Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations
Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations Journal Title: Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations (An international peer-reviewed academic journal) ISSN: 1841-2394, e-ISSN: 2471-0881 Publisher: Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations Publisher Address: Flat No: 202, Sri Aditya enclave, Mohan Nagar,, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Pin Code: 500068 Publisher E-Mail: editor@philolinginvestigations.com Frequency: once a year (May) Acceptance Rate (2023): 16% Impact IF 2023 of Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations is 7.61. Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations publishes mainly original empirical research and review articles focusing on hot emerging topics, e.g. computational linguistics, natural language processing, immersive multisensory virtual spaces, neuroethics, interactive sociolinguistics, supervised machine learning, data-driven decision-making, algorithmic sociality, etc. This journal considers only manuscripts having a high integrative value in the current Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed literature (i.e., citing preponderantly Q1 and Q2 sources published in the past two years). For collective SLR RTs, we may provide a somewhat standard structure and a list of reliable data visualisation and (reporting and methodological) quality assessment tools. Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations is indexed and/or abstracted in: CEEOL Cengage Learning/Gale CNKI Scholar Communication & Mass Media Complete Crossref DeepDyve Dimensions/Digital Science EBSCOhost EBSCO Discovery Service ERIH PLUS Hinari ProQuest Scopus SHERPA/RoMEO The Philosopher’s Index The Philosophy Documentation Center Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Postcolonial Perspective of the Identity Dilemma, Immigration, Liminality, and Otherness in Leila Aboulela's The Kindness of Enemies
This paper investigates the representation of the diaspora characters of the Egyptian-Sudanese-Scottish novelist Leila Aboulela in her novel The Kindness of Enemies (2015) who lives in Britain. She seeks to negotiate the issues of identity, hybridity, and culture through the novel's narrative. The paper discusses why Aboulela’s main protagonists have been anguished by taking off their cultural identity. Why does Natasha legally change her name to Natasha Wilson? Why does Osama prefer being named Oz or Ossie? Additionally, the paper aims to examine how the characters’ identities are reformed to produce themselves anew within their host cultures. Finally, it portrays the historical story of Imam Shamil as an example of contemporary fighters and opposition against extremists and rejecting acts that harm innocent people around the world. The article seeks to analyze how a number of the novel's protagonists, including Oz, Natasha, and Jamaleldin, first, have been taken from their Muslim identity and their Arabic culture. In addition, they have been completely impacted by the consequences of the "war on terror"; each character is in their own time and place. The article aims to analyze the evolution of the notions of immigrants, identity crisis, cultural hybridity, and resistance. These concepts were interrogated in her novel, which discusses building a bridge for peaceful coexistence between societies amid political and religious differences.
The Influence of Social Media on Literary Reception Patterns: A Critical Perspective in the Context of Digital Age Transformations
Literary reception in the digital age has witnessed a profound transformation under the impact of social media platforms and the broader digital revolution. The literary text is no longer confined to silent, individual reading, but is increasingly received within open virtual spaces that enable direct interaction between authors and readers through comments, likes, and shares. This shift has generated new modes of reception characterized by speed, interactivity, and plurality, while simultaneously reshaping Arab literary taste toward concise, direct forms and enhancing the visibility of visual and interactive literature. Yet, alongside these opportunities for democratizing publishing and broadening readership, the digital context has also raised critical challenges, particularly regarding quality standards, depth of engagement, and the predominance of quantitative metrics over aesthetic and intellectual value. The study argues that understanding literary reception in the digital era necessitates an interdisciplinary approach that bridges literary criticism with media and communication theory in order to provide a comprehensive account of this cultural phenomenon.
The Effect of the Jigsaw Cooperative Strategy and the Conventional Method on Handicraft Skills for Female Students at the Institute of Fine Arts
Assess the effects of the Jigsaw cooperative learning strategy on the manual skills of third-year students at the Institute of Fine Arts. To achieve this objective, the researcher formulated the null hypothesis: At the 0.05 significance level, no statistically significant difference was observed between the post-test mean scores of students instructed using the Jigsaw cooperative strategy and those taught by the traditional method in manual skills assessment.
Pens in Algerian History through the Writings of Ahmed Tawfiq al-Madani and Abu al-Qasim Saadallah A Study of Content and Methodology
The present research examines aspects of the historical and intellectual legacy produced by several Algerian scholars and cultural personalities, through an examination of a selection of their scholarly works that enriched the Algerian and Arab intellectual heritage, particularly distinguished academic studies devoted to Algerian history , These works emerged within a broader effort to defend Algeria’s sovereignty and to challenge colonial discourses that attempted to erase the country’s national identity and misrepresent its history . Among the works that this study focuses on are those of Ahmed Tawfiq al-Madani and Abu al-Qasim Saadallah, through a presentation of their writings on the history of Algeria and a study of their content and methodology.
The School Dramatic Text: Between Linguistic Correction and Human Development
School theater plays a prominent role in shaping the student's personality in all its aspects; This is achieved through the roles students assume or the characters they interact with. One of the most prominent components of a student's personality is their linguistic ability, given the noticeable decline in the language performance of schoolchildren, and even university students. Therefore, it is essential to pay attention to and focus on this aspect. In this presentation, we will demonstrate the role of school theater in developing students proficient in their language— speaking, writing, and improvisation—through two key elements: First: Educational (dramatic) theater and its role in reinforcing the rules of the Arabic language, where the student immerses themselves in the Arabic sentence. Second: Improvisation in other plays and its role in refining language skills and overcoming various obstacles.
