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An Analysis of Santiago’s Character in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea : A Saga of Indomitable Human Spirit
Authors: Farooqui Rummana
Published: May 2021

This article explores the epic story of an old fisherman and his experience at the sea that portrays the physical and emotional strength of a man called Santiago and will analyse his motivation to reclaim his lost reputation and dignity of not catching a fish for 84 days. Santiago confronted each day with poise and dignity for many days without catching a fish and was made fun of by many fishermen. He was called unlucky (salao) by the fellow fishermen. Hemingway illustrates the daring resolution of the old man through this tale. The story deals with the vital issues of mortality, hope, despair, and determination, where an old fisherman fights back against a huge fish to reclaim his honour and dignity. Ernest Hemingway rejoices over this heroic man who goes through life’s challenges alone with fierce courage and tenacity, exhibiting what Hemingway views as an indestructible spirit of man at its best. In addition, Hemingway reminds us about the human spirit and the importance of human dignity in our everyday struggle for survival. Hemingway compels us to acknowledge courage, tenacity, skill, expertise, and strength through this story. He recalls a tale of valour, daring, and heroism, of one man's struggle against his own doubts and about his success and failure, and his ultimate triumph. The novel brings forth man’s understanding of his own mortality and his power to overcome it. The objective of this study is to analyse the character of Santiago, based on the structural elements,using qualitative research.The primary data of the research is The Old Man and the Sea and the secondary data of the research are the other materials related to the study. The result of the study shows following conclusion.Based on the research the character of  Santiago’s struggle displays the aptitude of the indomitable spirit of man that endures suffering and adversity in order to succeed. The story illustrates Santiago’s adventure and resolution, hardship and   perseverance.
A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Some Asante Weed Names
Authors: Akuamah Abdulai
Published: May 2021

This paper investigates the morphosyntactic features of some indigenous weed names identified among the Asante people of Ghana. Asante is a dialect of Akan and belongs to the Kwa (Congo-Niger) language family spoken mainly in Southern Ghana.  This paper discusses some forty-four (44) weed names in Asante. All the data used were collected from primary sources. The data were collected from twenty (20) native speakers of Asante through unstructured interviews. The study has revealed various morphological processes in the language that include affixation, reduplication, and compounding in terms of morphological structure. The weed names were morphologically structured as single words, di-morphemic, phrases and clauses reduced to weed names. Syntactically, these sentential names can be simple, compound, and complex sentences which can function as declarative and imperative sentences.
Constraints of Attaining Pragmatic Relevance from English into Selected Luhya Varieties in Interpreter-mediated Sermons
Authors: Khachula Annet Aromo , Mudogo Bernard Angatia , Mandillah Lucy
Published: May 2021

Interpretation is an ultimate bridge among people who speak more than one language. In the case where the audience fails to understand the source language (SL), it is necessary to get the message to communicate with the target language (TL) speaker through an interpreter. This paper aims to evaluate the possible constraints of attaining pragmatic relevance during the delivery of interpreter-mediated sermons from English into selected Luhya varieties. The rationale for this position is that since English and Luhya belong to different language families, rendering information between these two languages can be very challenging. The Relevance Theory by Sperber and Wilson (1986) provided the background for discussing the data. Data was collected through Key-Informant Interviews for the interpreters, Focus Group Discussions for the congregants and the researcher’s non-participant observation during church services. The audio recording was used to collect corpus for analysis.  The following constraints were revealed; grammatic and structural constraints, time lag, idiomatic expressions in the SL, lack of compatible hyponyms, phonological and prosodic constraints, semantic constraints, lack of lexicalized TL versions, culture-specific words in the SL and polysemous words.  The findings also revealed that interpreters need to be aware of the constraints they face in interpreting sermons to determine the appropriate strategies to counteract the constraints.
Listening Activities in EFL Textbooks: An Analytical Study
Authors: Al-Janaydeh Khaldoun Ali , Deif Ibrahim Mohammad
Published: May 2021

This study aims to analyze the content of the Pupils' Book of Action Pack 5 in terms of the listening activities. In this study, the researchers handled these activities using a content analysis sheet. The study followed the descriptive methodology in analyzing the content of the listening activities. This study also aims to provide a comprehensive and clear answer to the extent to which listening activities in Pupil’s Book in Action Pack 5 are included and frequent and the extent to which listening activities in Action Pack 5 do correspond to the specific outcomes related to listening organiser in the General Guidelines. The findings showed that the listening activities included in Action Pack 5 are consistent with the general guidelines of the listening skills. It also showed that the results of frequency of the listening activities based on the criteria came in favor of achieving the proficiency level of the organiser. As a result, this research is beneficial in two areas: first, development of the curricula; and second, planning the instruction of the listening skill.
The Impact of Storytelling and Cooperative Learning on Iranian EFL Learners Vocabulary Achievement
Authors: Gashti Zeynab Rezaei
Published: May 2021

