Vol 30, No 4 (2024)

December 2024

Table of Contents

Articles

Understanding Oriental and Western Dragons in a Globalised World: A Cross-linguistic Study of Dragon-based Metaphorical Expressions in Chinese and English
Meow Ee Chew, Lay Shi Ng, Nurjanah Mohd Jaafar, Chun Keat Yeap
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1-15
Gender Dynamics in Artificial Intelligence: Problematising Femininity in the Film Alita: Battle Angel
Aqib Javid Parry, Sana Altaf, Akhtar Habib Shah
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16-32
Style Shifting on X: A Comparison of Saudi Male and Female Academics
Hajar Alduwaihi, Areej Albawardi
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33-46
Scheming in Syntax: Analysing Scammer-Victim Conversations in Malaysian E-Commerce Scams
Nursyaidatul Kamar Md Shah, Ameiruel Azwan Ab Aziz, Amirah Mohd Juned, Ariff Imran Anuar Yatim, Wan Farah Wani Wan Fakhruddin
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47-59
Tahfiz Psychogeography of the Marginals: Reimagining Self and Place through Narratives
Mohd Muzhafar Idrus, Normazla Ahmad Mahir, Habibah Ismail, Noornajihan Jaafar
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60-73
Clashing Dialectics of Victimhood in Iraq War Narratives: A Comparative Approach
M. Ikbal M. Alosman, Raihanah M. M.
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74-86
Urban Sensations of Colonial Malaya and Singapore: The Flâneur’s Sensory Experiences in Chan Ling Yap’s New Beginnings
Nurul Atiqah Amran
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87-101
When Barthes Meets Ben: Barthesian Semiologies in Selected Short Stories of Bienvenido N. Santos (BNS)
Jose Clarete Macatangay
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102-115
Structural Violence and Colonial Oppression in Shahnaz Bashir’s Scattered Souls
Ishrat Bashir
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116-128
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas and Embracing Emotional Responses: Noria’s Agonising Moral Choices in Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
Wei Liuna, Ida Baizura Bahar, Zainor Izat Zainal
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129-141
Deep Ecology or Ecosophy: Eco-Self and Ecopsychology for Wilderness Preservation and Sustainability in Edward Abbey’s The Monkey Wrench Gang
Dilek Ünügür Çalışkan
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142-155
Effects of Working Memory Strategies on Learning Lexical Collocations: The Arab Context
Taghreed I.G Sneida, Muhammed Yasir Yahya, Salina Husain Husain
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156-170
Using Non-Lexicalised Pauses as Self-Assessment Metacognitive Strategies to Enhance Speech Production
Komalah Tharmalingam, Adelina Asmawi, Lim Jia Wei
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171-188
A Study on the Use of Communicative Translation Method in English-Vietnamese Public Sign Translation
Phuong Thi Lan Nguyen
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189-201
Exploring Subtitling Strategies of Metaphor Translation from English into Arabic
Yousef Mohammed Sahari
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202-219
English Proficiency of Japanese Third-Age Learners in the English Foreign Language Program: An Explanatory-Sequential Inquiry
Dominic Bryan S. San Jose, Melona Q. Guitche, Dennis V. Madrigal
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220-240
Pronunciation Competence and Impact of Phonetics and Phonology Instruction in the Vietnamese Tertiary Context
Ton Nu My Nhat, Hoang Thi Thu Hien
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241-256
Effects of Cooperative Learning on English Achievement, Retention, and Motivation among Low-Level Students in a Rural Province of Thailand
Pittaya Yamo, Watcharee Wongthanate, Pragasit Sitthitikul
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257-272
Investigating the Role of Word Knowledge Components in Chinese L2 Writing Ability
Changyong Min, Apisak Sukying
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273-290
Unlocking Academic Vocabulary: Corpus Insights from Open and Distance English Language Learning Coursebooks
Hamisu Hamisu Haruna, Azza Jauhar Ahmad Tajuddin, Chairozila Mohd. Shamsudin
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291-305
Critical Digital Literacy and the Dynamics of English Language Learning Practices: Saudi Perspectives
Safaa Mahmoud Abdelhalim
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306-324
Hooking the Readers via the Use of Attitudinal Language in Economic Research Article Abstracts
Phuong Thi Pham
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325-343
Titles of Architecture Research Articles in English and Spanish: Cross-language Genre Analysis for Disciplinary Writing
Bexi Perdomo, Oscar Alberto Morales
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344-360
Framing Fragile and Stable States through War Metaphors in Divisive Narratives
Muaataz Riyadh Khalil Al Tameemi, Ramesh Nair, Laura Christ Dass
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361-378
Accent Dynamics in the Malaysian Workplace: Perceptions and Implications
Nur Liyana Abu Bakar, Fuzirah Hashim
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379-392
Developing Cultural Quotient in the Malaysian English Language Classroom: The Role of Malaysian Literatures in English
P. Shobha Menon, Shanthini Pillai
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393-414

Book Review

Genetic Inroads into the Art of James Joyce
Jeslyn Sharnita Amarasekera
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415-416