Volume 2, Issue 1 (2025)
Table of contents
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Enhancing Language Proficiency: Comprehensive Vocabulary Building Strategies for Effective English Teaching
Abstract: This study investigates the effectiveness of vocabulary building strategies (VBS) in enhancing English language instruction at the University of Duhok, emphasizing student perceptions gathered through a quantitative questionnaire. A total of 86 participants were surveyed to evaluate the impact of VBS on vocabulary acquisition, aiming to identify the most effective teaching methods in this context. The analysis reveals that students have a generally positive perception of VBS, indicating that these …
Published in Emerging Trends in Languages · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 1–09 Read article
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Discourse of Self and Other in Landscape by Harold Pinter
Abstract: This paper explores Harold Pinter’s Landscape as a pivotal representation of the complex dynamics between the subjective self and social reality. It investigates how the characters' introspection blurs the line between objective and subjective truths, highlighting their disillusionment with present-day existence and their reliance on past memories for solace. Through a dialectic discourse, Pinter’s characters reconstruct their identities and relationships, presenting fragmented versions of truth that reveal the unreliability of …
Published in Emerging Trends in Languages · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 10–17 Read article
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Optimizing Second Language Acquisition: A Focus on Influential Factors and Techniques
Abstract: The process through which individuals learn a language other than their mother tongue, usually after mastering their first language, is known as second language acquisition, or SLA. In this context, the second language refers to English, and this paper examines the factors influencing its acquisition. Reviews and research on SLA have been considered for a comprehensive study. The use of various tools and technologies for second language learning is highlighted, …
Published in Emerging Trends in Languages · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 18–26 Read article
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A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Hausa Loanwords in the Kəlba Language
Abstract: Linguistic borrowing is seen as a significant source of language development and enrichment. This study examines Hausa loanwords borrowed into the Chadic language of Kəlba, which is spoken in Gombi, Hong, Maiha, Mubi North, and Mubi South local government areas of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The lingua franca in most of northern Nigeria is Hausa, one of the indigenous national languages of the region. The primary sources of data for the …
Published in Emerging Trends in Languages · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 27–32 Read article
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An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors in The Production of Silent Letters of English Language by Secondary School Students in Borno State
Abstract: Perfect pronunciation as one of the effective language skills in communication greatly affects teaching, learning and usage of English as a second language because it enhances transfer of information from source to target. This paper adopted Corder explanation of errors and mistakes which sees them as gaps/deficiencies in learners’ knowledge of a language as theoretical framework and analysed pronunciation errors of the English silent letters by Senior Secondary School students …
Published in Emerging Trends in Languages · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 33–39 Read article