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Breaking Barriers: Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Challenges to Girls' Education in Northeast Nigeria

Onyebuchi-Igbokwe, Grace Chizoma · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Girls’ education in Northeast Nigeria is significantly hindered by cultural and socioeconomic barriers, including early marriage, gender-based discrimination, poverty, and inadequate infrastructure. This study explored these challenges and evaluated strategies for overcoming them...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2242

A Multimodal Discourse Analysis: Exploring the Discursive Power of Online Cartoons in the ASUU Strike

Sulaiman Abdurrahman, Nwabudike, Christopher E. & Yahaya Ibrahim Aliyu · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This study explores the multimodal discourse in online cartoons reporting on the ASUU strike, emphasizing the critical role of visual elements in conveying complex societal issues. By analyzing ten purposively selected cartoons from Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter), the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2237

Inversion of Realms: Critical Considerations of Cultural Conundrums in the Work of Sheldon S. Wolin, Hannah Arendt and Ray Bradbury

Mark J. R. Wakefield · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This texts seeks to uncover the intellectual meanderings the broader thread that explores and links the concepts of totalitarianism, its inversion and the power of critical thinking in popular culture. Drawing on the writings of Sir Francis Bacon and Hannah Arendt read through th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2240

The Peace Weaving Wisdom of Enuani Proverbs: A Sociolinguistic Inquiry

Nwabudike, Christopher E. · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

The paper aims to underscore the wisdom of Enuani proverbs and the capability of their application to broker peace in both interpersonal relationships and national life. Proverbs are central to people’s beliefs, customs, norms, values and general worldview.  Enuani is one of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2239

Towards Responsible AI Ethical Utilization: Exploring Ethical Guidelines of AI-generated EFL Formative Assessments

Areej Alzahrani · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Aims: This exploratory mixed-methods study investigates Saudi EFL teachers’ perceptions of ethical guidelines related to the use of AI-generated formative assessments. It also examines the ethical challenges they face when integrating AI into EFL classroom practices. Study Design...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2238

The Effects of Collaborative SQ3R on Reading Comprehension among Grade 10 Students

Mark Anthony G. Dumasig & Edroslyn J. Fernandez · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Reading comprehension is a crucial academic skill that significantly impacts pupils' overall learning outcomes. Nevertheless, numerous learners encounter difficulties in efficiently absorbing and evaluating texts. This study uses a one-group pretest-posttest research design to ex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2236

Foreign Language Anxiety among EFL Learners in Saudi Arabia

Ahmad H. Alotaibi & Turki Alsolami · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This descriptive quantitative study aimed to assess foreign language anxiety's impact on EFL learners in Saudi Arabia by examining anxiety-provoking factors, the relationship between anxiety and language proficiency, and identifying effective enhancement strategies. Conducted fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2235

The Influence of Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness in Reading on Senior High School Students’ Motivation to Read

Charlie Jame C. Tagud · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Background: This study examined the influence of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in reading on the motivation to read among Senior High School students. Using a non-experimental quantitative correlational design, the study involved 243 Grade 11 and 12 students from two priv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2234

Enhancing English Speaking Skills through Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia

Ramadan Saleh Alhazmi & Mustafa Hersi · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Aims: To investigate the effectiveness of mobile applications for English language speaking skill development among university students in western Saudi Arabia, examining learner attitudes, perceived benefits and challenges of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL), and identif...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2233

Effect of Technology Based Activities on the Pre-service Teachers' Vocabulary Acquisition Performance

Lydia Owusuwaa Nyamekye, Winnifred Kwofie, Esther Amoah & Evans Atteh · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Acquiring vocabulary is a crucial component of the process of learning the English language. It facilitates the process of exchanging information and understanding. Therefore, teachers must devise highly efficient methods of instructing this crucial element to the students. This...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2232

Examining the Relationship between Self-assessed Writing Skills, Learning Strategies, and Grammar Proficiency of Undergraduate Students

Christine Joy A. Gloria · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This study investigated the relationship among self-assessed writing skills, learning strategies, and grammar proficiency of undergraduate students. Using a quantitative correlational design, the study involved 200 fourth-year students from two colleges in Davao City. Data were g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2231

Factors Affecting English Writing Skills among Grade Four Students in Primary Schools: A Study from Tashicholing Dungkhag, Samtse Dzongkhag

Ten Gyeltshen · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This research investigates the key factors influencing English writing skills among grade four students in primary schools located in Tashicholing Dungkhag, Samtse Dzongkhag, Bhutan. Using a convergent mixed-methods approach under a pragmatic paradigm, the study combines quantita...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i2230

Code-switching in the Teaching of Mathematics and Students’ Performance: A Correlational Study

Jenevie M. Omongos, Joana Marie D. Pajo, Reah Mae P. Rico, Shania Mae D. Sayson, Idesa P. Vistal & Carousel Tagaylo · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Aim: The main purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between code-switching in the teaching of Mathematics and students’ performance of Grade 4 pupils. Study Design:  This research used a descriptive-correlational quantitative design. Place and Duration of Study:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i1229

Yemeni Folk Music: Women’s Experiences of Nostalgia and Longing in Songs

Jihan Abdul Rahman Oshiesh · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

This study employs an analytical and qualitative approach to explore the theme of nostalgia in Yemeni folk songs, emphasizing the concept of 'home.' It focuses on the often-overlooked experiences of women who yearn not for their homeland but for family members living abroad. Trad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i1228

An Exploratory Study on the Correlation between Motivation, Self-Esteem, and Filipino Language Proficiency of Junior High School Students

Jeriemae M. Sebandal, Pia Therese G. Cabatic, Jacobe Anthony L. Pensahan, Edwin Earl P. Espelita, Aries Dane J. Janamjam, Denna Lou E. Ladera, Maribeth M. Cabrejas & Ian Jay P. Saldo · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2025

Aims: This study investigated the relationship between levels of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), self-esteem (identity, belonging, purpose, and competence), and Filipino language proficiency among Junior High School students. Study Design: A descriptive-correlational resear...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2025/v8i1227