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Gender, Social Justice and Sustainable Futures: A Literary Examination of the God of Small Things

Gulam Ali Rahmani, Pankaj Singh Chandel, Khushi Kashyap, Ankita Shrivastava & Richa Sharma · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

The idea of sustainable development has increasingly been understood as a social and cultural process that needs fairness, justice, and inclusion rather than just being about the environment or economic concerns . Literature plays a significant role in shaping social awareness by...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i2319

Correlation between Research Self-Efficacy, Student Engagement, and Research Mentoring and the Writing Skills of College Students on Non-Board Courses

Jhon Mark Dawa & Ariel E. San Jose · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: To determine the significance of the relationship between research self-efficacy, student engagement, and research mentoring, and the writing skills. Study Design: This study employed correlation design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Samal Island C...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i2317

English-speaking Anxiety across MBTI Personality Types: A Descriptive-Comparative Study of Philippine Senior High School Students

Lawrence Ivan L. Braquel, Andrea M. Nawal & Fe T. Canoy · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Purpose: This study examined differences in English-speaking anxiety levels across the 16 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types among Senior High School students in a public secondary school in Davao Occidental during the School Year 2024–2025. Design: A quantitati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i2318

Sources of Stress, Self-Efficacy and Turnover Intention among English Language Teachers: A Correlation Analysis

Wenjele R. Moquerio & Ariel E. San Jose · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: This study aimed to determine the relationship between sources of stress, self-efficacy, and turnover intention among English language teachers. Study Design: Quantitative descriptive–correlational research design was employed. Place and Duration of Study: The study was con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i2316

Visualizing Igbo Folklore: Linguistic Symbolism and Oral Narratives in Contemporary Art Practices in Southeast Nigeria

Georgenia Chinwe Ahamefula, Vivian Chikodi Chibundu & Grace Chizoma Onyebuchi-Igbokwe · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

This study examined how Igbo folklore, oral traditions, and indigenous narrative forms are visually interpreted and re-imagined within contemporary Igbo art practices in Southeast Nigeria. Grounded in folklore studies, visual anthropology, and linguistic symbolism, the research a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i2315

The Role of Afrocentric Education in Promoting Learner Identity, Cultural Pride, and Belonging at a Selected High School in Mafarana Circuit, Mopani West District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Xitsundzuxo Marhule · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Afrocentric education is one of the strong answers to historical marginalisation of the African knowledge systems in South African schooling. This study examines how Afrocentric education is useful in fostering the sense of belonging, cultural pride, and identity among learners i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1314

Research Engagement, Technology Integration, Professional Development Participation and Innovation in English Teaching among Junior High School Teachers: A Correlation Analysis

Mark Anthony G. Dumasig & Ariel San Jose · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Introduction: Poor teaching innovation remains a significant global issue in education. This study employed a correlation research design to determine the significance of the relationship between research engagement, technology use, and professional development, and of teaching i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1313

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Poetic Analysis of Modern Poetry

Ali Hasan Abed · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

This study sheds light on the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in interpretation and analysis of modern poetry in which this article examines the employment of AI in the analytical process of modern poetry. Thus, the quick development of the artificial intelligence to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1312

The Influence of Reading Habits, Vocabulary Learning, and Grammar Learning Strategies on the Writing Proficiency of Senior High School Students

Jay D. Ontal & Ariel E San Jose · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: Poor writing hinders academic success. Hence, students have difficulty in writing due to the varying factors that affect the input on receptive skills that compromise the productive skill. Receptive skills pertain to the acquisition of language through comprehensible input....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1311

Including Learner’s Culture in English Language Teaching: An Experimental Study

Veerya Nayak Gugulothu · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Including the learner's culture in English language teaching may stimulate interest in learning a new language. English is not the mother tongue of the learners of our Indian context. The English language is recognized as a global language, and the demand for it is remarkable in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1310

Saudi EFL Learners’ Perceptions of AI Chatbots for Speaking Development: A Qualitative Study of ELSA Speak

Jumana Aljofi & Khadija Alamoudi · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: This study investigates Saudi EFL learners’ perceptions of the AI-powered chatbot ELSA Speak in developing speaking proficiency, specifically fluency and pronunciation accuracy, and the challenges encountered during chatbot use. Study Design: A qualitative research design g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1309

Love Without Reciprocity: A Rhetorical Criticism of Emotional Betrayal in Shelley’s “Love’s Philosophy”

John Mark N. Saldivar · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: This study examines how persuasion operates in Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley, engaging current Romantic and rhetorical scholarship that has traditionally read the poem as a celebration of natural unity and mutual desire. Rather than treating the lyric as purely...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1308

Saudi EFL Preparatory-Year Students’ Perceptions of AI Tools for Vocabulary Learning: Insights from TAM and CLT

Kholood Althakafi & Hanadi Khadawardi · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

The integration of AI technologies into language learning has become increasingly popular, offering new possibilities and challenges. However, the use of AI tools for vocabulary learning in EFL contexts remains underexplored. Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1307

A Textual Analysis of Selected Short Stories of Manuel E. Arguilla

Jhaemima G. Domingsil & Romel A. Pascua · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Aims: This research conducts an in-depth literary analysis of Manuel E. Arguilla’s "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," "A Morning in Nagrebcan," and "Rice." It seeks to analyze how these stories serve as foundations of Afro-Asian literature by exploring their thematic foun...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1306

Information Structure in Swahili: A Formal Analysis of Focus Marking in Cleft Constructions

Elishafati J. Ndumiwe · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2026

Cleft constructions are widely used across languages to encode focus in an utterance. The constructions act as the main and central mechanism of marking focus in many languages. The study done in many languages, including Bantu and non-Bantu, noticed macro variation in how clefts...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2026/v9i1305