The researcher investigated the effect of using short stories and cooperative learning together in one class and compared its effect with the existing traditional methods and cooperative program as well as contextualized short-story-based program. To do so, 75 Iranian female EFL learners participated in the study after a homogeneity test. They were divided into three groups i.e., storytelling, cooperative, and mixed. The learners in the cooperative group followed the above procedures of cooperative learning for reading short stories and the short story group was engaged in a question and answering activity was guided by the teacher, as mentioned earlier. Moreover, the mixed group covered the short stories extensively out of the class as described for the short story group and did the cooperative group work activity in class. After the treatment lasted 12 sessions, the learners took the test again. The study's findings reveal that using story-telling can be a good strategy to bypass the difficulty of vocabulary instruction insomuch it gives leaners chances of using new words communicatively to produce target forms in meaningful real-world contexts.
The Role of Cooperative Principles and Presupposition as Comic Generators in a Ghanaian English Comedy: A Case Study of Nurse Awuni’s Youtube Video
Authors: Seth Amoah
Published: May 2021

Comedy is a common genre but quite complex to analyze linguistically. It consists of enormous discourse considered humorous or amusing by causing laughter in any entertainment medium. Several studies have investigated the relationship between comedy and cooperative principles in the analysis of everyday interaction. However, little attention has been paid to the role of cooperative principles and presupposition as comic generators in areas such as mass or social media, particularly on YouTube.  This study concentrates on the analysis of extracts from a Ghanaian comedy on YouTube, Nurse Awuni, which give rise to humor by identifying the violation of Grice`s (1975) cooperative principles and its maxims employed by the characters. It attempts to answer the following research questions. First, how often are Grice`s (1975) cooperative principles and its maxims employed, flouted or violated in the Nurse Awuni`s comedy? And What is the role of conversational implicature and presupposition as comic generators in the Nurse Awuni`s comedy? Quantitative analysis with a collection of empirical data has been followed to analyze the violation and keeping of the cooperative principles, maxims and presupposition, and conversational implicature of the Nurse Awuni`s comedy from a strictly linguistic and pragmatic perspective. From the results, it is evident that interlocutors sometimes deliberately flout the conversational maxims so as to create comedy in different conversational effects such as humor, sarcasm, irony, insults etc. Again, a comedian may constantly digress from the subject and content of conversation to make him, or her appear naive and create an awkward situation by saying something narrow-minded.  Moreover, the research investigated presupposition as a crucial comedy generator. Finally, the results indicate that the use of conversational implicature and its maxims is much more abundant than the use of presupposition.
The Principles Underlying What is Communicated and not Said: A Cursory Discussion of Grice’s Cooperative Principle and its Maxims
Authors: Yeboah Joyce
Published: May 2021

As humans communicate, much of what goes on is not simply about conveying information to themselves. In Grice’s paper “Logic and Conversation (1975)”, he argued that some cooperative principle is assumed to be in operation for a person to interpret what someone else says. In a typical conversational flow, the speaker needs to adhere to a pattern in order to be informative, truthful and clear and there exist a set of principles that direct the hearer to a particular interpretation of what is said.  This is because a speaker can mean something either by saying it or by saying (or ‘making as if to say’) something else. What is implicated by saying something is generally not what is said. This paper attempted to critically review how speakers manage to convey more than what is said and how the hearer arrives at the speaker meaning using a descriptive qualitative approach. This paper employs a descriptive qualitative approach. The key findings of the study is described in two context: first of all, speakers intentionally obey the maxims in conversation which in essence affirms Grice’s theory of cooperative principle in fulfilment of at least some of the maxims. Second, speakers exploit the maxims either deliberately or fail to observe by deciding to violate, suspend, flout, infringe, or opt-out of a conversation. This situation is one premised to give rise to conversational implicatures. A competent hearer should be able to arrive at these possible conclusions in order to draw out the speaker meaning from what was merely said.
English Language Education as Practice of Freedom in Ghana: An Analysis of Teachers’ Views and Opinions
Authors: Lomotey Charlotte Fofo
Published: May 2021

This study examined the views and opinions of Senior High School (SHS) English language teachers on critical pedagogy as well as its applicability in their classrooms. To achieve these objectives, 220 teachers of English were sampled to respond to a questionnaire, with 50 out of this number selected to take part in an interview. The data were subjected to statistical analysis using the SPSS and thematic analysis by a simple system of coding. Results suggest that teachers consider critical pedagogy as a viable alternative to the traditional teaching practice. Based on the results, it is suggested that it is important for teachers to practice democracy in the English language classroom in order for students to see themselves as valued members of the society who can practice education as freedom.
A Case Study of ESL Students’ Remote Speaking Class Learning Experiences in a Canada University During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Huang Min
Published: May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic forced a transfer from face-to-face (F2F) learning to remote online learning in universities worldwide. A university in southern Ontario delivered English courses to language learners living globally. This study, adopting a photo-production visual method, explored four English as a second language (ESL) students’ perceptions of this online learning compared to typical F2F learning and investigated activities enabling speaking opportunities and students’ expectations for online learning. The results showed that students perceived minor differences between online learning and F2F learning, including a non-academic English environment, a sense of community, and instant communications. The learning process involved interactive and collaborative discussions and presentations that allow students’ speaking opportunities. The online discussions contributed to students’ confidence but lacked adequate feedback towards students’ speaking skills. Students expected more types of learning activities that contribute to collaborations among peers, a sense of belonging to the online community, and examination orientated English skills.
Unblocking Practical Stumbling Hurdles in writing Master’s Dissertation Abstracts
Authors: Tata Caroline Linyor
Published: May 2021

