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Enhancing Assessment in Engineering English: YouTube as a Tool for Active Learning and Creativity
Full text linkTraditional assessment methods in Engineering English courses primarily focus on written exams, oral presentations, and assignments, often reinforcing passive learning. However, with the advancement of digital learning platforms, YouTube has emerged as an innovative tool for active learning and assessment. This paper explores the integration of YouTube as a tool for evaluating students\u27 communication, technical presentation, and critical thinking skills in Engineering English classes. It examines the benefits, challenges, and pedagogical implications of YouTube-based assessments through case studies, student surveys, and instructor feedback. The findings suggest that incorporating YouTube fosters creativity, engagement, and digital literacy while improving students\u27 English proficiency. The paper concludes by providing best practices and recommendations for effectively utilizing YouTube as an assessment tool in engineering education
Animism in Ancient India: A Literary Exploration
Full text linkAnimism essentially postulates that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself possess a spirit or consciousness that ascribes humanity into a spontaneous relationship with Nature. This research paper posits animism as a ubiquitous belief ingrained in the Indian cultural fabric through an analysis of selected excerpts taken from ancient Indian representative texts
‘Separation-Individuation’ in The Children’s Train
Full text linkThis research paper seeks to examine Viola Ardone’s The Children’s Train in the context of ‘separation-individuation’ theory that typifies how a child separates from the mother and gradually develops a distinct self-identity as an individual. The paper extends the scope of the theory for its application in literary research, specifically pertaining to the protagonist Amerigo’s transition from an appalling boyhood to a more successful adulthood, portraying this as a painful journey of separation from his mother
A Comparative Study on the Presentation of Cultural Elements in People’s Education Press and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Full text linkBased on the Framework for Analyzing Cultural Presentation in Foreign Language Textbooks proposed by Zhang Hong and Li Xiaonan, this paper conducts a comparative study on the presentation of culture in the third-grade English textbooks in People’s Education Press and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.It is found that in terms of the presentation of regional cultures: firstly, both textbooks emphasize the culture of the mother tongue; secondly, the presentation of the culture of the target language countries in both textbooks is relatively limited, and the content of international cultures is also weak.In terms of the presentation of cultural forms: firstly, People’s Education Press focuses on cultural practices, while Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press focuses on cultural products and cultural figures; secondly, the presentation of cultural communities in both editions is obviously insufficient.In terms of the way of presenting culture, both editions of the textbook use discourse and pictures as the main carriers, but the understanding of the cultural content is highly dependent on the teacher\u27s explanation and guidance
Bioregional Identity and Ecological Intimacy in Ruskin Bond’s Short Stories Sita and the River and The Cherry Tree
Full text linkThis paper explores bioregional ethics in Ruskin Bond’s short stories Sita and the River and The Cherry Tree. It examines how Bond’s portrayal of nature reflects a deep moral connection between humans and their local environment. Through the characters’ sensitivity to place, especially the innocence of children, Bond emphasizes harmony, care, and ecological belonging. The study highlights how both stories illustrate the principles of bioregionalism—living ethically within one’s natural surroundings, respecting local ecosystems, and recognizing human dependence on nature. By presenting nature as a moral teacher and companion, Bond promotes an environmental consciousness grounded in empathy and stewardship. His narratives remind readers that ethical living begins with understanding and preserving the ecological balance of one’s immediate landscape.
 
Ecosystems of Virtual Orientalism and Entrepreneurial Vision: Creativity and Liability of Newness in Digital Age with reference to India and Australia
Full text linkThe digitization of archival repositories has revolutionized marketing expectations, offering limitless possibilities at unparalleled speeds. Artificial Intelligence-driven content creation through neural networks has transformed the discourse on the perpetuation of ideas, concepts, and cultural heritage. Stakeholders now recognize the pivotal role of AI in leveraging archival heritage, utilizing productive tools to both market and preserve the ethnic essence of indigenous memory variables. Traditionally, the narratives of wandering aborigines were confined to oral traditions, but with the advent of computer-based technologies, these stories have found a new medium in digital archives. The intersection of computational virtual vision and generative images technology has provided patrons and researchers with unprecedented access to explore indigenous traditions and identities. This technological advancement not only preserves ethnic heritage but also serves as a gateway to sustainable ecosystems, reinvigorating intangible cultural markers within neural network datasets. Sophisticated Language Models (LLMs) play a crucial role in cross-cultural communication, facilitating the translation and interpretation of diverse cultural contexts. By analysing acoustic features, visual imagery, myths, symbols, and motifs, these models contribute significantly to multi-dimensional learning paradigms, offering insights into neurological perceptions across different cultural and linguistic landscapes. Art enthusiasts are drawn to exploring the intricate relationship between time, ecology, biology, and environmental factors. This exploration delves into past and present realities, shedding light on both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that shape individuals\u27 interactions with their surroundings. After studying some samples as case studies of natural language processing and neural network programming especially of the ethnography of folk culture from Australia and India, it appeared that virtual orientation is in fact and in principle a purpose of building pedagogues of virtual orientalism, besides being the resourceful neurons to calculate perceptron (a mathematical model of a biological neuron used in AI NNs or a simple algorithm to classify data) for multi-layer neural computational automated vision. Indeed, the wandering aborigines’ culture is now a wandering computational pool to build national interest for traditions and indigeneity, and to prevent their extinction, besides mitigating binaries of nature and culture. The paper aims to present an overview of the involved Repository learning models’ performance initiated to preserve and restore the process of loss, the function, and the training. Secondly the paper will also attempt to present the pro-active steps taken by the governing agencies in cross-cultural context to conserve intangible assets for generating text and content for the further academic proposed scholarships
