English Language, Literature & Culture

Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2019

  • Preparatory School Learners’ Level of Critical Thinking Proficiency and Its Correlation with Their Academic Achievement in Ethiopia: The Missing Ingredient

    Yohannes Sisay

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 32-38
    Received: 19 March 2019
    Accepted: 6 May 2019
    Published: 3 June 2019
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    Abstract: The present study investigated the level of preparatory school learners' critical thinking proficiency and its relation with their academic achievement. To the researchers' best knowledge, there is hardly any documented study exploring the relationship between these constructs among preparatory learners. To attain the purpose of the study, 108 grad... Show More
  • The Effectiveness of Content-Based Language Teaching and Task-Based Language Teaching in Teaching Reading to Learners of Military English

    Yanxia Li, Zhuo Chen

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 39-43
    Received: 22 April 2019
    Accepted: 2 June 2019
    Published: 24 June 2019
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    Abstract: This study explored the effectiveness of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content-Based Language Teaching (CBLT) on the reading ability of military English learners. 120 sophomore learners of military English were pretested and then homogenized and evenly assigned to four classes, with two belonging to the control group and the other two the... Show More
  • The Notion of the Image in the Teachings of Christian and Muslim Thinkers

    Lubomira Stefanova

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 44-53
    Received: 6 March 2019
    Accepted: 20 June 2019
    Published: 1 July 2019
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    Abstract: Notwithstanding the difference in historical periods of creativity, in the treatises of some of the most famous thinkers both in Islamic culture and in the Christian world, ideas and understandings of the image are found as a notion that does not exhaust the perception of God, but is relevant to the pursuit of God's knowledge. The brief historical ... Show More
  • An Investigation into Factors that Affect Students’ Writing Skills: The Case of Sodo Secondary School

    Ayele Eyob Kenta, Tesfaye Buche Bosha

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2019
    Pages: 54-60
    Received: 22 April 2019
    Accepted: 28 May 2019
    Published: 4 July 2019
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    Abstract: The study aimed at investigating grade nine students’ difficulties in using writing skills in EFL classroom. To achieve the intended objective of the study, descriptive research design was employed. To collect the data for the study, three research instruments were employed. They are: interviews, field notes, and questionnaire conducted with Grade ... Show More