Esther Olajumoke Adeagbo, PhD* & Oluwatoyin Ibulun Fasipe Department of English Ajayi Crowther University, oyo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21810691 Pragma-semiotic analysis has attracted considerable scholarly attention for its capacity to explain how language and other semiotic resources interact to create meaning in Read More …
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A Discourse Analysis of Power, Austerity, and Deliverables: Examining the 2026 Budget Hearings Speech by the Zambian Secretary to the Cabinet
Kennedy Njenje Kangwa* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, KABWE, ZAMBIA DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21795937 This article presents a linguistic analysis of the opening remarks delivered by Mr Patrick K. Kangwa, Secretary to the Cabinet of the Republic of Zambia, Read More …
The Burden of Words: Investigating Redundancy in Undergraduate Academic Writing at Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia
Kennedy Njenje Kangwa* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, KABWE, ZAMBIA DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21794519 This article investigates redundancy, the use of unnecessary words, in undergraduate academic writing at Kwame Nkrumah University (KNU). Through qualitative content analysis of 150 student Read More …
The Significance of Pragmatic Devices in Communication: A Phenomenological Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Kapiri District, Zambia
Pethias Siame*, Kennedy N. Kangwa & Colious Gondwe Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21790019 This study problematizes the significant gap between the recognised importance of pragmatic competence and its practical application within the Zambian secondary Read More …
A Critical Examination of Plato’s Moral Responsibility of Education and Its Implications for Nigerian Education
Charles, Kennedy Gallant* & Prof. N. H. A. Nwafor Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education, Rivers State University, Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21778917 Considering the complexity of moral decadence prevalent in almost all facets of our national life, this Read More …
Cultural Categorisation of PTSD Symptomatologies, the Meaning of Symptoms, and Healing Practice in Kanuri Community of Damaturu, Nigeria
Ali Haruna* Department of Sociology, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21762076 The study explores the cultural categorization of PTSD symptoms, the meaning of the lived PTSD experience and healing practices in the Kanuri community of Damaturu Yobe Read More …
Teachers’ Strategies for Balancing Empathy and Authority in Inclusive Classrooms: Clear Expectations, Differentiation and Collaborative Learning in Private Secondary Schools in Rivers State
SEMENITARI, Tamunoibim Mary-Gab* & OSUJI, Catherine U., Ph.D Department of Educational Management, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21706524 This study explored teachers’ tactics for balancing empathy and authority in inclusive classrooms in private secondary schools in Read More …
Determinants Influence on Consumers’ Buying Attitude Towards Residential Apartments in Bangladesh: An Empirical Evidence
Professor Dr. Meher Neger*, Md. Aminul Islam & Banzir Sattar *Head, Department of Marketing, Comilla University DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21628528 The study explores the determinants which affect the prospective consumers purchase attitude towards buying an apartment in Bangladesh. The research further investigates Read More …
Phonological Adaptation of English Loanwords into Lenje (M61): A Study of Declusterisation, Substitution, and Syllable Restructuring in a Bantu Language
Arthur Mwale & Pethias Siame* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21462760 This study examines the phonological processes involved in adapting English borrowed words into Lenje, a Bantu language classified as M61 in Guthrie’s classification Read More …
English Language Monopoly and Indigenous Language Specialist Exclusion from Educational Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study of Secondary Schools in Zambia’s Northern Province
David Daniel Chipeta & Pethias Siame* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21461912 This study investigates the systemic exclusion of indigenous language specialists from Head of Department (HOD) positions in Northern Province secondary schools, Zambia, Read More …
