English Language, Literature & Culture

Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2017

  • Despair and Disillusionment in Post-Negritude African Literature

    Sunday Tasen Okune, Alexander Essien Timothy

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 45-51
    Received: Nov. 11, 2016
    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2016
    Published: Oct. 03, 2017
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    Abstract: In their spirited and desperate bid to correct the distorted notion of Africa held by some European ethnologists, Negritudian writers such as Leopold Senghor, Leon Damas, Aime Cessaire, Gilbert Gratiant, Leonard Sainville, etc tended to portray Africa and the black world in rather glowing terms of beauty and idealism. Despite the robust hope and id... Show More
  • From “Two Basics” to “Four Basics” in Chinese Mathematics Curriculum Standards: Development, Reflection and Prospects

    Keqiang Xu

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 52-56
    Received: Jan. 04, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 17, 2017
    Published: Oct. 23, 2017
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    Abstract: This paper is an attempt to trace the route of changes from the “Two Basics” to the “Four Basics” in the Chinese context of mathematics curriculum reform. These obvious changes in the new curriculum standards orient the development of mathematics education in a new era. “Four Basics” contain very rich connotations and it reflects the “top-to-bottom... Show More
  • The Role of Age and Gender Differences in Language Learning: A Case Study on Kurdish EFL Learners

    Areen Ahmed Muhammed

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 74-84
    Received: Apr. 11, 2017
    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2017
    Published: Oct. 23, 2017
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    Abstract: Learning another language, apart from your mother tongue, becomes an influential part of life; however, it will be affected by many non-linguistic factors. Moreover, there is no doubt that language acquisition is a complex process which involves several factors, and that this process is highly influenced due to the plasticity of the brain. Furtherm... Show More
  • Consanguinity and Charity: A Cultural Study on the Different Fates Between Lanzhi and Ruth

    Li Zhixiong

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2017
    Pages: 85-93
    Received: Mar. 11, 2017
    Accepted: Mar. 27, 2017
    Published: Oct. 24, 2017
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    Abstract: Both The Bride of Jiao Zhongqing and Ruth share the same literary theme: a woman’s fate in ancient societies. Both of them have the same relationship, daughter-in-law and mother. However, the fates of these two daughters-in-law are quite contrary. Their fates have been determined by their societies with different cultural structures. Consanguinity,... Show More