Entries by Admin Ijssers

Empowering Omani Employees: Transforming Communication Skills through Targeted English Speaking Courses

July 12, 2024 in /by

In today’s globalized environment, proficiency in English is a crucial skill, especially in professional contexts. This article details the journey and significant progress of Omani employees at the General Directorate of Education in Al-Dakhiliya Governorate, Oman, who participated in an English speaking course designed to improve their fluency. Through structured learning and dedication, these employees […]

Mapping the Effect of Supply Chain Management on Financial Performance Using a Bibliometric Analysis

July 6, 2024 in /by

Supply chain management (SCM) makes positive contributions to financial performance, although there has been little research on bibliometrics. The purpose of this study is to analyze and map the financial impacts of supply chain management through bibliometric analysis. We used the Scopus database for this research. Several bibliometric methodologies, including research trends, productive contributors, collaboration networks, and research focus areas, […]

Verbosity and Politeness: External Mitigation of Request Speech Acts in Australian English and Iraqi Arabic

July 4, 2024 in /by

This paper examines external modifiers that Australian English native speakers and Iraqi Arabic native speakers use to soften the force of request speech acts in everyday situations. Request samples were collected by means of role-play interview and external devices employed to mitigate the request acts were identified and classified using a framework based on CCSARP […]

Applying Flipped Classroom Model: A Case Study in Teaching English for Academic Purposes at International School, Vietnam National University Hanoi

July 4, 2024 in /by

Flipped classroom, or inverted classroom is a teaching approach in which new content can be learned at home with the support of digital materials sent by teachers and homework can be done in class through discussion and group work activities. This mode of teaching has been being implemented quite widely in the world, but it […]

A Stylistic Analysis of Foregrounding in Sonnet 18

July 2, 2024 in /by

This paper provides a stylistic analysis of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, focusing on the concept of foregrounding. The analysis is divided into two main parts: graphological deviation and semantic deviation. Graphological deviation examines the use of punctuation marks such as colons, semicolons, and question marks to create visual and syntactic emphasis. Semantic deviation explores rhetorical […]

The Principal’s Strategy in Improving the Quality of Quality Islamic Education Institutions Through Analyzing Teacher Characteristics

June 28, 2024 in /by

Islamic education aims to form a whole human being with healthy characteristics in mind, body, spirit, and morals and skills. The role of the principal as a leader can affect the quality of education in an institution. Therefore, creativity and seriousness to advance educational institutions, especially Islamic educational institutions, are important to be realized in […]

Euphemisms as Cultural and Social Phenomenon: Cross- Cultural Contrastive Study of English and Albanian Euphemistic Expressions

June 26, 2024 in /by

Euphemisms have been traditionally viewed as social taboos operative within the language-community and specifically as being “isolated” into their historical contexts and the established cultural conditions. Euphemisms help us to understand how taboo topics are conceived in cultural groups and what beliefs are accepted, rejected, or implicitly legitimated.  Indeed, it is the social and cultural […]

Measuring the Integration of Data Analytics in the Computerized Accounting Curriculum

June 24, 2024 in /by

This study demonstrates a framework for integrating data analytics into an existing undergraduate accounting curriculum, that students are introduced to data analytics progressively while not requiring additional semester credit units. The Qasim model proposes course learning outcomes related to data analysis with specific course levels from lecturers and students of accounting study program. The findings […]

Tanzimat Reforms and the Ottoman Empire’s Reaction to Western Powers, 1839-1876

June 22, 2024 in /by

The Ottoman Empire entered the 19th century under pressure to preserve its existence against Western powers. Dismissing the illusions of past superiority, the Ottoman court acknowledged that reforms had to be instituted to end the Empire’s long-time stagnation and instability. The Tanzimat reform movement was the most significant reaction of the Ottoman Empire to the […]