Journal issue
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026)
September
Published: 2026-09-08
All articles of this issue have been reviewed in a blind review process, and the authors and co-authors are from five countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Singapore)
- Articles
- 40
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Year
- 2026
Table of Contents
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Articles
Implementing the Experiential Learning Approach through the Accessible Bagong Smart Website for Javanese Script Learning among Visually Impaired Students
Javanese script instruction in inclusive education continues to face challenges, particularly for visually impaired students who primarily learn through braille transliteration without understanding the visual structure of…
Pages: 950-967 -
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Vietnamese EFL Teachers’ Evaluation of Dictionary-Selected Contemporary Vocabulary for Vocabulary Teaching and Critical Digital Literacy
Dictionary Words of the Year and related contemporary expressions increasingly reflect public concerns about digital culture, artificial intelligence, misinformation, online manipulation, and changing patterns of English use.…
Pages: 968-987 -
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EFL Students’ Academic Writing Development Through Draft-Rewrite Cycles: Evidence from Private Universities
Academic writing remains a major challenge for EFL students, particularly when composing the introduction or background of the study section of thesis manuscripts. This section requires students to establish the research…
Pages: 988-1004 -
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Development and Preliminary Validation of an Eco-English Language Teaching Model for Critical Thinking in Islamic Higher Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) in Islamic Higher Education has increasingly been expected to promote not only language proficiency alongside environmental awareness and social responsibility. However, existing ELT practices…
Pages: 1005-1021 -
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Doublespeak In Beauty Product Discount Advertisements on Instagram and TikTok: A Critical Discourse Analysis
This study addresses gaps in Doublespeak, the use of language that obscures meaning through ambiguity, euphemism, and hyperbole in Instagram and TikTok beauty product discount ads, where ambiguous promotional language is…
Pages: 1022-1038 -
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Introduction to Linguistics from a Phonological Perspective: The Final Vowel /a/ → [o] and Word-Initial Rhotic /r/ → [ɣ] Correspondences in the Batahan Dialect
This study provides a preliminary phonological description of the Batahan dialect, a coastal Malay (Pesisir) variety spoken in Batahan District, Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra. It focuses on two segmental…
Pages: 1039-1052 -
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EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Deep Learning Practices in Enhancing Elementary School Learners’ Language Skills: Evidence from Curriculum Merdeka Implementation
This study explores EFL teachers’ perceptions of deep learning practices in enhancing elementary school learners’ English language skills within the context of Curriculum Merdeka implementation. Deep learning practices in this…
Pages: 1053-1068 -
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EFL Learners' Perceptions of Applying Webtoon as a Digital Learning Medium Integrated with Deep Learning Principles in Reading Skills
This qualitative study investigated EFL learners’ perceptions of using Webtoon as a digital learning medium integrated with deep learning principles in reading activities at Islamic senior high schools in East Lombok. The study…
Pages: 1069-1086 -
Articles
The GenAI-Prompting Learning Model (GPLM): Developing and Testing a Structured Prompting Framework to Support Pre-service PBSI Teachers’ Metacognitive Skills
Pre-service Indonesian Language Education (Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia/PBSI) teachers often struggle to translate instructional-design theory into contextually grounded, creative lesson designs. Building on evidence…
Pages: 1087-1099 -
Articles
Designing Ai-Integrated Teaching Materials For Pre-Service English Teachers: A Lesson From Teachers Professional Education Practices
Lesson planning is a core professional skill for pre-service teachers, particularly within Indonesia’s Kurikulum Merdeka, which emphasizes the development of Modul Ajar as flexible, creative, and learner-centered teaching…
Pages: 1100-1114 -
Articles
Islamophobia, Foreign Interference, and Social Stability: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Le Figaro’s Mosque-Attack Coverage
The discovery of pig heads at several mosques in France on September 2025 attracted public attention and became one of the incidents widely reported by online media. Although previous studies have examined the representation of…
Pages: 1115-1126 -
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Navigating Intercultural and Pedagogical Challenges: A Case Study of a Foreign ELT Teacher in Indonesia’s Dual-Curriculum Secondary School
This case study investigates the instructional challenges and adaptation strategies of a foreign English Language Teaching (ELT) teacher in a private secondary school in Batam, Indonesia, that implements both the Merdeka…
Pages: 1127-1141 -
Articles