The Role of Argumentative Connectors in the Construction of al- Bachir al-Ibrahimi’s Articles: “Ramonā bil-Wahn” a Case Study
Discourse has held considerable importance both in classical and modern contexts, assuming various forms that range from oral to written expression. Argumentative discourse is consistently employed in both modes and constitutes a fundamental pillar in the transmission of ideas and the fulfillment of communicative intentions between the speaker and the recipient. It incorporates diverse strategies of stimulation, persuasion, and dialogue, a feature that is particularly evident in Qur’anic discourse as well as in philosophical, judicial, and other types of discourse. Consequently, argumentative discourse represents a multifaceted field characterized by multiple sources and dimensions. From this perspective, the present study, entitled The Role of Argumentative Connectors in the Construction of al- Bachir al-Ibrahimi’s Articles, aims to examine the function of argumentative connectors in structuring the essayistic texts of the Algerian reformist scholar al-Bachir al-Ibrahimi. The article “Ramonā bil-Wahn” (“They Accused Us of Weakness”) is adopted as the corpus of analysis. The study seeks to identify the various linguistic argumentative connectors that ensure the cohesion of the argumentative text within the article and to analyze their influence on the recipient.
Symbolic interaction between the sexes and its impact on shaping male dominance "A study in the concept of gender"
This study focuses on the relationship between men and women through the symbols of social interaction between them, which are based primarily on cultural concepts that distinguish between the sexes in functions and roles within society. Symbolic violence in the interaction between women and men is one of the most important manifestations that clearly appears through social institutions of all kinds. The family, as the primary institution in raising its children, prefers males over females, and gives the latter an inferior image that it accepts on the basis that its duty is to serve men and adhere to what he dictates in terms of control, power and domination. This idea has expanded to include the rest of the institutions of society, from the media, educational institutions, economic, political, cultural and even religious institutions, so that women become the point of activation of societal culture in embodying the meaning of symbolic violence with gender roots.
Training programs and their role in achieving occupational safety
Increasing interest in the search for ways to provide a sound work environment, whether physically or psychologically, as it contributes to raising the performance of the human resource in his organization and the most important of these ways is to provide him with training programs that help him adapt to his work environment so the goal of our research to highlight the role of training programs in achieving occupational safety by introducing what each of the programs and training and occupational safety and highlight how these programs contribute to achieving and one of the most important proposals of our research is the intensification of Training programs aimed at the prevention of occupational risks.
Digital Spaces as New Academic Publics: Blogs and Forums in Knowledge Production
This article examines digital writing environments—specifically blogs and online forums as emergent academic publics that reshape the production, circulation and validation of knowledge. Drawing on discourse theory, post-structuralism, and theories of the public sphere, the study argues that digital platforms redistribute authority, transform participation into a constitutive force, and reconfigure the boundaries between expertise and expression. Through a qualitative study based on MTeach students’ engagement with digital writing tasks, the article demonstrates how online environments generate new forms of authorship, dialogic knowledge production, and identity construction. At the same time, these spaces introduce structural instability: meaning becomes provisional, authority becomes performative, and knowledge becomes contingent upon interaction. The study concludes that digital academic publics do not replace institutional frameworks but operate alongside them, producing hybrid epistemic formations that are at once democratizing and destabilizing.
English Phonological Awareness Skills for Primary School Teachers in Algeria
This study aimed to explore the degree to which first-stage primary school teachers possess phonological awareness skills in English from their own perspective, as well as the relationship between this and variables such as professional experience and academic qualification. To achieve the study’s objectives, an analytical descriptive approach was adopted. A research tool (a questionnaire) was developed and distributed after ensuring its validity and reliability. The study sample consisted of (63) male and female teachers from the first stage of primary education under the Directorate of Education in Tiaret State, Algeria, during the second semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. The sample was selected randomly, and the data were processed statistically. The study revealed that the degree to which first-stage primary school teachers possess phonological awareness skills in English was moderate. Additionally, the results showed no statistically significant differences in the degree of phonological awareness skills based on the variables of professional experience and academic qualification. The study recommends implementing specialized training programs to equip teachers with English phonological awareness skills. It also suggests providing them with a guide or supplementary document to help them understand these skills, apply them in teaching, and recognize their importance in reading instruction.
The impact of oral language on the growth and development of executive functions in hearing-impaired individuals with cochlear implants
The current study addresses the topic of the effect of oral language on the growth and development of executive functions in hearing-impaired individuals with cochlear implants, aged between 6 and 10 years. The study aimed to reveal the effect of the degree of oral language development on the development of executive functions. To achieve the objectives of this study, the descriptive approach with a correlational study was adopted. Both the Oral Language Assessment Test (ELO) and the Rapid Frontal Assessment Battery were applied to a sample of 10 cases that were selected purposively from those being followed up at the White Bridge Hospital in Annaba. The results showed that the degree of oral language affects the degree of executive functions in hearing-impaired individuals with cochlear implants.
Eye Tracking in L2 Listening Assessment: A Systematic Review of Tasks, Cognitive Processes, and Cognitive Validity Evidence
Eye tracking (ET) has become an increasingly important methodological tool for investigating how learners process listening tasks in second language (L2) assessment contexts. Despite a growing body of empirical work, research in this area remains fragmented, limiting evaluation of the cognitive validity of L2 listening assessments and principled test design. Accordingly, the current systematic review seeks to combine eye tracking research to outline task characteristics, identify the investigated cognitive processes, and evaluate the relationships between eye movements and cognitive validity claims. Guided by Weir’s socio-cognitive framework, this study systematically reviews 22 empirical studies employing eye tracking in L2 listening assessment. The review shows that most studies used academically oriented listening tasks drawn from high-stakes standardized tests (e.g., IELTS, TOEIC, Aptis, TOEFL), predominantly employing multiple-choice formats in laboratory-based, computer-delivered contexts. Eye-tracking metrics such as fixation counts, dwell time, proportions of looking time, and scanpaths were used to operationalize cognitive processes including visual attention allocation, bottom-up decoding, lexical access, inferencing, and visual–auditory integration. The synthesis suggests that eye tracking provides response-process evidence supporting cognitive validity by verifying construct-relevant processing, identifying construct- irrelevant variance, and revealing test method effects not visible in test scores. This review provides a clear overview of the field’s current state, such as research focus and the use of eye movements as indicators in supporting cognitive validity in L2 listening assessment.
