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2024-03-28T21:36:26ZThe “Permission/Possibility/Ability” Modals in Malaysian English Textbooks: A Corpus-Based Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3258
Title: The “Permission/Possibility/Ability” Modals in Malaysian English Textbooks: A Corpus-Based Analysis
Authors: Khojasteh, Laleh; Shokrpour, Nasrin
Abstract: In Malaysia, one of the most fundamental language inputs received in the
classroom by learners is a textbook (Nooreen, Arshad 2005). However, the
prescribed Malaysian English language textbooks used in schools are often
reported as being prepared through a process of material development involving
intuition and assumption (Mukundan 2004; Mukundan, Roslim 2009; Mukundan,
Khojasteh 2011). As a result of using intuition, one argument is that the existing
textbooks lack a broad empirical basis. Ultimately, the manner through which
materials are presented by the textbooks and learnt by the students is of prime
importance.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZFirst generation Azerbaijani immigrants in the United States: socio-cultural characteristics and identity issues
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3257
Title: First generation Azerbaijani immigrants in the United States: socio-cultural characteristics and identity issues
Authors: Guliyev, Ahmad
Abstract: The United States continues to become more ethnically diverse with the increasing
number of immigrants and minority residents. About 20 percent of all international
migrants reside in the United States, which accounts for less than 5 percent of the
world's population (Britz & Batalova, 2013). Between the years 2000 and 2010,
over 10 million foreign-born individuals moved to the United States. According to
the American Community Survey (ACS), about 40.4 million foreign-born people
lived in the United States in 2011 which constitutes 13 percent of the total
population1. In other words, immigrants account for one in eight U.S. residents.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZReconsidering the influence of Islam on Yoruba cultural heritage, 1930-1987
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3256
Title: Reconsidering the influence of Islam on Yoruba cultural heritage, 1930-1987
Authors: Oladiti, Akeem Abiodun
Abstract: In the words of Fafunwa, Islamic literacy in Yoruba land had been an important
factor that had contributed to the growth and development of Islam in Nigeria
(Fafunwa, 1974, p. 42). According to Fafunwa, Islamic education had established
firm roots long before the arrival of western education popularized by the Christian
missionaries in the 1840’s (Ajayi, 1965, p. 5). Among seven Yoruba speaking
communities in Nigeria. Five have a considerable influence of Islam on Yoruba
culture historically. This is evident in the point that a significant percentage of the
population found in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Lagos, Kwara are predominantly Muslims
unlike in Ondo and Ekiti state (Gbadamosi, 1978, p. 77). Indeed, Islam as a
religion has played a major role in shaping Yoruba culture and education in West
Africa (Trimingham, 1969, p. 62). However, as Akinola (Akinola, 1995, p. 1)
observes, “the real essence and impact of Islamic activities in Africa have not been
contextualized by historians and is long overdue”. This paper is thus motivated by
this gap. A new approach has therefore been used in this paper to explain how
Islam has affected Yoruba culture.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZChristine De Pisan and Murasaki Shikibu as Medieval Feminists
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Title: Christine De Pisan and Murasaki Shikibu as Medieval Feminists
Authors: Bashpinar, Harika
Abstract: The Middle Ages is generally considered to be the dark ages, especially in Europe.
The political turmoil, the ever-going fight between emperors and the papacy, the
Black Death which killed almost half of the European population, all happened in
this period. From this point of view, yes, it is really dark. However, it is also this
period that witnessed the beginnings of a radical change in philosophy. Through
the end of it, great writers like Petrarca and Boccaccio prepared the grounds for
humanism. While they are marked as the shining stars of the Middle Ages, there is
also another change which is quite important, yet a little unnoticed when compared
to the dominant belief patterns of the period. This development in question is the
emergence of women writers and their calling attention to the position of women in
society. Therefore, it can be asserted that besides humanism, the foundations of
feminism was also laid in the Middle Ages.2015-01-01T00:00:00Z