Dr. Sandra Lilia Flores, Graduated from Department of English, Sanford College of Education, National University,    The United States of America This study addresses the issue of limited cultural competence among higher education educators and its impact on the English as a second language (ESL) learning process for English language learners

Alaa Sarji, Department of Linguistics, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University, Canada This research explores the alignment of government language assessment policies with language training for public servants in a Canadian federal agency, using backward design to bridge assessment goals and instructional

Hua Wang Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Symbolism is a cornerstone for exploring philosophical and existential themes in avant-garde fiction. This study examines how the symbolic elements in Can Xue’s novel The Last Lover are translated and assesses how these translated symbols

Rawan Khalfan Al Nadabi & Dr. Hassan Obaid Alfadly Department of Foreign Languages, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman This study evaluates the performance of Google Translate (GT) in translating Arabic news headlines into English, focusing on clarity, accuracy, and stylistic quality. Headlines were collected

Dr. Sheng-mei Ma, Department of English, Michigan State University, The United States of America Jing Tsu’s Sound and Script in Chinese Diaspora (2010) suggests that from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s, the future of the Chinese language revolved around reconciling Chinese ideographic writing with alphabetic Romanization. This issue

Dr. Angelika Palmegiani Department of Italian Studies, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Mohammed V University, Morocco Translation serves as a bridge for cross-cultural communication, enabling dialogue between diverse cultures and fostering mutual understanding when it captures the essence of the original text. Literary translation presents unique opportunities for both

Dr. Dubovitskaya Maria Anatol’evna, Department of English Language, Faculty of International Journalism, MGIMO University, Russia This paper examines the concept of liminality in contemporary Black British literature, with a focus on its linguistic manifestations and the portrayal of cultural identity. Liminality, defined as the condition of being on the threshold

Dr. Ammar Shamil Kadhim Al-Khafaji Department of English, College of Arts, University of Baghdad, Iraq This paper delves into the complexities of assimilation depicted in Heather Raffo’s play Noura, set in contemporary America and following the experiences of Iraqi immigrants as they navigate their cultural identities amidst assimilation pressures. Through a

Vitalii Belokon & Dr. Vladimir Mikolaichik Department of Middle Eastern Languages, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Russia This study examines how progressive verbal actions are expressed in modern Dari, a Western Iranian language, in contrast to Russian. While Russian relies

Farzaneh Nouraei, The Research Centre for Basque Language and Texts (IKER), Doctoral School of Human Sciences, Bordeaux Montaigne University, France Iran is a non-French-speaking country; however, French was historically practiced as a second language and has significantly influenced Iranian culture and language. French is taught at the university level in