Digital Diasporic Self-Writing and the Imagined Nation: Constructing Indonesian Identity through @PuriViera’s YouTube Vlogs
This study examines how @PuriViera’s YouTube vlogs construct an imagined nation from the perspective of an Indonesian woman in diaspora living in California, United States. Functioning as video epistolaries, @PuriViera’s vlogs…
Pages: 1142-1155 -
Articles
EFL Learners’ Expectations and Perceived Instructional Fulfilment in a University-Based English Course: A Mixed-Methods Study
In the digital era, aligning instructional practices with learner expectations has become increasingly critical for the success of foreign language programs, particularly in non-formal educational contexts where learners…
Pages: 1156-1170 -
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The Role of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence in Relation to Speaking Performance in the PBSI Speaking Course
This study examines the associations between digital literacy, digital competence, and speaking performance among students enrolled in the Speaking Skills Course within the Indonesian Language and Literature Education (PBSI)…
Pages: 1171-1185 -
Articles
Enacting Student-Centered Learning under Kurikulum Merdeka: Interactional Challenges in a Secondary EFL Classroom
Kurikulum Merdeka pushes Indonesian secondary schools toward Student-Centered Learning (SCL), but classroom-level enactment does not always follow the policy script. This study examines that gap through a two-stage qualitative…
Pages: 1186-1200 -
Articles
Sustained Second-Language Reading and Multimodal Literary Engagement Through Reflective Autoethnography
Sustained reading in a second language offers more than linguistic exposure; it can become a reflective practice through which readers negotiate meaning, develop interpretive awareness, and extend textual experience into other…
Pages: 1201-1215 -
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Evaluating Program Coherence and Participant Progress in a TOEFL Preparation Course Through a Logic Model
Conventional evaluations of TOEFL preparation frequently emphasize end scores or participant satisfaction, which can obscure whether institutional resources, instruction, assessment, and intended longer-term benefits form a…
Pages: 1216-1228 -
Articles
Translating Cultural Words in News Articles Using DeepL: A Guide for Translators
The key issue in machine-based news translation is the difficulty of translating culturally specific terms with local references into the target language without compromising clarity or cultural identity. Although DeepL…
Pages: 1229-1247 -
Articles
Constructing Women’s Safety in Indonesian KRL Crisis Discourse: A Critical Analysis of a Ministerial Doorstop Statement and Clarification
Gender-responsive transportation policy is increasingly recognised as an important instrument for women’s safety in public space, yet the discourse through which such policies are communicated by state actors in moments of…
Pages: 1248-1262 -
Articles
Enhancing Elementary School Students' Descriptive Writing Skills Through ThingLink-Assisted Project-Based Learning: A Classroom Action Research
Descriptive writing remains a challenging literacy skill for elementary school students, particularly in developing ideas, organizing information, selecting appropriate vocabulary, and applying language conventions. This study…
Pages: 1263-1278 -
Articles
A Cultural-Semantic Analysis of Meaning, Symbolism, and Social Values in the Sasak Folklore Princess Cilinaye
Princess Cilinaye represents a significant Sasak oral tradition, yet previous studies have focused primarily on its narrative structure, moral messages, and cultural functions, with limited attention to the cultural meanings…
Pages: 1279-1292 -
Articles
Baseline English and TEYL Competencies of Non-English-Major Elementary Teachers in Riau Islands: A Preliminary Study
Starting in the 2026/2027 academic year, the Indonesian Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has made English a compulsory subject in all elementary schools and requires each school to have at least one qualified English…
Pages: 1293-1306 -
Articles
Animal-like Faces in Korean: Mapping Collocative Meanings of Gangajisang and Goyangisang
In Korean culture, individuals frequently associate facial features with specific animals to describe a person’s impression or charm, a practice known as dongmulsang (animal-like face). Terms such as gangjisang (puppy-like…
Pages: 1307-1318 -
Articles
Gender, Class, and Customary Oppression: The Virginity Myth as an Intersectional Apparatus in Faris Al Faisal’s Short Story “Gadis Bermahkota Tiga Kembang yang Layu”
This study aims to analyze the intersection of gender, class, and customary oppression operating simultaneously upon the character Karyati in Faris Al Faisal’s short story “Gadis Bermahkota Tiga Kembang yang Layu.” Prior studies…
Pages: 1319-1332 -
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Development and Evaluation of an Ecolinguistics-Based Transformative Writing Textbook for University Students in Yogyakarta
Indonesian language-education students need writing instruction that combines textual accuracy with critical interpretation of how language frames ecological problems. A documented needs audit found fragmented course materials,…
Pages: 1333-1348 -
Articles
Schema Disruption and Text-World Shifts in Ocean Vuong’s ‘Aubade with Burning City’: A Cognitive Stylistic Analysis