Stress Coping Strategies among Female Secondary School Teachers: A Field Study in the City of Tlemcen
This study aims to identify the most prominent stress coping strategies among working women at the secondary education level through a field study conducted on female secondary school teachers in the city of Tlemcen. The importance of this topic stems from its sensitivity, given the professional pressures experienced by teachers within the educational environment, especially in light of the continuous reforms affecting the educational system. These transformations have led to the diversity and variation of teachers’ strategies in dealing with such pressures, with the aim of adapting to them and achieving both professional and personal balance. The descriptive method was adopted in this study because it is the most suitable and widely used approach for examining psychological and social phenomena. The study included a sample of 40 female teachers from secondary schools in the city of Tlemcen. The research instrument used was a questionnaire designed to measure professional stress coping strategies. The results revealed the following: 1. There is one coping strategy that is used more frequently than other strategies among female secondary school teachers. 2. There are no statistically significant differences in stress coping strategies attributable to the marital status variable among female secondary school teachers. 3. There are no differences in stress coping strategies attributable to the professional experience variable among female secondary school teachers.
A study of the functioning of the politeness system in televised political interviews -Case of: Al Jazeera and France 24-
The interview is an important media format that allows politicians to express their ideas, opinions, and projects to the public. In this type of communication, the journalist asks questions to obtain as much information as possible from the guest, which can sometimes affect the guest’s image. This study, which belongs to the field of verbal interaction analysis, aims to examine interviews of the Algerian president given to France 24 and Al Jazeera. Using the politeness model developed by Brown and Levinson and later by Kerbrat- Orecchioni, it seeks to determine whether linguistic politeness is present in this type of potentially conflictual discourse. It also explores the strategies used by both participants to reduce conflict and make the interaction smoother.
The Etymological Dictionary: The Arab Ideal (Construct) between Lexicological Study and Lexicographical Achievement
This article aims to identify the features that will guide lexicographers in creating the great edifice that is lacking in the Arabic language: a living, widely used dictionary in the truest sense of the word, which shows no signs of ageing and decline — signs that generally lead languages to die out. Accordingly, it is necessary to establish a comprehensive and inclusive concept that brings together the desired Arabic etymological dictionary and clarifies its technical principles and multiple sources, providing the material from which lexicographical definitions can be derived with precision.
Stylistics and Rhetoric: Modern Approaches to Textual Analysis
Language has witnessed numerous studies that have delved into its form and content. When examining the term "stylistics," it becomes evident that it has explored the nuances of eloquence, aesthetic refinement, and artistic complexities based on perspectives and criteria that render the text a cohesive and dynamic entity, where each part complements the function of the other. However, these studies and theories have not remained confined to a single framework; rather, they have evolved to align with the nature of modern analytical linguistic schools. Accordingly, this paper aims to investigate the essence of stylistics and its relationship with the concepts of classical rhetoric and modern structuralism.
Representations of Disability in Modern Arabic Narrative: A Comparative Socio-Emotional Study of Asrār Qawqaʿa and My Beloved Is Mute
This study examines the representation of disability in contemporary Arabic narrative through a comparative socio-narrative analysis of two novels: My Beloved Is Mute (Ḥabībatī Bakkmāʾ) by the Saudi novelist Mohammed Al-Salem and Asrār Qawqaʿa (Secrets of a Cochlea) by the Jordanian writer Shahira Munir Al-Hasan. The article investigates how the two novels employ disability mutism and hearing impairment not merely as bodily conditions, but as symbolic and social structures that reveal exclusion, stigma, emotional alienation, and struggles for recognition within conservative Arab societies. The study adopts a descriptive-analytical and comparative approach grounded in close textual reading of narrative structure, paratextual thresholds, characterization, psychological and social conflict, representations of women with disabilities, and the relationship between disability, love, and marriage. It also draws on disability studies and socio-cultural approaches to narrative representation. The analysis demonstrates that both novels challenge stereotypical portrayals of people with disabilities as passive or marginal figures. Instead, disability emerges as a narrative mechanism that exposes the violence of social norms, particularly regarding women, emotional relationships, and marriage. While My Beloved Is Mute foregrounds emotional deprivation and the rhetoric of silence through an epistolary romantic structure, Asrār Qawqaʿa emphasizes empowerment, resilience, and social integration through educational, familial, and emotional support systems. The study concludes that suffering in both novels is produced less by disability itself than by social perceptions and exclusionary structures. It further reveals the persistence of “double marginalization” experienced by women with disabilities and highlights the role of Arabic narrative in reshaping awareness toward disability as a human experience rather than a deficit.
The Rhetoric of Influence: Between Discursive Guidance and Imagination in Contemporary Texts
The rhetoric of influence raises a critical issue that transcends the traditional classification of discourses, probing instead the ways in which contemporary texts generate symbolic authority and shape consciousness while reorienting perception. From this perspective, the present study explores the dialectical relationship between guidance and imagination as two interacting structures in the formation of rhetorical effectiveness. It seeks to uncover the mechanisms through which these dimensions operate within contemporary texts as spaces for meaning production and the exercise of influence. The study is based on the premise that influence is achieved neither through direct persuasion alone nor through purely imaginative openness, but rather through a complex network of pragmatic and aesthetic strategies that position the recipient as an active participant in the construction of meaning. In this context, guidance is viewed as a discursive practice that employs argumentation, persuasion, and the cultivation of acceptance, whereas imagination constitutes an aesthetic horizon that liberates meaning from referential closure and opens it to multiple interpretive possibilities. The study further demonstrates that contemporary texts no longer rely primarily on the transmission of information; instead, they seek to generate effects, transforming language into a means of shaping visions, constructing representations, and redefining the relationship between the self and the world. It concludes that the rhetoric of influence manifests itself through its capacity to combine the authority of guidance with the allure of imagination, thereby making discourse a space of symbolic negotiation and a field for the reproduction of meaning according to the dynamics of reception and diverse interpretive contexts. This interaction grants contemporary texts both their aesthetic distinctiveness and their cultural efficacy.
