reciprocal teaching method to reading comprehension of Grade 9 learners. A quasi-experimental research design was employed, comparing the performance of learners exposed to traditional instruction with those who...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2243
Background: Assessment literacy of language teachers, which plays a crucial role in language education, has been criticized by many researchers for being lower than appropriate and thus hindering the implementation of quality assessments. Aims: To explore how assessment practices...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2244
Aims: This article explores the Pevensie brothers' and other important characters' path from ignorance to self-confidence in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. The primary focus of the investigation is examining how Lewis uses Christian symbols and ideas to portray Narnia as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2245
Aims: This study aimed to determine the connection between Edgar Allan Poe’s personal life experiences and the themes of his poem “Annabel Lee.” Study Design: Textual Analysis. Methodology: This study employed textual analysis using biographical literary criticism and examined h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2241