Background: The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed an unprecedented global shift from traditional classroom instruction to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT), fundamentally altering educational paradigms worldwide. While extensive research has examined immediate pandemic responses, limited...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i3278
In the context of India’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, English literary studies must undergo fundamental transformation to remain socially relevant and professionally viable. This study explores the urgent need for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approache...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i3277
Politeness is regarded as a crucial element in building relationships and preventing rudeness in conversations. It is considered as an essential communication strategy, which result in enhancing relationships and creating an environment that can be regarded to be comfortable and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2276
This study critically examines the reported crisis in English literature education within UK and Indian universities and focuses on claims of institutional course closures, declining enrolments, and shifting perceptions of disciplinary value. Drawing on eight significant policy a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2275
Aims: This study examines the intricacies involved in translating Kom birth songs (Njang wayn) into English and whether the translated version can be sung using the Kom traditional air and if they reflect the same linguistic and cultural value of the source culture and whether no...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2274
Poor engagement in oral communication tasks in English classes among students across the globe is a problem. This study determined the significance of affective filters and willingness to communicate in a school setting as predictors of engagement in oral communication tasks. Sur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2273
This study investigated the effectiveness of the Color Vowel Approach in improving pronunciation among ESL learners. Specifically, it aimed to determine whether significant differences existed between the pretest and posttest results of the control and experimental groups and to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2272
This study examines the epistemological orientations of journalism cultures in post-conflict, transitional, and developing contexts—areas that remain underexplored in journalism scholarship. Focusing on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where both media institutions and political str...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2271
This article explores the sociospatial dynamics of Delhi as portrayed in Somanath Batabyal’s novel The Price You Pay, analysing how the urban landscape functions as a narrative device to reflect the city’s intricate social, economic, and political transformations. Employing a mul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2269
This stylistic analysis of Visayan contemporary pop songs aims to understand how linguistic stylistic devices enhance the expressive quality of songs and contribute to deeper interpretation of their lyrics. Using the theoretical lens of foregrounding as proposed by Leech (2008),...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2270
This article explores how English is discursively constructed and commodified within the neoliberal landscape of Indian higher education. Drawing on critical discourse analysis (CDA), it examines six national policy documents—including the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, UG...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2268
Oral fluency is integral to language learning, but many students struggle to speak English confidently due to limited speaking opportunities, fear of making mistakes, and a lack of engaging activities that promote spontaneous communication. These challenges can hinder their abili...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2265
Objective: This paper aims to explore the psychological dimensions of Theyyam, a ritualistic performance from Kerala, India, particularly focusing on its role in emotional expression, identity formation, and healing. It seeks to understand how Theyyam serves as a medium through w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2266
This article examines the literary and philosophical contributions of Ameen Rihani (1876–1940), a pioneering Lebanese American writer whose bicultural identity and visionary works positioned him as a critical bridge between Eastern and Western civilizations. This study holds cons...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2267
This study investigates the pragmatic functions of two Cebuano discourse markers—a and aw—to understand their role in meaning-making and interactional management within naturally occurring Cebuano discourse. While discourse markers have been widely studied in various global langu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2264