The Role of Religious Thought in the Construction of Civilization from the Perspective of Malek Bennabi -An Analytical Reading-
The idea of the article revolved around the views of the nonesuch scholar Malik bin Nabi, who considered the religious idea as one of the most important motives for building human civilization, and one of the components of its basic structure. From a psychological point of view, He considered the religious idea as a method that deals with the event as a phenomenon whose examination helps us uncover its core, and perhaps guides us to its law. Ibn Nabi also explains the effective positive role of the religious idea in the establishment of historical facts. Where he demonstrates how this very idea stipulates the individual’s behavior, and how it organically organizes his instincts in accordance to its function in building civilizations.
The Critical Approach of Abdullah Rakibi
This article examines the critical approach of Abdullah Rkibi, a pioneer of literary criticism in Algeria, who sought to establish a critical vision linked to national identity and cultural issues. It highlights his primary reliance on the historical-critical method, while advocating for the integration of various approaches rather than limiting oneself to a single method. This integration involves combining historical, social, and aesthetic dimensions in textual analysis. The article also reveals his reserved stance towards modern Western critical methodologies, criticizing their neglect of the human and social context. He emphasizes the necessity of utilizing these methodologies without compromising the distinctiveness of Arabic literature. His approach is linked to the concept of critical commitment, as he believes criticism should serve societal issues and reflect human experience. The article concludes that Rkibi contributed to establishing a systematic critical approach in Algeria based on the integration of various methodologies, with a relative evolution in his positions regarding modern trends.
The Dynamics of the Linguistic Concept: A Case Study on the Issue of Conceptual Foundation and the Plurality of Perspectives in Arabic Linguistics
This paper aims to trace the most significant linguistic concepts that have highlighted the problem of conceptual foundations and the multiplicity of conceptual perspectives. The linguistic concept is an indispensable epistemological basis for constructing linguistic theory and developing tools for linguistic analysis. We have examined the most prominent stances on the terms naḥw (grammar) and iʿrāb as addressed by various scholars, linguists, and grammarians, discussing the plurality of perspectives and the divergence of viewpoints. We have also outlined the primary foundational, innovative, functional, and pragmatic interpretations. This diversity has contributed to shaping what may be called the "dynamics of the linguistic concept."
The Operational Concept of The Linguistic Norm in the Conception of Contemporary Arab Linguists and its Methodological Constraints: the Speaker’s Authority vs the Linguist’s Practice
This article seeks to investigate the operational concept of the linguistic norm in the conception of contemporary Arab linguists, disscussing the perspective of scolars who restrict its concept to the grammatical rule and those who consider it as a coherent whole resulting from the authority of both the speaker and the linguist. It also elaborates on the methodological characteristics of the linguistic norm, regarding the activity of the speaker and that of the linguist as this norm’s application boundaries, as well as addressing the balance between descriptive and normative rules alike. Furthermore, the article provides an in-depth exploration of the specificity of the Arabic linguistic norm.
The Formation of Semantic Fields in Ibn Qutaybah’s (d. 276 AH) Adab al-Kātib: The Field of Human Traits as a Case Study (A Lexical-Semantic Study)
Ibn Qutaybah’s (d. 276 AH) book, Adab al-Kātib, is considered one of the educational linguistic works that occupies a middle ground between a linguistic lexicon and a didactic book. The author did not merely intend to compile words on a purely lexicographical basis, nor to establish abstract grammatical rules. Rather, he sought to refine the writer's language and regulate his expressive tools by selecting words, elucidating their differences, and determining their proper usage in various contexts. This approach resulted in the construction of multiple semantic fields distributed across linguistic, social, and ethical themes, reflecting Ibn Qutaybah’s vision of language as an instrument for both knowledge and behavior. However, addressing all the semantic fields present in Adab al-Kātib exceeds the limits of a single scientific article due to their breadth and complexity. Therefore, we decided to limit the scope to the field of "human traits" because of its lexical density and semantic richness, in addition to its revelation of the underlying value-based and ethical dimensions of the book. In this context, language intersects with societal perceptions, evaluative criteria, and models of desirable or unacceptable human behavior.
The Impact of Retrospective Evaluative Practice on Written Production in French-as-a-Foreign-Language (FLE) Classes Among 2nd Year Secondary Students
This study is part of the field of French-as-a-Foreign-Language (FLE) Didactics, more specifically within the domain of teaching written production. It aims to provide a targeted response to the recurrent difficulties encountered by many students during pedagogical evaluation and written production. Some students are often unable to manage the pre-writing, writing, and post-writing stages of text production, which constitutes a subtle obstacle. This lack of organization clearly demonstrates a limited lexicon and an insufficient command of syntactic rules. This is precisely why we chose to address the following topic: "The Practice of Retrospective Evaluation in Written Production." Our work is divided into two parts: a theoretical part and a practical part, through which we seek to demonstrate the importance of retrospective evaluative practice in improving written production activities.
THE HIDDEN INFLUENCE OF LINGUISTICS ON THE GRAMMATICAL STUDY OF MAHDI AL-MAKHZOUMI: AN ANALYSIS OF HIS BOOK IN ARABIC GRAMMAR: CRITICISM AND GUIDANCE
This paper examines the pioneering and distinctive project for evaluating, reforming, and simplifying Arabic grammar presented by the Iraqi scholar Mahdi Al-Makhzoumi in his seminal work, Fī al-Naḥw al-ʿArabī: Naqd wa-Tawjīh (In Arabic Grammar: Criticism and Guidance). This critical and evaluative project offered numerous noteworthy proposals and solutions to many complex and problematic issues in the Arabic grammatical tradition (al-naḥw al-ʿarabī), which Al-Makhzoumi viewed as suffering from inconsistencyand a lack of clarity. His endeavour represented a comprehensive attempt to reform both the subject matter and the methodology of Arabic grammar, aiming to serve the language and facilitate its teaching and learning. The central hypothesis of this study is that Al-Makhzoumi’s project was shaped by a hidden influence of modern linguistics, specifically the descriptive approach, despite the traditional, heritage-based guise (ḥillah turāthiyyah) that the work assumed. This paper analyzes the indicators and features of this subtle linguistic influence on Al-Makhzoumi’s grammatical discourse.