This study set out to identify the practical difficulties masters’ students face when writing their dissertation abstracts. Students in their final year of the masters’ programme were the participants. They were randomly selected using random purposive sampling from four different Cameroon state universities that were easily accessible (Universities of Buea, Douala, Dschang and Yaounde 1). Equally, some selected samples of the abstracts extracted from already defended dissertations were used for the study. Even though academic writing is a dynamic form of writing, its importance extends from educational to applied linguistics. Students have often therefore taken measures to see to it that they write abstracts that are acceptable, but they face difficulties doing so. Students in the course of writing master’s dissertation abstracts pause for a while to make sure they are doing the right thing. Findings show significant measurable challenges that students face in writing master’s dissertation abstracts for academic achievements. Solutions are proposed in that light to overcome the practical difficulties.
Language and the Brain: A Twofold Study of Language Production and Language Comprehension as a Separate or Integrated Set of Processes
Authors: Bernice Anokye
Published: May 2021

Humans can understand their language due to the processes in the brain. It is very easy for language users to presume that language production and language comprehension are two simple phenomena. For psycholinguistics, these two processes are part of the three core topics in the study of the language and the mind. Psycholinguistics attempt to have a model that explains how language is processed in our brain. It is nearly impossible to do or think about anything without using language, whether this entails following a set of written instructions or an internal talk-through by your inner voice. Language permeates our brains and our lives like no other skill. Beforehand, psycholinguists described our comprehension and production of language in terms of the rules that were hypothesized by linguists (Fodor, Bever, & Garrett, 1974). Now, that is not the case. These linguistic rules inform rather than taking precedent in studying language and the brain. This paper aims to describe the brain regions/structures, language processes, and the intricate connections between them. The study discusses the brain as the underlying basis of the relationship between language and the brain. Moreover, this study descriptively analyses some of the recent expositive psycholinguistic research on language production and comprehension in order to understand the nature and dynamics of language. The methodology of this paper has to do with the research design, materials and concludes with descriptive analyses of the major finding from the secondary data reviewed in the paper. The linguistic approaches used for this study do not entail any sort of calculation or enumeration. It takes the form of a descriptive qualitative approach or a desktop study where research work mainly capitalizes on preexisting literature in the research domain. The study's main finding reveals that research works on language processing treat production and comprehension as quite distinct from each other. Language production processes differ fundamentally from comprehension processes in many respects. However, other researchers reject such a dichotomy. In its place, they propose that producing and understanding are tightly interwoven, and this interweaving underlies people’s ability to predict themselves and each other.
Impact of Farmer Producer Companies on Marginal and Small Farmers: A Study of Osmanabad District of Maharashtra, India
Authors: Babu Challuri , Patoju Sri Krishna Sudheer
Published: May 2021

The concept of a farmer producer company (FPC) has emerged as an inclusive concept to address the issues of farmers, especially, small, and marginal farmers. The present study is to examine the impact of farmer producer companies on small and marginal farmers. 150 small and marginal farmers were chosen through multi-stage stratified random sampling in the Osmanabad district of Maharashtra state, India to assess the impact. It was found that the farmers organized under FPCs in the study area are not getting adequate support from the FPCs. It was also found that services provided by FPCs like marketing, value addition, technological services and pre-harvest services were satisfactory, while agricultural advisory services, capacity building and credit access services were poor. A model ACITM (Agriculture Advisory, Capacity Building, Technological and Marketing Services) is suggested to be executed by the FPCDN (Farmer Producer Companies Development Network) – a development network consortium for addressing FPCs problems and strengthening the FPCs.
Agroecological Determinants of Potato Spatiotemporal Yield Variation at the Landscape Level in the Central and Northern Ukraine
Authors: Zymaroieva Anastasiia , Fedoniuk Tetiana , Matkovska Svitlana , Andreieva Olena , Pazych Victor
Published: May 2021

Global food security largely depends on the crop yield increase, so the study of the yield-limiting factors of potato (the second bread) is a pressing issue today. This study determines the contribution of the agroecological factors, namely, bioclimatic variables, soil indicators, and factors of landscape diversity, to the variation in potato yields. Conducted in Polissya and Forest-steppe zones of Ukraine during 1991–2017, this study has not only addressed the relationship between ecological determinants and potato yields, but also considered crop yields as a dynamic system. The dynamics of potato yields from the mid-1990s to the present is described by a log-logistic model. There are statistically significant regression dependencies between potato yield parameters and agroecological factors. Potato yield is dependent on the diversity of landscape cover. The relationship between yield parameters and landscape-ecological diversity is non-linear, which determines the presence of optimal landscape structure for the highest potato yields. Among climatic factors, the continental climate is of the greatest importance for potato yield. The high sensitivity of potato yield parameters to soil indices was found, and mostly the soil texture components (silt content), which largely determines the potato yield spatial variation.
Appraisal of Heavy Metal Presence and Water Quality having Microbial Load and Associated Human Health Risk: A study on tube-well water in Nalitabari township of Sherpur district, Bangladesh
Authors: Ali Md. Rayhan , Faruque Md. Omar , Islam Md. Tarikul , Molla Md. Tarek , Ahammed Md. Shakir , Mahmud Shahin , Mohiuddin A.K.M.
Published: May 2021

