This study deals with the applicability of Eco's theory of textual interpretation, taking his famous work The Name of the Rose as a model. Though his theory has captivated the attention of many scholars, it has been ...

This research is about studying the impact of using the Mother Tongue (MT) or translation on English for Science and Technology (EST) learning. Two main contributions are proposed. The first is an experiment-based study ...

Despite the existing dissention on the very methodology for effective writing instruction in the research literature, researchers and field practitioners have come to recognize the role of quality instruction in developing ...

The present study aimed at investigating the effects of word-focused activities, short messages, and their combination on receptive and productive vocabulary learning by Algerian learners and at exploring students’ attitudes ...

Task-based language teaching has gained its rightful place in language research. It suggests sequencing tasks from simple to complex for syllabus design. However, little research has considered second language learners' ...

The writing skill is a cognitively complex skill, and it is a problem for many EFL Written Expression students. Writing teachers at the Department of English at the University of Jijel agree that the second year EFL students’ ...

This study addresses the conflictual relationship between trials and traumas in twentiethcentury American drama. By drawing on an interdisciplinary approach that includes mainly legal scholarships, political studies, trauma ...

The present thesis reports on a descriptive analytical study of contact-induced lexical obsolescence in Tashawit, the variety of Tamazight spoken across the Aurès in eastern Algeria. It traces the use of a number of Berber ...

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of connected speech instruction in improving learners’ decoding of spoken English and their reactions to it. It follows the trend of a balanced listening session ...