Ideology and its Impact on Objectivity in Writing Algerian History: The Events of May 8, 1945 as a Case Study
This research paper aims to examine a critical aspect of Algerian historical writing: the divergent accounts and writings of historians,both those from the French school,which sought to serve colonial objectives,and those from the Algerian school,which focused on serving national goals. The writing on certain topics differed between the two groups to the point of contradiction,which could distort the truth and compromise objectivity. This study will attempt to clarify the underlying factors that contributed to these differences.
Manifestations of Polyphony in the Novel "The Serpent's Embrace" by Azzedine Djellaoudji
Ezzedine Djellaoudji's novel "The Embrace of the Serpents" is an epic narrative that chronicles the French invasion of Algeria in 1830, alongside internal and external resistance under the rule of the Ottoman Regency. The novel employs Bakhtin's polyphony technique to present multiple voices—those of the Dey Hussein, Emir Abdelkader, Shamkha, the French generals, and others—each reflecting a distinct ideological and historical position. This study, grounded in a genetic structuralist approach, analyses the significance of these voices and how they interact to construct a complex, multi-layered vision of a pivotal historical era. The findings reveal that Djellaoudji's use of polyphony serves not only as a narrative strategy but as a means of recovering wounded collective memory, deconstructing colonial discourse, and affirming the complexity of Algerian identity.
Rethinking the Narrative Text: From the Centrality of Meaning to the Infinite of Interpretation
This article discusses theoretical shifts in the approach of the modern narrative text, from structuralist perceptions that have made meaning a fixed and closed center, to post structuralist perceptions that have opened the text to a plurality of interpretations and an infinite connotation. The research proceeds from the works of Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco, Jacques Derrida, Wolfgang Eiser, and Paul Ricoeur, to follow the path of the transfer of power from the author to the reader, and from one meaning to the open text, as well as in the Arab context, the principle of polysemy is evident in the critical heritage through the rhetorical perception of Al-Jurjani and Al-Jahz..., where the meaning is linked to the context and probability, before it is newly re-activated within contemporary Arab criticism, with Kilitu, Said Yaqtin, and Al-Ghadami, a trend that consecrates the open text and the productivity of reading.
Representations and Dimensions of the Friend Theme in Classical Arabic Prose: An Approach to the Art of Epistolary Correspondence
This article examines the theme of friendship in the corpus of fraternal correspondence, where the friend constitutes both the central focus and the ultimate purpose of discourse. The friend emerges through multiple representations and profound, interrelated dimensions that reflect his status and significance within this literary genre. This study approaches the theme of friendship through an ethical, emotional, and artistic discourse that transcends the limits of personal relationships to reveal society's perception of human bonds. It also highlights the role of fraternal epistolary writing in shaping and consolidating the image of the friend within classical Arabic prose discourse.
Women and Colonialism in the Spartan Court Novel
The narrative is a literary discourse that addresses human issues by narrating their events within an artistic framework that blends reality with the addition of imagination. Among the most important of these issues is the issue of liberation, which is the crown of humanity. If it is lost, dignity and self are lost. The novelist describes the brutality and tyranny of the colonizer if he comes to a country, from which neither the old nor the young, male nor female is spared. In this article, I focus on the suffering of women from the torments inflicted upon them by the colonizer, represented in the character of Douja within the novel The Spartan Court by Abdelwahab Aissaoui. This suffering is divided into two categories: as a human being, such as illness, poor living conditions, and ignorance, and as a woman, such as loss of honor and exploitation in prostitution.
Digital Transformation in the Algerian University as a Philosophy for Renewal and Keeping Pace with Scientific Progress
Today, universities around the world are striving to rebuild their academic and administrative models in light of the rapid digital transformation. This issue is not merely a matter of technology but rather a comprehensive philosophy of thinking and development that affects all dimensions of the university institution: teaching, scientific research, governance, and community service . This paper focuses on the importance of national universities engaging in digital transformation as a strategic and effective option aimed at achieving quality. It emphasizes that digital transformation is not limited to the use of technology, but also involves changing institutional culture, strengthening relationships between professors, students, and administration, and adopting data-driven and artificial intelligence–based approaches .
Criticism of the Novel: From the Aesthetic to the Cultural
This article examines the transformation of novel criticism from its classical aesthetic foundations toward contemporary cultural analytical frameworks. Beginning with the formalist traditions established by figures such as Henry James and Percy Lubbock, the study traces how literary criticism progressively incorporated sociological, ideological, and postcolonial perspectives throughout the twentieth century. The article argues that the cultural turn in novel criticism—pioneered by theorists such as Mikhail Bakhtin, Terry Eagleton, and Edward Said—did not abandon aesthetic considerations but rather expanded them to encompass the novel's function as a social and ideological document. Drawing on key theoretical texts from both Western and Arab critical traditions, this article demonstrates that contemporary novel criticism operates at the intersection of the aesthetic and the cultural, producing a richer, more comprehensive understanding of narrative as a site of meaning making, power negotiation, and identity construction. The article concludes that the most productive form of novel criticism today is one that maintains a dialectical relationship between aesthetic analysis and cultural interpretation, refusing to reduce the novel to either pure form or pure ideology.