This article is based on a study aimed to determine physiochemical parameters, fecal coliform, total coliforms, heterotrophic plate count, arsenic, iron and lead of water to evaluate their effects on human health. Analysis was carried out on tube-well water collected from Nalitabari township of Sherpur District in Bangladesh. The dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity and electrical conductivity were in the ranges of 4.30 to 7.30 ppm, 350 to 792 mg/l, 0.2 to 0.5%, and 715 to 1,970 μS/cm. The pH values were slightly lesser or more than permissible value. Due to the vicinity to the latrines, 17 tube-wells’ water was contaminated by fecal coliforms. The highest heterotrophic plate count was 7.5×103 cfu/ml in ward-8 of the town. Eschericia coli and Vibrio cholerae were identified in ratio of 30.56% and 18.06%, respectively, in the tube-well water, resulting into diarrhea among children. About 6.94% of tube-well water was contaminated with arsenic. 3.25% and 4.5% respondents were suffering from skin diseases and headache, respectively. So, an alternative source of drinking water should be arranged for a better public health of present and next generations.
Assessment of Open Spaces Ensuring Socio-Environmental Quality in Bogura Town, Bangladesh
Authors: Khatun Most. Lata , Sazzad S.M. Farhan , Meghla Nowara Tamanna
Published: May 2021

The present article is the outcome of a study carried out to assess the existing condition, spatio-temporal changes and socio-environmental quality of four parks and six playgrounds in Bogura town of Bangladesh from January to June 2018. A questionnaire survey involving 150 respondents was carried out addressing environment, management, pattern, amenity, welfare and people’s reliability of the parks and playgrounds. The total area of parks and playgrounds has decreased by 8.09% and 14.19%, respectively, in last a decade. Qualitative assessment indicates that Kalitola Park is in very bad condition, while Shibbati Children’s Park and Shaheed Khokon Park are in good condition, and Pouro Edward Park is in moderate condition. The Ulka and Brindabonpara Playgrounds are in good condition, whereas MS Club and Altafunnessa Playgrounds are in moderate condition, and Dhorompur and Medical Playgrounds are in bad condition. The study has also shown that environment, pattern, beauty, welfare and people’s reliability indicators set the parks and playgrounds between moderate and good condition; however, managerial and institutional indicators and amenity indicator need improvement. It is recommended that a proper planning, management and accessibility of open spaces of Bogura town should be ensured.
Legal Problems in the Implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment in Ukraine: A Critical Review
Authors: Krasnova Mariya , Krasnova Juliia , Golovko Liudmyla , Kondratiuk Tetiana
Published: May 2021

By signing the Aarhus Convention and the Association Agreement with the EU, Ukraine has committed itself to adapting domestic legislation conforming European standards concerning environmental impact assessment. To fulfill international obligations, the Law “On Environmental Impact Assessment” was adopted by Ukraine. However, under this law of Ukraine, not all objects and activities having impact on the environment are assessed for their environmental impact, but only those having a significant impact on the environment are assessed. The aim of this article is to analyse the legislation of Ukraine on environmental impact assessment, and to compare it with the EU legislation. Special attention is paid to the judicial practice being adopted while implementing the said law. With the help of a case study, the shortcomings of the Ukrainian legislation are analysed and highlighted.
Analysis of Medicinal Plants Cultivation in Ukraine on Sustainable Development Principles
Authors: Mirzoieva Tetiana , Tomashevska Olga , Gerasymchuk Nataliia
Published: May 2021

Medicinal plants have always served people, primarily for the treatment of various diseases. In parallel with the development of human civilization, medicinal herb growth is evolving simultaneously. First of all, it involves the cultivation of medicinal plants, which is socially significant, economically viable, and export-oriented area of production world over. However, in some countries, particularly in Ukraine, this industry is in its infancy and needs consistent action for its development. This article reveals the socio-economic significance of medicinal plants being grown, some advantages and disadvantages of cultivated medicinal plants compared to wild relatives, the main restraining factors of its development, and comparison of key problems and opportunities for effective development of the industry in the future in Ukraine through using SWOT analysis. In particular, the article develops a scale for determining the levels of strengths and weaknesses, and a scale for assessing the importance of external opportunities and threats. It also presents a strengths and weaknesses of medicinal plants in Ukraine, and potential external opportunities and threats.
Phytosociology and Regeneration Status in Different Permanent Preservation Plots across Different Forest Types in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Authors: Singh Sanjay , Chand Harish Bahadur , Khatri Pavan Kumar , Kumar Dheerendra , Kewat Anil Kumar , Kumar Abhishek , Singh Kangujam Premkumar
Published: May 2021

Tropical forests are a global biodiversity centre providing enormous ecosystem services to the humankind. The present study was undertaken to examine and analyze the phytosociology and regeneration status of tree species in 39 permanent preservation plots spread across 22 different forest sub-types in Madhya Pradesh, India. A total of 975 quadrats were laid with a sampling intensity of 2.42% of the total area under study. 109 tree species were recorded. Density range varied from 516 individuals/hectare (ind/ha) in southern tropical dry deciduous forests to 3,412 ind/ha in dry grassland forests. Most of the forest sub-types showed log normal distribution owing to relatively high species richness, diversity and evenness, but a low dominance. Out of 62,228 live stems recorded, 68.52% were poles followed by saplings (26.39%), young trees (5.01%) and mature trees (0.08%). The result also showed high seedling density in each forest sub-type ranging from 1,040 ind/ha to 51,124 ind/ha, indicating a healthy population of mature reproducing adults. The diameter distribution in all the forest sub-types showed negative slope and followed the classic inverse J-shaped curve frequently observed in natural forests. Most of the forest sub-types in these preservation plots are regenerating successfully owing to the absolute protection given to the studied sites. It is recommended to study carbon sequestration in these permanent preservation plots over a time, which will inform climate policymakers about the true potential of Indian tropical forests as carbon sink.
Factors for Nation’s Rise and Fall: An Analysis from Quranic Perspective
Authors: Tazul Islam  , Gilani Sayyid Muhammad Yunus
Published: May 2021

