ESBB Volume 9, Issue 1, 2023

Academic Papers
1-3Roger NunnForeword
4-13John Adamson and Roger NunnEditorial Reflections on Open Review: Leveling the Playing Field?
14-22Christian PurenCriticism of the Dominant Academic Standards of “Scientific Communication” in the Didactics of Languages-Cultures
23-34Ahmet AcarThe Implementation of Projects in Communicative Textbooks and Action-oriented Textbooks
35-54Thi Hong Le Vo and Mark WyattInvolving company representatives in helping university learners to develop sociopragmatic competence in English for job interviews
55-73Tran Tin Nghi,
Nguyen Tat Thang,
Tran Huu Phuc
Exploring Sociolinguistic Influences on Gender Differences in English Preposition Use among EFL Students: A Case Study from a Public University
74-107Mukaddam KhaitovaScalar pragmatics in online academic job advertisements
 
108-124Benâ Gül PekerEnjoying Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), the Art of Excellence: Satir’s Communication Styles
125-135Leader Hilongwa, Roderick Zimba and Lukas Matati JosuaDifficulties secondlanguage learners of English have in understanding English written texts
 
136-142John BakerDrawing on Spenser’s Epic Poetry (The Faerie Queene) for Creative Writing World Creation: O What Endlesse Worke Haue I in Hand
143-155Seda Gasparyan and
Narine Minasyan
Translating Epithets in Fiction: A Stylistic Study of Semantic and Pragmatic Equivalence  
(With special reference to “The Fool” by Raffi)

 
Creative Pages
Seema Jain & Chris WeagleEditors for Creative Pages
156Chris WeagleForeword
157-158Kenneth May and Michael MelsonLittle Eddie Speaks From the Great Beyond
159Kenneth MaySchool Projects
160-166Jasmina NajjarWalls Speak
167Natasha V. BroodieCalled to Silence
168-175Adrian Matt ZytkoskeeThe Power of Self-Disclosure
176Shi WenjieStars-and-Moon-Lit Summer Palace
星空与月夜·颐和园
177-179Seema JainSymphony of Love, & God’s Will
180-183Kartik GandhiForty Steps to God, & Locked In
184Vijay Singh ThakurThe magic of rain
185John W. GilbertWatching the Train, Moving the Steel
186-187Creative Pages Contributors