http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3247 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:22:46 GMT 2026-04-04T03:22:46Z 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3258 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3257 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3256 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3255 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. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/3255 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z