This paper explores the Qur’anic factors for nation’s rise and fall. It highlights on how the divine law, sunnatullah, is functioning in this connection. The researcher depends on the textual analysis method dealing with relevant verses of the Quran. Hence, various types of Tafsir books were consulted. The findings include as follows: according to Quran, the universe is created and regulated in a systematic way which makes it a cosmos and not a chaos. This system is called sunnatullah, the natural laws of cause and effect. The case of nation’s rise and fall is also governed by the same divine system. The Quran depicts the standards and virtues such as strong belief system, righteous deeds, justice, reformation, renewal, having knowledge and wisdom might raise a nation to the sublime position among other nations. Similarly, it refers to some factors such as luxury, injustice, religious extremism, disunity that could propel a nation from the sublime to the ridiculous. It is expected that this study would deliver a significant contribution to this subject.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Ma‘Alim Al-Quran Wa Al-Sunnah Journal Published by USIM From 2005 to 2020
Authors: Syed Hassan Syed Najihuddin , Shaari Siti Nurfatihah
Published: May 2021

Since 2005, the Faculty of al-Quran and Sunnah Studies in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) has published Ma‘alim al-Quran wa al-Sunnah as a trilingual and bi-annual journal. The 16-year-old journal underwent a lengthy process of improvement before obtaining MyCite recognition in 2019. Since its inception, the journal has successfully published a total of 187 quality articles in the field of Quranic and Sunnah studies. This article then examines journal publication statistical data from the first publication in 2005 to 2020. As a result, the quantitative approach to statistically evaluating the findings was chosen as the research method. This study's findings are associated with writing patterns such as writing language, author gender, authors affiliation, writing frequency, and writing field. According to the findings, 408 authors published a total of 186 articles, with the majority of 323 are men. The data also show that 116 articles were in Arabic, 54 articles were in Malay, and the rest were in English. In this journal, single authorship is the most preferred method (92 articles), and the highest page number ratio is 11 to 20 pages (78 articles). Quranic studies account for 53.23% of the articles, and thematic studies are the most popular among authors, accounting for 55 articles. Malaysian authors contribute the most articles (267) followed by Jordanians (41). The authors with the most contributions, 250 in total, were all affiliated with USIM.
Understanding and Accepting of Organ Donation Among The Students: A Case Study
Authors: Hamdan Nur Insyirah , Hoque Mesbahul
Published: May 2021

This study was conducted to identify the level of understanding and accepting organ donation and transplantation among fourth year students in Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). Questionnaire instruments were used in this study through the Google Form application and consisted of several questions on the level of understanding and acceptance of students on organ donation and transplantation. A total of 52 students responded the questionnaire successfully. Collected data were analysed using descriptive statistical quantitative methods. Overall, the results of this study found that the level of understanding and accepting organ donation of fourth year students in faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies USIM is at a satisfactory level and some of them aspire to be one of the pledges of organ donors.
Sorotan Perkembangan Pembangunan Aplikasi Android Juz ‘Amma Versi Bahasa Melayu dari Tahun 2016-2020
Authors: Zahari Nuril Ham Al Hafizah , Syed Bidin Sharifah Norshah Bani , Wan Syamsuddin Syadiah Nor
Published: May 2021

