Archive for year: 2023

Learning a foreign language (FL) is often characterized by challenges, setbacks, and the need to adapt to new linguistic and cultural contexts. Adversity Quotient (AQ) offers a unique perspective on individuals’ ability to navigate and overcome these obstacles. For these reasons, the study was carried out to measure the AQ, FL competence and investigate the relationship between the AQ and FL competence of students at a university in Vietnam. The participants were recruited from 409 students at a university in Vietnam with different majors and different courses to measure the AQ index, FL competence and the relationship between the AQ index and students’ FL competence. Two instruments were used i.e., the Adversity Response Profile (ARP) 1.0 was developed by Paul G. Stoltz to measure an individual’s AQ and the ASK model (Attitude – Skills – Knowledge) in combination with the results of English subjects to assess students’ competence in using English. SPSS 26 software was used for data analysis. The findings indicated that the students’ AQ index is at a moderately low level; foreign language competence is at a moderately fair level and there is a low positive correlation between the student’s AQ and FL competence.

This article is aims to shed light on providing a better understanding of linguistic features in English advertisements (hereinafter shortened to ads) for men and women using the descriptive, analytic, comparative and statistical methods to process the 92-sample database collected from four well-known magazines for men and  three well-known magazines for women. The research shows interesting empirical results in terms of the lexical and syntactic features in ads for men and women for further study on gender language in advertising.

In terms of the lexis, the authors point out the similarities and diferences in the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in advertisements for men and women, the contents of each type of ads are different depending on the specific characteristics of each gender. Almost all the numbers of adjectives and adverbs of all kinds for women’s is much higher than those in men’s ads as shown in the table 2 below ( 236 vs. 178). The results also reveal that men’s advertisements use verbs to create more direct requests than women’s (56% vs 35%). This is consistent with previous studies that suggested that women often use interrogative sentences (indirect) to request while men use imperative sentences(direct)  to do so.

In term of syntax, in women’s ads, the numbers of sentences and phrases are more than those in men’s ones. According to the survey data, there are 129 phrases and 177 sentences used in women’s ads and those numbers in men’s ads are 108 and 100. This is also true with the average number of words in women’s advertisement compared to men’s advertisement ( 64 vs. 43).  And the numbers of the short texts of ads (less than 50 words) in the women’s and men’s ads groups are19 and 28 . These figures are likely to show the fact that: the advertiser often talks to women with more words than to men.

The findings of this research may yield good suggestions professionally for advertisers/ copywriters and linguistic researchers. Advertisers should pay attention to the similarities as well as differences in gender language when building the content for men and women’s advertisements. Ads should be designed depending on the gender of the target audience to bring the best effect. Also, other linguistic researchers may use the findings of this research for their studies on the relationship beween linguistics and psychology.

The purpose of this study is to describe in depth about 1) policies in improving the quality of Human Resources 2) Standards in improving the quality of Human Resources 3) Implementation in improving the quality of Human Resources 4) Control in improving the quality of Human Resources. This research uses a qualitative type with a phenomenological approach and a multi-site design. Data collection techniques using in-depth interviews, participant observation and documentation study. Data analysis includes single-site and cross-site data analysis, with data analysis techniques: data condensation, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of this study are policies to improve the quality of Human Resources implemented by UIN Maliki and UINSA teaching staff: postgraduate and doctoral advanced study programs, learning by research workshops, short courses, professor acceleration programs, lecturer certification, seminars at local, regional and international levels , training in writing articles and books, short courses and group discussion forums, non-educational staff at UIN Maliki & UINSA: workshops, seminars, character building training, work motivation training, opportunities for Hajj & Umrah pilgrimage, Standards for improving the quality of human resources at UIN Maliki & UINSA: refers to the standards set by the government according to the standards of the Constitution and in accordance with the principles of quality assurance from Deming’s theory. The implementation of the quality of Human Resources carried out by UIN Maliki & UINSA: through the stages of recruitment of Human Resources, selection of Human Resources, and evaluation of Human Resources as well as Quality Control of Human Resources carried out at UIN Maliki & UINSA through: pedagogic competence, personal competence, social competence, and professional competence.

This article investigates the influence of school sports on students’ social skills through regression analysis. The study analyzes the variables of self-esteem, communication skills, teamwork skills, and empathy. The findings demonstrate meaningful and positive associations between these variables and social skills. These results underscore the significance of integrating school sports programs as a strategy to improve students’ social skills. Educators and schools should acknowledge the potential of sports activities in fostering self-esteem, communication, teamwork, and empathy, thus facilitating comprehensive social development among students.

This research investigates the relationship between sustainability disclosure and accounting performance of companies listed on the Liberian Stock Exchange. The study focuses on the natural resources, industrial goods, and oil and gas sectors, selecting 20 out of 24 firms through stratified sampling. Given Liberia’s strive for economic stability and sustainable development following a prolonged civil conflict, understanding the association between sustainability reporting and Return on Assets (ROA) is crucial. The research aims to provide empirical evidence to guide firms in adopting sustainable practices that drive financial performance. Using secondary data from financial statements, annual reports, and sustainability reports covering 2010-2020, pooled and panel linear regression analyses are conducted. The findings indicate that while environmental and governance disclosure did not significantly impact ROA, social disclosure had a positive effect. These results contribute to our understanding of sustainability reporting’s dimensions that influence firm performance in Liberia. The study offers theoretical and practical contributions, emphasizing the importance of social disclosure practices in enhancing performance and guiding strategic decision-making for firms listed on the Liberian Stock Exchange.