The structure of rhythm and the question of uprising in Mahmoud Darwish's poem "O passers-by among fleeting words"
The poets of the Palestinian cause are among the most prominent poetic voices in contemporary Arabic literature. They have skillfully employed their artistic and aesthetic tools to express the plight of an entire people facing existential challenges. Their poetry is distinguished by unique artistic characteristics, including: the intensive use of symbolism, an organic connection to reality, an epic tendency, a shift from traditional to modern styles, and the emergence of a voice of resistance and steadfastness. Among these prominent poets are Mahmoud Darwish, Samih al-Qasim, Tawfiq Ziad, Mu'in Bseiso, Ibrahim Touqan, Fadwa Touqan, and others who have shaped the conscience and consciousness of the Arab nation regarding the Palestinian cause.1 In this context, Mahmoud Darwish's poem "O You Who Pass Between Fleeting Words" stands out as one of the most important poems associated with the First Palestinian Intifada, distinguished by a unique rhythm imbued with profound meaning. This raises a pivotal question: Did the rhythm in this poem succeed in revealing the spirit of the Intifada and embodying its turbulent currents? To what extent did the poet succeed in employing rhythmic elements, both phonetic and semantic, to express a pivotal moment of uprising in the history of the Palestinian people?
Feminism provided a fertile topic for cultural criticism, and at the same time through it it was able to destroy academic legitimacy. It is true that the approaches of modernity - both systemic and contextual - have crystallized the aesthetics of texts that deal with feminism, but to some extent they remained deficient in terms of contents, and from here the theory of systems intervened with its relativity. And its interface is in dialogue with both the aesthetic and the intellectual, using renewable and diverse procedural tools. This approach will take two paths: A theoretical path in which we will explore the nature of the cultural approach and dissect the system within it, while focusing on feminism and its categories. It is an applied path through which we aim to uncover patterns that are compatible with feminist thought.
Assessment of Oral Language Retrieval in Broca’s Aphasia Resulting from Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (A Comparative Study Between Two Linguistically Treated Cases: One with Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident (Ischemic CVA) and One with Hemorrhagic Ce
This study aims to identify the difference in oral language retrieval (oral comprehension / oral production) in Broca’s aphasia resulting from a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident and Broca’s aphasia resulting from an ischemic cerebrovascular accident. The study sample was intentionally selected and consisted of two cases that underwent orthophonic care. To achieve the study’s objectives, the case study method was adopted, and the following tools were used: observation grid, interview questionnaire, and the MTA test. The results of the study, based on descriptive statistics, showed that oral language retrieval (oral production / oral comprehension) in Broca’s aphasia resulting from a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident was better compared to Broca’s aphasia resulting from an ischemic cerebrovascular accident.
Literary Translation in the Light of Reception: Meaning and Interpretation
This article provides a detailed exploration of the role of reception in literary translation from a reader-centred perspective. It argues that the target reader’s interpretation is a determining factor in the translational act, particularly in literary discourse, where meaning is frequently implicit and culturally situated. Drawing on reception aesthetics, the study combines theoretical reflection with a comparative analysis of French and English literary translations to show how translational strategies influence readers’ responses. The results highlight the translator’s role not only as a mediator of language, but as a shaper of the reading experience. Accordingly, translation choices must account for the audience’s expectations, cultural knowledge, and sensibilities in order to sustain the source text’s aesthetic and emotional resonance. In an era of digitalization and globalization, the article further demonstrates how these dynamics reshape both the reader’s horizon of expectations and the translator’s function.
Between Textual Establishment and Interpretation: Limits of the Philological Method in Reading the Arabic Narrative Heritage through Kalila wa Dimna and One Thousand and One Nights
This article explores the limits of the philological method in engaging with the Arabic narrative heritage, focusing on two key works :Kalila wa Dimna and One Thousand and One Nights .It examines the relationship between the establishment of the textual corpus and the possibilities of literary interpretation, showing how textual criticism can serve as a starting point for broader semantic readings rather than a restriction on them. The study adopts a descriptive-analytical approach that outlines the textual history of both works, then analyzes selected variants and their interpretive implications in the light of modern critical approaches. It concludes by proposing the contours of an " interpretive philology "that combines the rigor of textual establishment with contemporary critical tools, and discusses its potential applications in Arabic literary studies, particularly in Algerian universitie
Peer Interactive Practices and the Co-construction of Plurilingualism: A Case Study in a Family Context
This study explores the mechanisms of acquisition and development of plurilingual competences within spontaneous interactions between children in a family setting. Based on the analysis of a corpus recorded during play, beach outings, and family gatherings, we examine how children and adolescents (aged 7-15), with linguistic repertoires including French, spoken Arabic (dialect), and English, mobilize and negotiate their linguistic resources. The analysis, grounded in the theoretical framework of plurilingual and pluricultural competence (Coste, Moore & Zarate, 1997/2009) and an interactionist approach (Vygotsky, 1934; Lüdi & Py, 2003), reveals that these informal exchanges constitute genuine micro learning situations. The observed phenomena—strategic code-switching, lexical borrowings, syntactic calques, and peer scaffolding—demonstrate an integrated and dynamic linguistic repertoire. The findings highlight the central role of horizontal learning and affective bonds in language socialization, calling for pedagogical recognition of these vernacular practices.
From Writing to Image: Reconfiguration of the Immigrant Figure Between Novelistic Text and Cinematic Representation in Le Gone du Chaâba and La Graine et le Mulet
This article examines the mechanisms by which the figure of the North African immigrant is reconfigured in the transition from the novelistic text to the cinematographic work, through two foundational corpora of immigration literature and cinema in France. Le Gone du Chaâba by Azouz Begag (1986), adapted for cinema by Christophe Ruggia in 1997, and Abdellatif Kechiche's La Graine et le Mulet (2007) represent two essential milestones in the representation of the migratory experience. Drawing on the tools of comparative narratology, image semiology, and cultural studies, this study analyzes the identity construction of the immigrant character, the strategies of intercultural mediation, and the political and aesthetic stakes inherent in generic transposition. The aim is to demonstrate how cinema does not merely translate a literary narrative into visual form, but proceeds to a genuine rewriting of migrant subjectivity, oscillating between collective memory, the quest for integration, and the affirmation of a plural identity.