Seiring dengan kemajuan teknologi tanpa batasan pada dunia hari ini, bidang pendidikan juga tidak terkecuali dalam menerima tempias gelombang ledakan teknologi tersebut. Dalam dunia pendidikan hari ini, para guru telah mula menggunakan teknologi dalam sesi pengajaran dan pembelajaran (PdP). Kajian ini dilakukan bagi menyorot pembangunan aplikasi al-Quran Juz ‘Amma yang digunakan secara meluas melalui telefon pintar android dari segi tilawah, tajwid, hafazan, dan tafsir al-Quran dari tahun 2016 hingga 2020 yang menggunakan bahasa Melayu. Kajian ini berbentuk kajian kualitatif iaitu berkaitan dengan aplikasi yang dapat diakses melalui telefon pintar yang menggunakan sistem operasi Android. Kajian turut difokuskan kepada analisis isi kandungan dan reka bentuk aplikasi Juz ‘Amma terhadap perkembangan, kegunaan dan sambutan terhadap aplikasi tersebut. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa terdapat pelbagai jenis aplikasi al-Quran Juz ‘Amma dalam bahasa Melayu yang terdapat di pasaran. Namun, secara keseluruhannya ia tidak memfokuskan kepada komponen yang diperlukan dalam sesuatu aplikasi al-Quran yang lengkap iaitu tilawah, tajwid, hafazan dan tafsir di dalam satu aplikasi. Oleh itu, penyelidik membuat kajian ini bagi membolehkan para guru Pendidikan Islam dan murid mengenal pasti aplikasi al-Quran Juz ‘Amma yang sesuai digunakan sebagai bahan PdP di dalam kelas dan juga akses kendiri.
Along with the limitless advancement of technology in the world today, the field of education is no exception in receiving the effect of the wave of technological explosion. In today’s world of education, teachers have begun to use technology in teaching and learning (PdP) sessions. This study was conducted to highlight the development of the Quran juz’ ‘amma applications in Malay language from 2016 to 2020 that widely used in Android smartphones in terms of their recitation, tajwid, memorisation and interpretation of the Quran. In this regard, this content analysis study also focused on the application design of juz’ ‘amma from the early development up until the use and response towards the application. The study found that there are different types of the Quran juz’ ‘amma applications in the Malay language available on the market. Yet, this study found that they do not focus on the components required in a complete application of the Qur'an, namely recitation, tajwid, memorisation and recitation all-inclusive in one application. Therefore, this study is also to enable the researchers to suggest Islamic Education teachers and students in identifying the appropriate application of the Quran juz’ ‘amma that can be used as PdP materials in the classroom as well as self-access level.
Konsep Tasfiah dalam Islam: Sejarah Dahulu dan Kini
Authors: Sulaiman Idris , Basir Aminudin , Haron Mohamad Sabri , Mohd Othman Fadlan
Published: May 2021

Syeikh al-Albani merupakan ulama kontemporari pertama yang mempopularkan konsep tasfiah dalam dakwah. Menurut beliau, tasfiah merupakan antara metode yang sepatutnya dijadikan sebagai asas beragama oleh seluruh kaum Muslimin bagi mengembalikan mereka kepada ajaran Islam yang sebenar sejajar dengan apa yang dibawakan oleh Nabi SAW. Artikel ini membahaskan konsep tasfiah beliau ini dari sudut sejarahnya dalam Islam, dahulu dan kini. Melalui kaedah kajian kualitatif dan pendekatan analisis dokumen, pengkaji mendapati bahawa konsep tasfiah yang diutarakan oleh Syeikh al-Albani mempunyai sejarahnya yang berakar umbi dalam perkembangan Agama Islam. Kajian ini memberi fokus kepada sejarahnya dalam tiga bidang utama Agama iaitu akidah, hadis dan fikah serta peranan yang dimainkan oleh para ulama dalam ketiga-tiga bidang ini untuk menangani penyimpangan dalam akidah serta fahaman-fahaman sesat, memelihara ketulenan hadis-hadis Nabi SAW dan menjelaskan hukum-hakam serta tatacara ibadah sesuai dengan sunah Nabi SAW. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa konsep tasfiah yang diketengahkan oleh Syeikh al-Albani bukanlah sesuatu yang baharu kerana para ulama sepanjang sejarah Islam telahpun menekankan tentangnya. Impak kajian ini menunjukkan keperluan para ilmuwan menekankan konsep tasfiah dalam dakwah mereka bagi memelihara Agama Islam daripada sebarang penyelewengan.
Shaykh al-Albani is the first contemporary scholar to popularise the concept of tasfiah (purification) in da'wah. According to him, tasfiah is one of the methods that should be used as a religious basis by all Muslims in order to bring them back to the true teachings of Islam in line with what was taught by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This article discusses his concept of tasfiah based upon its historical point of view in Islam, past and present. Through qualitative research methods and document analysis approach, this study shows that the concept of tasfiah is closely related to the history of the development of Islam. This research focuses on its historical development in the three main fields of Islam which is creed, hadith and jurisprudence, and the role played by scholars in dealing with deviations in faith, preserving the authenticity of the hadiths of the Prophet PBUH and explaining the Islamic laws and methods of worship in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The results show that the concept of tasfiah expressed by Shaykh al-Albani is not something new because scholars throughout Islamic history had emphasized on this concept. This study also addresses the necessity of emphasizing the concept of tasfiah in da’wah among Muslim scholars, in the hope that they might fortify Islam from any deviation.
دلالة المفعول به المعرّف بـــــ (ال) في أحاديث الأربعين النووية
Authors: Abas Ummu-Hani , Shaiful Baharum Azlan , Zabidin Mohd Azizul Rahman
Published: May 2021

