Task-based language teaching (TBLT) which is often viewed as the strong version of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is gaining burgeoning interest as an approach to second language (L2) learning. However, many L2 researchers are concerned that the heavy focus on meaning and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/35850
The present study aims to explore compliments and compliment responses used by male and female Pashto language speakers. Current research utilized Discourse Completion Test (DCT) as instrument of collecting data. The DCTs, designed for this study consist of compliments and compli...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/34999
This paper aims at determining the imperative of intellectual capital on organizational performance. The paper reviewed empirical studies to confirm the effect of intellectual capital on organizational performance. The paper gathered information through journals, conference paper...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33080
The study identifies the multimodal discourse features of selected cartoons from TELL newsmagazine. It analyses the features of multimodal discourse in the cartoons, discusses the manners of their deployment in the cartoons and relates the features to the contexts in which they w...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33327
This paper examines the endemic and persistent water resources management problems facing the Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin (HJKYB) and how the problems cripple livelihoods and sustainable water resources management in the basin. It goes on to outline the various efforts d...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/26221
Food security has assumed a prominent role in international politics not only for traditional state actors but also of giant multinationals ranging from large scale Western farming, agro-allied corporations to pharmaceuticals and global food supply and retail channels. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/31631
This study ascertains the trust and distrust determinants of mobile banking adoption in the Nigeria banking industry by specifically assessing the effect of perceived benefit, ease of usage, risk and monetary cost on customers’ intention to adopt mobile banking. To achieve these...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/30589
Tourism sector is the dominant sector in Padang Panjang Regency West Sumatra province of Indonesia. Local governments have a serious attention to make this sector as the basis for local economic development. The main problem is what is the most appropriate strategy to develop the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/31217
The output of any research work depends, to a reasonable extent, on the adequacy of the sample from which data are obtained for the research. A sample is adequate when it is representative of the population or when it possesses the characteristics that are typical of the populati...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33069
Language is a means of human communication. Indeed, the skillful use of language in poetry, one of the genres of literature, is significant for interpretation. Thus, language is regarded as an indispensable tool in the world of poetry. It is imperative to note that Niyi Osundare’...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/32977
Introduction: Mexico's southern border is the main gateway of Central American migrants bound for the United States, exposing themselves to risks that have created a humanitarian crisis. Aims: To carry out an analysis of the ethical foundations related to the migratory movements...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33829
Investigation into water utilization and its determinants in the rural areas is salient to a result-oriented management of this resource. Thus, a research was conducted to assess the pattern of domestic water uses and its determinant in the rural areas of Oyo State, Nigeria. A mu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/34096
English is an important language in Tanzania and the world over. In Tanzania, it is a compulsory school subject in primary and lower secondary (i.e. Forms I to IV) education and a compulsory medium of instruction in secondary tertiary levels of education. However, several studies...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/32271
In this study, recent development in government expenditure and epistemological literatures on the relationship between public spending and economic growth in Nigeria are examined. The primary aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between government expenditure and eco...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33363
Literature abounds on the economic and environmental effects of crude oil production activities in the oil producing communities of Nigeria. Some of these effects include reduction in economic and agricultural activities due to oil spillage and gas flaring as well as health chall...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2017/33164