Literature of the Palestinian Cause: Heroic Cultural Resistance and the Consolidation of Identity (A Study of Selected Examples from Contemporary Arabic Poetry)
The most dangerous thing facing the individual is the crisis of identity, which is the result of conflict between religions, especially the colonizer countries looking for making a deep discrepancy within their colonies for destroying their social constructions and systems so that their cultural construction would change, and they become strange within their lands through eradicating their identities’ features and destroying their historical, national and religious symbols. The real example of that conflict is the conflict between Palestine and the Zionistic entity. It isn’t only a political conflict, it’s rather a conflict of different religions including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Its objective is to create a cultural gap and a crisis of identity, which makes a division within the Palestinian society, which would deteriorate its identity and belonging.
The dialectic of the relationship between the ego and the other and the question of identity in the postcolonial novel
Postcolonial studies put forward a set of cognitive and cultural theses that revolve in their entirety around the issues of ego, the other, marginalization, identity and cultural difference...Perhaps the geography of travel experienced by many Arab novelists made them adopt post-colonial sayings, to express the experience of migration and its cultural and civilizational repercussions, and the various obstacles faced by their identity and cultural specificity in the host Western society, which is witnessing multiculturalism and the conflict of identities, where their creative works seek to dismantle the colonial discourse and its grand narratives, which It was created on the one hand by colonialism, and on the other hand by the reconstruction of an identity to extract the voice of the self from the hegemony of the Western narrative. In this new cultural context imposed by the transformations taking place in the world, the Arabic novel tries in the post-colonial context to address the worlds of migration and their interconnected realities that reflect the nature of the new reality and its cultural implications on the identity of immigrant minorities. Based on this, our research paper attempts to provide a critical vision of the new post-colonial cultural context, and to stand up to the issues of identity raised by the post-colonial context as a cultural and intellectual project that seeks to understand the way novelists deal with the post-colonial stage, by posing the following problem: How did the experience ofmigration and the issue of identity.
Artificial Intelligence and its role in developing educational curricula
Artificial intelligence is one of the most important modern technologies in contemporary computer science, as it essentially aims to simulate human mental capabilities such as learning, analysis, and decision-making. Through this, it has become the central around which the foundations of curriculum development revolve, contributing to the design of educational programs adaptable to the different needs of teachers and students. This is achieved by analyzing each student’s performance data, allowing for the provision of personalized educational content independently, thereby reinforcing the principle of individualized instruction. Likewise, artificial intelligence provides methods to improve the teacher evaluation process through educational decision-making based on data analysis. This approach promotes the use of an interactive and simulation-based educational environment through digital technologies, which contributes to enhancing students’ performance and comprehension abilities. Despite all of the above, artificial intelligence and the speed of its implementation place us before numerous challenges related to preparing the educational environment, including teachers and parents, as well as data protection, raising multiple questions grounded in solid foundations that lead to the optimal use of these technologies and their adaptation to serve the educational process .
Towards Enhancing the Quality of Professional Competencies, Curriculum Development, and Modern Teaching; and Methods in Higher Education: Between Reality and Challenges
This study addresses the topic of higher education quality, professional competencies, and modern teaching methods as integrated elements that contribute to the development of the university educational process. The study begins by defining the concept of professional competencies, which include the knowledge, skills, and abilities that a university instructor possesses and that enable them to perform his teaching duties efficiently and effectively. These competencies include lecture planning, selecting appropriate instructional strategies, interacting with students, and assessing their performance. The study also highlights the importance of these competencies in improving the quality of university education, enhancing interaction between instructors and students, keeping pace with technological and social developments, and enabling students to acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills required in the labor market.
Society and the State in the Philosophy of Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldun
The evolution of societies, politics, and the issues associated with governance, authority, and war constitute an important part of Ibn Khaldun’s philosophy of history, which he incorporated into his philosophy of human civilization (ʿumrān basharī) and the transformations and changes affecting it. Consequently, his philosophy was not detached from his conception of the cyclical succession of history. His perception of the development of society and the state was therefore consistent with this approach. He considered that society and the state undergo significant stages of development during their formation, influenced by a set of cultural, social, religious, and economic factors. The central concept upon which he relied in interpreting the social and political transformations affecting both the state and society is ʿasabiyyah (social cohesion or group solidarity), which constitutes a key notion for understanding his philosophy of history, human civilization, and the issues related to them.
The story directed to child: definition, artistic elements (techniques) and educational and social benefit
The article aims at giving a theoretical presentation about the story directed to child and demonstrating its important objectives, educational purposesand analyzing its significant kinds’ artistic specificities and techniques distinguishing it from other literary genres. The story is a significant mechanism in child’s life. It contributes to construct his character, enlarge his imagination and push him towards creativity and Enovation. The child deduces from it a set of customs and traditions including ethics, virtuous etiquettes and high motivation.
The Phonetic Study among Maghrebi Scholars
Language is a set of systems composed of phonetic units carrying specific meanings. It serves as a tool of human communication realized through social interaction, using the vocal apparatus for speech production and the auditory apparatus for reception. It is also a mental capacity formed by the totality of linguistic knowledge — sounds, vocabulary, and grammatical rules. Describing a language is, in reality, nothing more than describing the system upon which it rests; the analytical process aimed at uncovering linguistic structures is therefore inherently embedded in the phonetic system. Sound represents the first level upon which linguistic studies are grounded, drawing its foundations from physiology and physics. It has attracted the attention of both ancient and modern Arab scholars, including Sībawayhi (d. 180 AH) in Al-Kitāb, Al-Mubarrad (d. 295 AH) in Al-Muqtaḍab, and Ibn Jinnī (d. 392 AH) in Sirr ṣināʿat al-iʿrāb. Among modern scholars, notable contributions include ʿAlī ʿAbd al-Wāḥid Wāfī in Fiqh al-lugha, Ṣubḥī Ṣāliḥ in Dirāsāt fī fiqh al-lugha, Muḥammad al-Mubārak in Fiqh al-lugha wa-khaṣāʾiṣ al-ʿArabiyya, Aḥmad Muḥammad Qaddūr in Madkhal ilā fiqh al-lugha al-ʿArabiyya, and Muḥammad al Anṭākī in Al-Wajīz. Among contemporary researchers, one group deepened and renewed the heritage of Sībawayhi and Al-Khalīl, while another drew from foreign studies through translation into Arabic.