(ال) حرف بسيط ثنائي مركب من ألف ولام، ولها أنواع : (ال) العهدية، و (ال) الجنسية، و (ال) زائدة، و (ال) الموصولية. وإذا دخلت على المفعول به (أل) فهي إما أن تكون لتعريف الجنس، وتسمى الجنسية، وإما لتعريف حصة معهودة منه ويُقال لها العهدية. يهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة دلالات المفعول به المعرّف بـــــ (ال) في أحاديث الأربعين النووية التي تمثل مشكلةً لدى كثير من الطلاب لفهمها فهمًا دقيقًا. وقد اعتمد البحث على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي حيث قام بوصف المفعول به وتحليله تحليلاً نحويًا دلاليًا اعتمادًا على آراء العلماء في النحو والدلالة والحديث. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى بعض النتائج المهمة وهي: أن قد ورد المفعول به اسمًا مقترنًا بـــ (ال) للدلالة على التعريف والتعيين في اثنين وعشرين موضعًا، والاستغراق والإحاطة والشمول في تسعة عشر موضعًا، وبيان الحقيقة والطبيعة في ثلاثة عشر موضعًا. بأمل هذ البحث المتواضع أن يقدم ما يؤهله للانضمام إلى مسيرة ‏البحث الأكاديمي ويستفيد الباحثون من الدعاة والمهتمين بشرح الأحاديث النبوية الشريفة ويراعون الدلالات الخاصة بكلام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عندما يخاطبون المجتمع الماليزي للإرتقاء به والحفاظ عليه.
Alif Lam is a simple binary composite character of alif and lam with various types: ‘ahdiyyah (‘default’ alif lam), jinsiyyah (generic), zāidah (additional), and mauṣūliyyah (relative). If the alif lam is maf’ul bih (prefixed to the direct object), it is either to define jins, called jinsiyyah, or to define its typical share called the ‘ahdiyyah. This research aims to study the meaning of definite object preceded by alif lam in the famous Forty Hadiths of al-Imām al-Nawawī which represents a problem among students to understand deeply the meaning of Hadith. This research was relied on the descriptive analysis method, where it describes definite object preceded by alif lam along with to analyse the alif lam from syntactic and semantic sides. The study has reached some pivotal results which are: the maf’ul bih associated with alif lam which denote ta’rīf (definition) and ta’yīn (specification) occur in twenty-two places, while for istighrāq, ihāṭhah and shumūl of alif lam in nineteen places, and the haqiqah (reality) and tabi’iyyah (nature) in thirteen places. The conclusion of this study establishes the multiple conditions that occur in the sentences and lead to different meanings benefited the grammarians in setting the grammatical rules. This study also found that this approach helps the students in understanding the prophetic texts correctly.
آية الشهوات في سياق سورة آل عمران- دراسة بلاغية
Authors: Qatanany Ahmed Abedalqader Hasan
Published: May 2021

تحدى الله الناس جميعا على أن يأتوا بسورة مثل سور القرآن أو من مثل سوره، فأعجزهم، ولما كان الإعجاز يتحقق في السورة وفي القطعة من السورة، فقد رأيت أن أختار قطعة من سورة تتحدث عن موضوع متصل، فيها عدد من الآيات مقارب لعدد أقصر السور؛ لبيان الإعجاز فيها من حيث الأسلوب والدلالة، واخترت الآيات التي تتحدث عن الشهوات لانتشارها وطغيانها في زماننا، والهدف من ذلك، لتكون دراستها بهذه الطريقة التي تجمع بين البلاغة والهداية داعية إلى التزهيد بها والتخفيف من حدتها. وقد خلص الباحث الذي استخدم المنهج التحليلي إلى نتائج مهمة، منها أن الجمع بين الأسلوب الذي يمتع العقل والعاطفة أقوى في التأثير وأدعى إلى التطبيق، وأن الله زين الشهوات وركزها في الطباع لإعمار الكون وابتلاء للناس، وأن القرآن ذكر أنواع الشهوات ورتبها مقدما الأخطر والأهم في أسلوب بياني بليغ، وأن ما عند الله من جنات وأزواج ورضوان خير منها، ومن أراد أن يهذب شهواته فليتخلق بصفات عباد الله المتقين الداعين الصابرين الصادقين القانتين المنفقين المستغفرين.
Allah has challenged people to bring a single chapter or a verse as like the Quran, but they were unable to bring any single of it. Since the miraculous nature of the Quran can be achieved in the surah and in the part of surah, I intend to discuss verses related to shahawat (desires or lust) in Surah Al Imran which a number of verses in this part is similar to the shorter surah. Yet, this selected topic of desires is significant in order to express its combination of rhetoric, guidance as well as mitigation. This study is a qualitative study and data collected through the methods of content analysis are thematically analysed using descriptive and analytical methods. Findings demonstrate that the combination approach between mind and emotion has stronger impact and preparing the ground for greater application. The beautification of the desire by Allah, which I maintain is to provide character building and affliction for people. The Quran describes many types of desire and arrange them depending on most alarming and most important in an eloquent expressive style that what belong to Allah like paradise, partnership, or contentment are greater. The Quran also stress whoever wants to refine his desires, let him practise the attributes of the pious servants of God characterised with patient, sincere, supplicants, and asking for forgiveness.
أقوال المؤرِّج في تفسير خمس آيات من سورة البقرة : جمع ودراسة وموازنة
Authors: Alkordi Sumaya Saleem , Al-Kubise Ahmed A.
Published: May 2021