Ocean Vuong's Aubade with Burning City has been widely recognized for its fragmented imagery and exploration of love, war, and trauma. However, existing literary studies have largely emphasized its imagery and thematic concerns…
Pages: 1349-1363 -
Articles
Analysis of Conversation Structure in the 2024-2029 NTB Governor Candidate Debate: A Pragmatic Approach in Regional Head Elections
Political debates in Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) serve as strategic arenas in which candidates construct credibility, project leadership, and negotiate public image, yet research on subnational debates remains limited,…
Pages: 1364-1377 -
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A Structural Analysis of Phrase Patterns and Phonological-Morphophonemic Variation in the Mukomuko Language: A Lens of Structural Linguistic Framework
The Mukomuko language, a regional Malay variety spoken in Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province, remains insufficiently documented, particularly regarding the interaction between phrase structure and phonological–morphophonemic…
Pages: 1378-1392 -
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Verb Forms and Transitivity in Indonesian and English Online Recipe Discourse: A Corpus Linguistic Study
This study examines verb forms and grammatical and semantic transitivity in Indonesian and English cooking recipe recipe discourse through a comparative corpus linguistic approach. The study uses a balanced corpus of 500 cooking…
Pages: 1393-1408 -
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Song-Based English Learning in Elementary Schools: A Systematic Literature Review
Research on song-based English learning in elementary schools has developed significantly in recent years because songs are considered capable of creating an enjoyable learning atmosphere, increasing students’ motivation, and…
Pages: 1409-1419 -
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Comparative Representation of Gender Relations in Novel Perempuan di Titik Nol by Nawal El-Saadawi and Novel Larung by Ayu Utami
Literary representations of gender relations vary depending on the socio-cultural context in which the work is born, so cross-cultural comparative studies are important for understanding the diversity of gender relations…
Pages: 1420-1433 -
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Exploring Students’ Use of AI-Assisted Tools for Autonomous Vocabulary Learning: A Case Study in Secondary Education
Vocabulary learning is a gradual process that requires students' autonomy to support their vocabulary development. Metacognitive strategies encourage students to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning progress. Furthermore,…
Pages: 1434-1447 -
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Investigating Semantic Construction through Word Mapping: Enhancing Vocabulary Development among Suburban Indonesian EFL Learners
Vocabulary knowledge plays a crucial role in English language proficiency; however, limited vocabulary remains a major challenge among Indonesian EFL learners, particularly in suburban junior secondary schools where students…
Pages: 1448-1459 -
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Decoding Sufism and Symbolic Hermeneutics in Dewa 19’s Album Laskar Cinta: A Paul Ricoeur Perspective
Song lyrics in contemporary popular music frequently serve as complex symbolic systems capable of communicating deep theological and philosophical ideologies, yet prior research has mostly categorized religious themes under…
Pages: 1460-1472 -
Articles
Exploring SDG-Themed Project-Based Writing to Improve EFL Students’ Sustainability Awareness and Academic Writing Performance
The integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into English Language Teaching (ELT) has become increasingly important in preparing students to respond to complex global challenges. However, empirical evidence…
Pages: 1473-1484 -
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Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition through Structured Translanguaging: A Quasi-Experimental Study with Primary EFL Learners
Vocabulary acquisition constitutes a foundational dimension of second language development, particularly in primary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts where learners are establishing early communicative competence.…
Pages: 1485-1496 -
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Microteaching and Pedagogical Competence among Pre-Service EFL Teachers: Bridging Procedural and Conceptual Dimensions
Microteaching plays a central role in EFL teacher education as a platform for developing initial teaching competence; however, its contribution to deeper pedagogical understanding remains underexplored. This study investigates…
Pages: 1497-1507 -
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Bi'ah Lughawiyah Implementation Strategies at Three Kudus Islamic Boarding Schools: Rusydi Ahmad Thu'aimah's Perspective
Bi'ah lughawiyah plays a crucial role in mastering maharah kalam by providing continuous opportunities for authentic communication in Arabic, thereby fostering students' confidence and fluency. This study aims to analyze the…
Pages: 1508-1518 -
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Exploring EFL Learners’ Performance Assessment, Writing Performance, and Psychological Responses in Senior High Schools
Classroom assessment in EFL writing instruction often emphasizes final products rather than authentic language performance, limiting students' opportunities to demonstrate their writing competence in meaningful contexts.…
Pages: 1519-1529