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Writing is a productive skill, which means that the emphasis is on the output. The fact that most students in South Africa learn English as a second language (L2) presents challenges in regard to English writing proficiency, based on the fact that writing is different from speaking because it utilises higher-order cognitive skills. The study analysed 184 students’ scripts showing different forms of students’ writing, such as, reports, creative writing assignments, language tests, business correspondence,

The study explored the unfiltered voices in students’ academic writing who are enrolled in an online class in the midst of pandemic. These unfiltered voices could be seen based on language use, style, and vocabulary. Several studies have revealed that students’ writing in a face-to-face set-up has been observed to be declining while a limited body of literature explored this phenomenon in the times of the pandemic. With teachers complaining on the dominance of Netspeak

Online learning and virtual learning have been the mainstay before, during, and after the COVD-19 pandemic. Languaging in technology is characterized by remixing, online multilingualism, and so on. Technology appears to be foregrounding communication and the situated use of languages rather than the traditional focus on a decontextualized ‘language’ or standard variety. This is creating a context for cultural unification through language development. There are very few studies that focus on digital language and literacy

Developmental or remedial education is aimed at students who appear to be underprepared for college-level courses. English as a foreign language is a core subject in Japan, and recently, large numbers of Japanese university students are being placed in remedial courses. One reason for these students’ difficulties with learning English could be that they were unaware of what they were learning and did not reflect on their lessons, that is, that they showed weak metacognitive

Literature is the wonderful source which reflects the anthropological aspects, social aspects and linguistic aspects of the people who lived in different historical periods. They prove the higher values which were practiced among the communities. Literature created during the Sangam period are classified into three: They are: Pattuppaattu, Ettuththokai andPathinenkiilkanakku. Among these literature source the set of books called Pathinenkiilkanakku are being considered as they belong to Sangam period and some other scholars have classified