International Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024

  • Research Article

    A Linguistic Study of Women’s Hairstyle Names

    Agnes Pius, Eustard Rutalemwa Tibategeza*, Nestory Nyamwala Ligembe

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 71-85
    Received: 31 January 2024
    Accepted: 20 February 2024
    Published: 7 March 2024
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    Abstract: The main focus of the study was to investigate on women’s hairstyle names in Kinondoni Municipal Council, which is found in Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania. This paper focuses on two specific objectives, namely to identify women’s hairstyle names and to find out the structural patterns of women’s hairstyle names. The study is a qualitative study gui... Show More
  • Research Article

    A Study of Interactive Alignment in EFL Reading-to-Writing Continuation Tasks

    Qian Xiaofang*, Lu Yashu

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 86-95
    Received: 26 January 2024
    Accepted: 8 March 2024
    Published: 2 April 2024
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    Abstract: The reading-to-writing continuation task has been used in the Chinese national matriculation English test due to its apparent interactive alignment effect. But empirical studies of the alignment effect and how it happens are limited. Herein, this paper reports on a study following Wang’s (2015) research to investigate whether this interactive align... Show More
  • Research Article

    Understanding Instructors’ Views of Consequence Effect of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Writing Task on Teaching

    Manair Abdullah Alanezi, Ahmad Ali Alenezi*

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2024
    Pages: 96-103
    Received: 4 March 2024
    Accepted: 18 March 2024
    Published: 2 April 2024
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    Abstract: The surge in international education has propelled a corresponding rise in the demand for English proficiency, particularly evidenced by Kuwait students’ enrolment in foreign institutions. Central to this trend is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), a universal examination that assesses various language skills, including writ... Show More