Entries by Admin Ijssers

Impact of Text Messaging Abbreviations on the Written English Essays of the Students of Federal Polytechnic Ede

The study anchored on both uses and Gratification Theory. The survey research design was adopted. The total number of 175 copies of questionnaire was administered on the four department selected from the four schools (faculties) of the institution. Findings showed that the students used text messaging to derive the benefits of cost effectiveness, sustenance of […]

Philosophy of Education and Democratic Ideals in Nigeria

This paper discuses philosophy of education and democratic ideals in Nigeria. Philosophy of education as applied philosophy analyses the theoretical findings of democratic ideals and translates them into workable schemes for the process of democracy. Generally, democratic ideals imply collective leadership, collective responsibility and equality of opportunities. The paper discusses democracy and democratic ideals, philosophy of […]

Covid–19: Pandemic Risks and SMEs Sustainability in Developing Nations: Evidence From Nigeria

Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, several Small and Medium Scale Businesses have collapsed. This paper therefore examines COVID–19, risk management and SMEs sustainability in developing nations. The main objective of this paper is to suggest implementable risk management strategies that can help revamp the business operations of SMEs. The specific objectives are to ascertain the […]

The Use of Schema Theory in the Teaching of English Reading

Schema theory has an important application value in English reading teaching. It is essential for optimizing the teaching environment of English reading teaching, improving the effectiveness of English reading teaching, developing students’ English reading ability, and cultivating students’ good English reading thinking. Moreover, it plays an important role in promoting the all-round development of students. […]

Military Metaphors: Inappropriate Lessons from the Language of Violence

Metaphors are abundant in the English language, and their use both enriches and adds depth of meaning to prose and poetry.  However, when practitioners in business, economics, healthcare, and other fields use military metaphors, they risk conveying lessons and inciting actions that may be confusing, harmful, and even illegal.  References to wars and their strategies, […]

Initiation of a Rural Edutourism Destination in Bali Indonesia based on SWOT Analysis

This study examines the potential, initiation, and subsequent development of edutourism in a rural destination located in Bali, Indonesia. It aims to combine the findings from previous studies on the area’s tourism potentials with primary research conducted by the authors, then to analyze the current state of supporting components for community-based edutourism initiation and development […]

EFL Teachers’ Attitudes towards Computer Assisted Language Learning

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought major changes and developments which helped to improve and change the traditional classroom concepts. In fact, teachers’ ways regarding the employment of ICT in their classroom play an important role in the EFL accomplishment. Following the recent trend of the implementation of CALL in EFL classrooms, this study […]

English-Arabic and Arabic-English Interpreting Competence of Undergraduate Student-Interpreters: A Comparative Study of Directionality

This study investigates interpreting directionality and interpreting competence of undergraduate interpreting students. It tried to answer the following questions: (i) Is there a significant difference between the beginners and advanced students’ skills in Liaison interpreting from English to Arabic and Arabic to English, with Arabic as their L1 and English as their L2, i.e., which […]

Design of Inclusive Education Curriculum at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Foundation of Sabilul Muttaqin Islamic Boarding School Mangiran Pare Kediri East Java Indonesia

This study aims to find an inclusive education curriculum design, namely the educational design model for students with disabilities is provided in three types of educational institutions, namely special schools (SLB), extraordinary elementary schools (SDLB) and integrated education.  This study uses a qualitative approach, a qualitative approach contains an assessment of the problem that will […]

Relationship between Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Perceived Trust, Employee Voice, and Organisational Citizenship Behaviuor. The Mediation Role of Organisational Communication

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organisational justice, job satisfaction, employee voice, communication, and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in selected local government institutions in Abuja, Nigeria. Questionnaire were used to obtain data from employees of three (3) local government institutions and SPSS version 23.0 was used for data analysis. A […]