October - Volume 1, Number 1 (2023)
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' ATTITUDES, LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES, EXPOSURE, AND GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Jerlyn G. Balones Balones, Gloria P.Gempes Gempes
This study investigated the relationship between students’ attitudes, language learning strategies, exposure, and grammatical competence in English language acquisition among university students in emerging countries. The study aimed to identify the correlation and combined and singular influence of these variables and to determine the best-fit model for grammatical competence.A total of 400 respondents were identified through proportional percentage sampling, and quantitative-causal method was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using Product-Moment correlation, multiple-linear regression, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to ensure the integrity and rigor of the research. The results showed that students had high levels of study...
THE ROLE OF PESANTREN IN PRESERVING AND DISSEMINATING ISLAMIC KNOWLEDGE THROUGH WRITING: A STUDY OF NORTH SUMATRA ULAMA
M. Husnan Lubis Lubis
This study explores the important role of Pesantren, the Islamic Boarding School, in preserving and disseminating Islamic knowledge through writing in North Sumatra. Ulama, who are scholars born from these schools, not only teach and preach but also write books, pamphlets, and other forms of written knowledge dissemination. This preliminary study aims to collect, identify, rescue, transliterate from Jawi to Rumi writing, and publish the works of Ulama specifically written in Jawi. Among the books found were those by Sheikh Abdul Halim Khatib Lubis, including KasyfulGummah, BayanusSyafi, and SyaifuthTholabah. This study focuses on the collection and preservation of these works,...
THE IMPACT OF SPORTS ANALYSIS ON RADIO: ENHANCING EMOTIONAL RESPONSES AND GENERATING REVENUE
Adewole Oluwaseun ALOLADE ALOLADE
This study explores the impact of sports analysis on radio, with a particular focus on enhancing emotional responses and generating revenue. The study analyzes the associative relations employed by basketball analysts on selected Nigerian radio stations, using Ferdinand de Saussure’s Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Relations as the theoretical framework. The study uncovers 94 instances of associative devices used by basketball commentators to achieve cohesion in their presentations. The study suggests that basketball analysts should ensure their presentations are factually oriented and relaxed, balancing the semantic and cognitive processes employed in their commentaries. Sport analysis on the radio has become increasingly popular,...
A JOURNEY THROUGH HUMAN EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN UNVEILING THE MYSTERY OF LANGUAGE
Jehad Feyzoleslam Feyzoleslam
The study of language and its various branches has been the subject of much debate and speculation among researchers and scholars. From the emergence of language to its current diversity, many theories have been proposed, yet the answers to fundamental questions such as how language began and how it developed remain elusive. This paper aims to address some of these questions and provide a better understanding of the topic. Through a journey across human evolution, from the larks with flat nails to the present-day inventors, this paper explores the importance of language and its role in human communication and civilization....
EXPLORING FEMALE IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN THE WHITE PAPER ON WOMEN'S PROGRESS IN CHINA
Yang Linxiu Linxiu, Han Yisha Han
This paper explores the construction of female identity in the white paper on women's progress in China, which was released by the Chinese government in 2019 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of new China. The paper adopts transitivity system in SFL as its theoretical framework and presents both qualitative and quantitative analyses. The study reveals three female images constructed in the document: beneficiary of national attitudes and policies, contributor for the development of country, and defender of their own rights. The research on female identity construction has been explored from various perspectives, including research of female identity...