Vol. 18 No. 2 (2024): OKARA: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra

This journal issue features a wide range of research contributions from esteemed scholars and practitioners affiliated with distinguished institutions across Asia, Southeast Asia, and beyond. Researchers from Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jinan University, Mustafa Kemal University, the University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences, and institutions in Indonesia. The diverse academic backgrounds of the contributors reflect a broad scope of topics, including language education, applied linguistics, Arabic learning, and language-related cultural studies. This edition provides valuable interdisciplinary insights into global and regional perspectives, fostering a deeper understanding of language, culture, and education.

Published: 2024-11-30

Articles

Fostering Learner Autonomy in Vietnamese Higher Education: What Factors to Be Considered?

Dung Thi Phuong Cao, Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Viet Nam

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2941-8593

Phuong Dzung Pho, Faculty of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Viet Nam

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1801-8148

184-202

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15563
Abstract views: 388 , PDF downloads: 529
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The Islamic Worldview and Language Proclivity: The Case of Modern Brunei

Salbrina Sharbawi, English Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link BE1410, Brunei Darussalam

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-1654

203-222

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15448
Abstract views: 357 , PDF downloads: 295
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The Ordering Distribution and Competing Motivation of Evidential and Logical Causal Clauses in English and Chinese

Wanying Fu, College of Foreign Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China

223-243

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15640
Abstract views: 127 , PDF downloads: 111
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Students’ Gains in English as a Second or Foreign Language through Game-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis

Jason S. Barrun, Language Education Department, Sorsogon State University, Magsaysay St., Sorsogon City, 4700, Philippines

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0609-2310

Sherill A. Gilbas, Language Education Department, Sorsogon State University, Magsaysay St., Sorsogon City, 4700, Philippines

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-1633

244-265

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15127
Abstract views: 302 , PDF downloads: 197
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Dismembering the Issues of Capitalism, Human Rights, and Mental Health of Irish People in the Novel Normal People by Sally Rooney

Ferdinal Ferdinal, Department of Literature and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang 25176, Indonesia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-4847

Sudarmoko Sudarmoko, Department of Literature and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang 25176, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2674-9584

Chintya Dewi, Department of Literature and Culture, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang 25176, Indonesia

Oktavianus Oktavianus, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang 25176, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4266-3454

266-284

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15659
Abstract views: 166 , PDF downloads: 146
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Harmonizing Humanity: The Enduring Legacy of Performing Arts in Character Education Through Literary Anthropology

Intama J. Polii, Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Manado, Manado 95618, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4613-8200

Kamajaya Al-Katuuk, Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Manado, Manado 95618, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-5879

Aulia Anggriani Waridin, Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Manado, Manado 95618, Indonesia

285-302

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.12888
Abstract views: 65 , PDF downloads: 42
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The Components of Arguments on the Friday Sermon in the City of Makassar

Dedi Gunawan Saputra, Department of Indonesian and Regional Language and Literature, Faculty of Language and Literature Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar 90222, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1479-7976

Loso Judijanto, IPOSS Jakarta, Jakarta 10220, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7766-0647

Andi Subhan Amir, Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-5556

Ahmad Zubairi, Arabic Language Teaching, Faculty of Literature, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang 65145, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0960-6244

303-326

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.14562
Abstract views: 57 , PDF downloads: 44
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Istikhdām al-Majāz al-Mursāl fi al-Balāghah al-‘Arābiyyah: Dirāsah fī Quwwat al-Ma’nā wa al-I’jāz al-Fannī fī al-Qur’ān [The Use of Metonymy in Arabic Rhetoric: A Study of the Strength of Meaning and the Artistic Miracle in the Qur’an]

Hüseyin Elmhemıt, Department of Arabic, Faculty of İlahiyat, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-5215

Muhammad Taufiq, Faculty of Shariah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Pamekasan 69371, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1151-2127

327-343

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.12647
Abstract views: 39 , PDF downloads: 30
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Mawād Qirāʼiyyah Mubtakarah Qāʼimah ʿAlá Mahārat al-Tafkīr al-ʿUlyā Wafq Taṣnīf Bārit [Innovative Reading Materials Based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Aligned with Barrett’s Taxonomy]

Siti Maisaroh, Arabic Learning Teaching Program, Faculty of Tarbiyah, institute Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Pamekasan 69371, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6696-4407

Sutaman Sutaman, Arabic Learning Educational Program, Postgraduate, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Malang 65144, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3564-8926

Faishal Mahmoud Adam Ibrahim, The College of the Holy Quran, the University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences, Khartoum, Sudan

344-361

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v18i2.15788
Abstract views: 19 , PDF downloads: 12
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