يتناول هذا البحث أمرين اثنين، الأمر الأول: التعريف بالإمام المؤرّج ابن عمرو السدوسي البصري، وبمكانته في علمي اللغة والتفسير، والأمر الثاني: هو محاولة استقراء أقواله الواردة في  تفسير الجزء الأول من سورة البقرة ، ودراستها من خلال العرض والتحليل، ثم الموازنة بينها وبين أقوال المفسرين وبيان من أيّده من العلماء، وذكر من غلّطه واحتجّ عليه منهم، مع عرض أدلة كل فريق، ومن ثم الترجيح بينها- ما أمكن ذلك-  وفق قواعد الترجيح  المعلومة والمعتبرة عند العلماء. ومن خلال البحث يمكن التعرّف على المؤرج، ومنزلته في العلم بين أهل زمانه وعصره، والاطلاع على نماذج من تفسيره.
This paper intends to delineate two aspects; the biography of al-Mu’arrij b. ‘Amr al-Sadusi al-Basri (d. 195 AH/ 810 CE) and his scholarship in Arabic linguistic and tafsir (the Quran exegesis); secondly, this paper provides an analytical reading of al-Muarrij’s Quran commentary on the first juz’ (part) of Surah al-Baqarah. Next, special attention is devoted to compare al-Mu’arrij’s commentary with other scholars of tafsir and the trajectory of his work, traces the debate of scholars on his writings, why it was accepted or rejected. This comparative analysis allows us to demonstrate the establishing preferability between scholars. In the course of the paper, it becomes apparent that the acquaintance of al-Mu’arrij and his scholarship was a reference in scholarly circle among the contemporaneous.
电力工程中配电电缆施工技术要点探究
Authors: 庹 贞江
Published: June 2021

电力已经成为社会运转必不可少的一项内容，是保证生产生活正常稳定的基础。当前很多地区在开展电力工程施工中都需要应用电缆施工技术，电缆作为电力工程中重要的组成内容，具有较为困难的施工过程，如果施工技术不佳那么会影响整个电力工程的质量。为此，相关工作者需要明确电缆施工技术要点，做好全过程技术控制，提升电力工程整体建设效果。
电力工程10kV配电线路的施工技术探析
Authors: 乔 通
Published: June 2021

10kV配网施工在我国的整个电力体系中占有重要地位，其工程质量关系到电力输送的稳定性，进而影响人们的生产生活和工作。文章分析了10kV配网施工技术的具体应用，希望能够提高工程实践中的10kV配网建设水平，保证配网线路运行安全可靠。
水利基础工程施工中不良地基的处理技术
Authors: 王 法如
Published: June 2021

水利水电工程所在区域往往有着较为复杂且特殊的地质条件、气候环境，这就对地基施工提出了更高的要求。受到地理位置因素等方面的影响，软土地基是常常会遇到的一种情况，会严重影响水利水电工程基础施工的稳定性，如果没有采取有效的处理措施，那么会降低水利水电工程的基础稳定性，导致其生产运营安全风险增加。为此，管理部门要注意全面分析和研究不良地基问题，加强地基处理过程中的技术、质量等方面的管控，将不良地质带来的影响尽量降低，确保工程安全性。
水利工程中农田灌溉防渗渠道衬砌施工技术研究
Authors: 宋 光辉
Published: June 2021

在社会快速发展的影响下，我国各个领域的发展都取得了良好的成绩。经过实践调查我们发现，防渗渠道技术的整体实用性较强，所以受到了人们的广泛青睐，被大范围的运用到了水利工程项目施工建造之中，有效的促进了水利工程项目整体综合性能的提升。防渗渠道衬砌施工技术所具有的优越性是非常重要的，将这项技术加以合理的运用对于提升水利工程防渗漏性能能够起到积极的辅助作用。如果要想将防渗渠道技术加以实践运用，那么最为重要的就是需要对起加以全面的分析，并且需要对混凝土施工工艺加以综合管控，促进工艺水平的不断提升，这样才能够从根本上促进施工质量达到规定的标准要求。
INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE: A WAY TO BROADEN AND DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Authors: Simeonsdotter Svensson Agneta
Published: May 2021

How do we look at interdisciplinary theories and methods today and how do we welcome an interdisciplinary perspective in research? These questions are perhaps not the discussed in various research disciplines, but the questions concern both research and education. Within each discipline, we have theories and methods that we want to protect and make into "our own". We prefer that certain theories and methods belong to a particular discipline. We also keep ourselves happy within our own research area and develop it with "inherited" theories and practice what we consider to belong to "our research". However, issues emanating from interdisciplinary theories and methods provide opportunities to broaden and deepen each research area.
LEISURE-TIME TEACHERS IN A CHANGED PROFESSION
Authors: Dahl Marianne , Karlsudd Peter
Published: May 2021

This exploratory research focus on teaching and learning on the basis of Swedish leisure-time teachers with more than thirty years of experience. The purpose of this research was to bring to light the role of the Leisure time teachers, both in the past up to the present day and into the future. Based on important concepts for professional development, the qualities decisive for a long and sustainable career as a leisure-time teacher are sought. In interviews ten leisure-time teachers describe their professional careers on the following question areas: teachers, children, parents, leisure-time centers and mission. The outcomes are discussed in relation to the professional concepts of knowledge, autonomy, responsibility, collegial decision-making, confidence and trust, closing off and professional development. The results show that there are a number of success factors for why the interviewees stayed in a profession that has undergone and is subject to significant changes. Children, challenges, leisure-time pedagogy, flexibility and teamwork are considered to be important qualities. One factor that in certain cases meant that one did not change profession is that there are no clear career paths within the profession. Change that has occurred regarding the focus of the work is perceived mainly as positive. Leisure-time teachers emphasize that the collaboration with the school has resulted in greater confidence in their own mission and competence. From this research some critical research areas are revealed, such as, children’s possible perceptions of learning requirements at the leisure-time center. Key words: leisure-time center, leisure-time pedagogy, professional development, leisure-time teacher.