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Male Greeting Practices in Iraqi Culture: Workplace Etiquette and Generational Variation from a Linguistic Perspective

Author PhD, Department of English, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n6p2 Abstract This research paper is from a sociolinguistics point of view on male greeting behavior in Iraqi culture focusing mainly on greeting in the workplace and the differences in the different generations. This research aims… اقرأ المزيد »Male Greeting Practices in Iraqi Culture: Workplace Etiquette and Generational Variation from a Linguistic Perspective

Social Conflict and the Struggle for Power: A Weberian Reading of Marsha Norman’s Selected Plays

Author Technical Institute of Samawah, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n6p4 Abstract This paper will examine the depiction of conflict within Getting Out (1977) and ‘night, Mother (1982) written by Marsha Norman using the ideas of Max Weber. In spite of the fact that much of the existing… اقرأ المزيد »Social Conflict and the Struggle for Power: A Weberian Reading of Marsha Norman’s Selected Plays

Investigating Linguistic Strategies of Persuasion in A Fishing Excursion by Guy de Maupassant with Specific Reference to Johnstone’s Model: A Stylistic Study

Author Technical Institute of Samawah, AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n5p11 Abstract Persuasive strategies are formed by the combination of three dimensions: language, culture, and rhetorical devices. This paper is a stylistic study based on Johnstone’s model of persuasion, which is applied to “A Fishing Excursion ” by… اقرأ المزيد »Investigating Linguistic Strategies of Persuasion in A Fishing Excursion by Guy de Maupassant with Specific Reference to Johnstone’s Model: A Stylistic Study

Enhancing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Through Incidental Acquisition via Reading: A Study in Saudi Arabia

Author Assistant Professor, EFL Teaching, University of Hafer AlBatin, Kingdom of Saudi [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n2p11 Abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of reading to enhance learner vocabulary size in a second language. The study took place in Al-Khafji College, Saudi Arabia, with 36 female student participants. Participants were pretested… اقرأ المزيد »Enhancing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Through Incidental Acquisition via Reading: A Study in Saudi Arabia

Legitimizing and De-legitimizing Wars in the News: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the International Coverage of the Ukraine and Gaza War Declarations

Author Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrainhttps://orcid.org/[email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n1p3 Abstract This article examines how international media construct the legitimacy of war, focusing on coverage of two conflict declarations: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Using… اقرأ المزيد »Legitimizing and De-legitimizing Wars in the News: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the International Coverage of the Ukraine and Gaza War Declarations

Investigating Vocabulary Learning Challenges Faced by Libyan Students in the English Department at Derna University Al-Qubbah Branch

Author Department of English Language, Faculty of Art, University of Derna, Libya [email protected], [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2026.v5n1p11 Abstract Vocabulary is one of the basic components of language learning, as it is necessary for achieving fluency in language skills. However, many students struggle with vocabulary learning challenges, which negatively impact their… اقرأ المزيد »Investigating Vocabulary Learning Challenges Faced by Libyan Students in the English Department at Derna University Al-Qubbah Branch

Analysis of University Students’ Errors in English for Medical Purposes

Author Associate Professor of linguistics, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sana’a University, Al-Razi University, Yemen [email protected], [email protected] Assistant Professor of literature, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Sana’a University, Yemen Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Saba… اقرأ المزيد »Analysis of University Students’ Errors in English for Medical Purposes

The Xeno-Interface: Xenofeminist Subversions and Metamodern Oscillations in the Cultural Dystopia of The Handmaid’s Tale

Author Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2025.v4n12p13 Abstract This paper argues that Offred’s survival isn’t just psychological—it’s a technological intervention. By combining the upcoming literary theories of Xenofeminism and Metamodernism, it proves that she uses her own alienation as an ‘interface’ to… اقرأ المزيد »The Xeno-Interface: Xenofeminist Subversions and Metamodern Oscillations in the Cultural Dystopia of The Handmaid’s Tale

Exploring the Role of Culture and Gender in the Use of Rational Appeals: A Genre Study of Saudi and Australian Students’ Emails

Author Assistant Professor, Faculty of Languages and Translation, Madina, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2025.v4n11p3 Abstract Genre studies have been primarily concerned with identifying professional writing within various contexts, including legal discourse, business settings, and particularly relevant to this study, academic research writing. Research findings thus far have… اقرأ المزيد »Exploring the Role of Culture and Gender in the Use of Rational Appeals: A Genre Study of Saudi and Australian Students’ Emails

Both Familiar and Unfamiliar: Reflexivity and Researcher Positionality in EFL Classroom Research

Author Master’s, TESOL at English Language Institute, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia [email protected] Assistant professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia [email protected] Paper DOI https://doi.org/10.59992/IJESA.2025.v4n10p4 Abstract The article explores the complex nature of researcher positionality in an observational study centered on collaborative learning (CL) within an English as a Foreign… اقرأ المزيد »Both Familiar and Unfamiliar: Reflexivity and Researcher Positionality in EFL Classroom Research