Shakespeare as a Universal Writer with a Postmodern Touch: A Comparative Analysis of ‘The Merchant of Venice’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘King Lear’, and ‘Hamlet’
Full text linkWilliam Shakespeare is often hailed as the universal dramatist of the human condition. His works transcend time and culture, continuing to resonate in academic, theatrical, and popular contexts. Traditionally framed within Renaissance and Enlightenment humanism, Shakespeare’s plays are now increasingly examined through contemporary theoretical paradigms, including postmodernism. This paper explores four major plays—The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Hamlet—from a postmodern perspective. It examines how Shakespeare’s dramaturgy interrogates notions of identity, justice, language, truth, and authority, not by providing clear resolutions, but by dramatizing contradictions and indeterminacies. Drawing on the theories of Jean-François Lyotard, Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Linda Hutcheon, and Catherine Belsey, the paper argues that Shakespeare\u27s "universality" is not grounded in timeless truths but in his anticipatory alignment with postmodern concerns such as performativity, fragmented subjectivity, and epistemological skepticism. The paper further examines how contemporary reinterpretations and adaptations reflect Shakespeare’s dialogic openness and capacity for reinvention. Ultimately, this study asserts that Shakespeare’s relevance is sustained not by moral certainties, but by his dramatization of the instability of truth and meaning—a core tenet of the postmodern condition
Humanism Amidst War: A Reading of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse
Full text linkWar Horse is a war novel set in First World War Britain. Authored by Michael Morpurgo, the novel is a very poignant tale of the human-animal companionship that transcends boundaries of human language and the normally understood and highly limiting definition of human-animal bond. The protagonist, Joey, is a horse that passes into the hands of a young lad, Albert. The setting of the narrative is the First World War in France, when the British cavalry desperately needed horses, and the novel is about Joey\u27s transition from being a farm horse to a war horse. Millions of horses became victims of the cavalry thanks to the overzealous armies that employed the hapless animals for purposes of war. The noble creatures were forced to become beasts of burden due to man’s greed for power. Human-animal relationship is vividly portrayed in the special bond between Albert and Joey. Donna Haraway’s notion of companion species in When Species Meet informs much of the theoretical construct of the paper. The framework employed is Posthuman, multispecies family concepts from a political and ethical standpoint. The key message is that animals should be respected and treated empathetically
A Discourse Intonation Analysis of the New Nigerian National Anthem, Nigeria, We Hail Thee
Full text linkThis study investigates the role of intonation in the communicative effectiveness of the new Nigerian national anthem, "Nigeria, We Hail Thee," using David Brazil’s Discourse Intonation Theory as the analytical framework. The primary objectives are to identify the dominant pitch movements in the anthem and to examine how these intonational patterns function to convey meaning, evoke emotion, and enhance cognitive engagement and memory. Methodologically, the anthem was segmented into tone units, and pitch movements were assigned based on natural prosodic boundaries, following Brazil’s typology of tone choices—Falling, Rising, Fall-Rise, and Level tones. The analysis reveals a predominance of the Falling Tone, which conveys assertiveness, closure, and patriotic conviction, particularly in references to national identity, unity, and service. The strategic use of Fall-Rise tones introduces emotional nuance and contrast, especially in lines addressing national diversity and commitment. These prosodic choices structure the anthem into discernible rhetorical phases: salutation, unity, and aspiration. The findings demonstrate that intonation is not merely decorative but an essential rhetorical resource that guides interpretation, fosters solidarity, and reinforces national identity. The study concludes that pitch variation in the anthem serves ideological, emotive, and mnemonic functions, making it a powerful tool for constructing and sustaining collective national consciousness and identity
Renouncing the World: An Exploration of the Verses of Buddhist Nuns, Baul Women, and Women Mystics
Full text linkThe paper attempts to explore the concept of renunciation and highlight its diverse meanings through selected verses of Buddhist nuns, Baul women, and women mystics. The theme of renunciation serves as a connecting thread across these narratives, linking them meaningfully across time and place without blurring their distinctiveness. An examination of the verses reveals many layers of the experience of renunciation, highlighting that the practice of renunciation can take unique forms and meanings for different women in diverse spiritual traditions. In societies where women’s religious roles are traditionally performed within the domain of the household, and women are socialized as primary caregivers within family settings, renunciants tread a tightrope between individual spiritual practice and renouncing family ties. The paper attempts to bring to the fore creative ways in which women renunciants carve their spiritual journeys, which illuminate some of the ways in which diverse spiritual and philosophical Asian traditions are in dialogue with each other