The Impact of Family Transformations on Students’ Academic Performance A Field Sociological Study in the Light of Selected Social Variables
This study seeks to reveal the impact of family transformations in their various forms on students' academic performance, based on the family being the primary social institution. which shapes the child's personality and determines his educational path. The study relied on the descriptive analytical approach, using the questionnaire as the primary tool for collecting data.A purposive sample of 45 male and female students from various educational levels (elementary, middle, and secondary) from families that had experienced family transitions. The study concluded that family transitions represent a fundamental factor. While explaining the decline in school performance, it also highlighted that school and extracurricular activities remain an important compensatory space for students, helping them adapt to family and social pressures. The study recommends The need to enhance psychological and educational support for affected students, and support economically and socially vulnerable families, while working to strengthen the role of schools as an alternative incubator that provides a safe and stimulating environment for learning.
From the Will to Truth to the Will to Interpretation: A Study in the Ontology of the Will
This research examines the philosophical shift from a central focus on the will to truth to a horizon of the will to interpretation. This shift is not limited to the epistemological level but extends to the ontological structure of human existence in contemporary societies. While the will to truth, in the metaphysical tradition, was associated with stability, certainty, and the claim of ultimate correspondence, the will to interpretation expresses a historical awareness of the fluid nature of meaning and its role as a product of symbolic struggles defined within language and discourse.The research begins with the premise that the shift from truth to interpretation reflects a change in the conditions of cultural hegemony. In complex societies, power is exercised not only through direct force but also through the production of meaning andthe symbolic framing of reality. Consequently, interpretation becomes an active tool in shaping collective consciousness, redefining legitimacy, and formulating the narratives that constitute identity and history. In this sense, the will to interpretationcan be understood as a mechanism for redistributing power within the symbolic field, reminiscent of Foucault's analyses of power and knowledge, and of deconstruction, which revealed the instability and perpetual openness of meaning.
Impediments to Implementing Distance Learning in Algerian Universities: A Case Study of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine University - Sétif 2
This diagnostic study aims to identify the impediments to implementing distance learning in Algerian universities from the perspective of the teaching faculty, focusing empirically on Mohamed Lamine Debaghine University (Sétif 2). Adopting a descriptive-analytical approach, the study surveyed a convenience sample of 110 faculty members. Data collection was conducted using a 48-item questionnaire structured around four core dimensions: pedagogical impediments, student-related impediments, technological/technical impediments, and material/organizational impediments. After verifying the psychometric properties of the instrument, the Chisquare test results revealed that technological and technical impediments ranked first in terms of severity, followed by student-related impediments, and then material and organizational impediments. Pedagogical impediments were found to be the least severe. Furthermore, the findings indicated no statistically significant differences in faculty perceptions attributable to demographic variables (gender, academic qualification, tenure, and training), with the sole exception of the "academic specialization" variable regarding the (material/organizational) impediments dimension. administrative and financial
Algeria and Palestine in the Poetry of Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ: Between Poetic Twinhood and the Experience of Struggle
This paper examines the presence of Algeria and Palestine in the poetry of Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ through a lens that brings together poetic twinhood and the lived experience of struggle. The poet gave voice to his sincere national commitment by portraying the Algerian Revolution as a symbol of liberation and triumph, and the Palestinian cause as an open wound embodying both tragedy and steadfastness.This twinhood manifests in the unity of the poetic lexicon, where words such as martyrdom, land, blood, and resistance recur throughout. It also appears in the symbolic linking of the two causes, the victory of Algeria as the hope of Palestine, and the steadfastness of Palestine as the continuation of Algeria's revolution.Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ's poems are distinguished by a clear balance between political commitment and artistic beauty. He maintained a refined poetic language built on symbol, image, and metaphor, making his resistance poetry a sophisticated artistic expression of Arab collective consciousness and its aspirations for freedom.
The human organizational behavior is a result of the interaction of behaviors within the organization. The latter is not isolated from society or the external environment, including cultural, civilizational, economic, and political influences. Therefore, human behaviors are a result of interaction with this environment and its components. As it is known, an organization does not remain static in its pursuit of objectives but is in constant motion, necessitating continuous change and development that may lead to conflicts during goal achievement. Thus, conflict is considered a natural phenomenon inherent to individuals and groups in human societies due to differences in their preparations, inclinations, desires, and orientations as well as differences in their values and attitudes. Therefore, it can be said that conflicts occurring within any organization are natural and should be managed to achieve maximum benefit from them
Mind Mapping and the development of the textual component of writing competence in french as a foreign language
This article examines the effect of mind mapping on the development of writing competence among second-year secondary school students (2AS) in the Algerian educational context. The study is grounded in the competency-based approach adopted by the Algerian education system since 2003 and draws on Dabène’s (1991) model of writing competence. The analysis focuses on the textual component of writing competence, particularly textual coherence and cohesion, drawing on the theoretical contributions of text linguistics. The research follows a quasi-experimental design comparing a control group and an experimental group through a pre-test/post-test protocol. Students in both groups completed a writing task following an instructional sequence on anticipatory science fiction short stories, during which those in the experimental group benefited from cognitive mediation based on mind mapping throughout all the learning activities. The findings indicate improved writing performance in both groups, with substantially greater progress observed in the experimental group, highlighting the pedagogical value of mind mapping as an effective tool for developing writing competence in French as a Foreign Language (FFL).