Education, Language and Sociology Research
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description: Education, Language and Sociology Research (ELSR) is an international open-access journal published by Scholink. The journal aims to provide a high-level platform for scholars and researchers all over the world to share latest findings and views in the field of Education, Language and Sociology Research. We would welcome scholars and researchers engaging in the related field to submit your manuscripts which are complete unpublished and original works and not under review in any other journals to Education, Language and Sociology Research. Both of online submissions and E-mail submission (elsr@scholink.org) are acceptable. ------------------------------------------------ The journal includes, but is not limited to the following fields: Education in Preschool Education Primary School Education Secondary School Education High School Educational Technology Educational Leadership Training, Teaching and Learning Language translation Learning Skills and Other Relevant Fields English Education & English literature Education Method Arts and Leadership Language and Linguistics Teaching and Learning Second Language Acquisition Labor Sociology Medical Sociology Social Work Urban Sociology Family Sociology Environmental Sociology Criminology Sociology Social Security Research Other Disciplines of Applied Sociology The journal will feature: Descriptive Articles, Research Reports, Relevant Reviews, Short Communications, Viewpoint Commentaries, and Case Studies. All submitted articles will be peer reviewed. <img src="[binary]" alt="" width="366" height="518" />
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language: en-US
publication name: Education, Language and Sociology Research
issn: 2690-3644
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items: Pragmatics as Pragma-sociolinguistics of Discourse
items: The Impacts of WhatsApp Messenger on Developing Writing Skill among Tertiary Level Students
items: A Critique of Phillipson’s Theory of Linguistic Imperialism
items: Generative AI ChatGPT in College English Writing Teaching: An Empirical Study on Effectiveness and Pedagogical Optimization
items: Research on Dynamic Interactive Design Strategies for Museum Exhibitions from the Perspective of Affective Computing
items: Research on the Practical Paths and Model Innovation of Integrating Ganzi Red Culture into Ideological and Political Education in the Preparatory Course of Sichuan Minzu College
items: Construction and Application of Knowledge Graph-Empowered POA Teaching Model
items: An Overview of Engineering Translation Bulletin: A Key Carrier of “Saving the Nation through Technology” in the Republican Era
items: Pragmatic Analysis of Selected WhatsApp Chats
items: Quality Assessment of Large Language Models Empowering Traditional Chinese Medicine English Translation: A Comparative Study with Online Translation Tools
items: Multimodal Parent-child Interactions in Autism: What Can We Learn from Them?

Pragmatics as Pragma-sociolinguistics of Discourse
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description: In construing pragmatics as pragma-sociolinguistics of discourse, a tripartite perspective of pragmatics is brought to the fore: it is a contextual perception of language use; it is a socially underpinned use and interpretation of human communication; and it concerns discourse (language in use). In discourse, language is functional because of the discrete pragma-sociolinguistic elements of communication deployed by language users/participants. Since discourse is indeed, language in use or language in action, a pragmatic study of discourse explains how social context, physical context and linguistic context impinge on “what is said” within and beyond the sentence. Hinging on Adegbija’s (1982) Pragmasociolinguistic Approach, this study concludes that pragmatics is essentially the pragma-sociolinguistics of discourse because: it is a social idea of discourse; it is linguistic action; it is situated/contextualized discourse; it is reference-making; and it is organized discourse.
creator: Adeoye Adeyinka Olusola
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Adeoye Adeyinka Olusola http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 1
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p1

The Impacts of WhatsApp Messenger on Developing Writing Skill among Tertiary Level Students
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description: This article examines the impact of WhatsApp Messenger on the writing skills of tertiary-level students. Studies indicate that using WhatsApp for writing exercises and vocabulary practice positively influences students’ writing abilities. Specifically, the platform facilitates the development of basic English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing skill through instant text messaging at the tertiary level. Through this, students can share the same platform to increase their accessibility, cooperative tendency and motivation. Students enjoy the opportunity to work in group, pairs, or individually giving evaluation to each other. WhatsApp Messenger is such an app that ignites interest among students to actively participate in writing tasks. It is not a boring media to them. This app helps learner to learn inside the classroom and also outside the classroom. Students can learn both privately and publicly. Further research explores the effectiveness of WhatsApp Messenger in higher education contexts to enhance their creativity in writing skill. This study shows that WhatsApp Messenger can be used as a significant technological tool for making students’ writing experience smooth. This media is also helpful to the instructors as it facilitates them in their task of assignment giving and collecting. Students have reported their experiences via surveys, highlighting the WhatsApp platform’s role in improving writing proficiency. Moreover, this research strongly recommends that, if the challenges can be faced positively Whatsapp Messenger may be used as a supportive and educational resource in the teaching and learning process of writing skill at all educational stages. Contribution of the Study: This research work will contribute to extend the mobile learning evidence base, focusing on writing skills, contextualizing it in tertiary education, possibly in specific cultural or linguistic settings, bridging informal technology use with formal academic writings, informing pedagogy,…
creator: Farhiba Ferdous, Assistant Professor
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Farhiba Ferdous, Assistant Professor http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2025-12-10
publication date: 2025-12-10
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 13
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p13

A Critique of Phillipson’s Theory of Linguistic Imperialism
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description: This study examines the imperial status of English via a critique of Phillipson’s Theory of Linguistic Imperialism. The communicative potency of the English language on the international stage resonates with its label as an ‘imperial language’. English is used in discrete communication situations in different regions of the world. Some of the functions of the language in such regions are assigned to it through legislation, because of the expanse of the referential/representational function of the language. For example, in former British colonies, the English language adequately fills up the vocabulary inadequacies of indigenous languages. This is crucial in contemporary times given the fact that individuals and nations try to cope with the communication constraints of globalization. In this regard, multiculturalism and intercultural communication tendencies are promoted, encouraged and demonstrated. This study is anchored by two theoretical frameworks: Afolayan (1995:1988); and the Wider and Narrower Perspectives of World Englishes. The study concludes that from different viewpoints, English is an imperial language: English nations dominate in different domains of world affairs, English is lingua franca in some countries, English is a language of wider communication; and English is used for documentation and publications across disciplines.
creator: Shitu Fatai (PhD)
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Shitu Fatai (PhD) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-01-14
publication date: 2026-01-14
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 29
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p29

Generative AI ChatGPT in College English Writing Teaching: An Empirical Study on Effectiveness and Pedagogical Optimization
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description: With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, college English writing teaching has ushered in new development opportunities. This study quantifies teaching effectiveness from two dimensions—external language knowledge mastery and internal writing thinking abilities, and conducts an in-depth exploration of the application value and practical effects of the generative AI technology ChatGPT in college English writing instruction. The research results indicate that ChatGPT can assume partial functions such as tool support and feedback evaluation across various stages of writing, significantly reducing teachers’ instructional burden. Additionally, the intelligent feedback system demonstrates remarkable advantages in improving the accuracy of students’ language expression and optimizing the logicality of text structure. Meanwhile, the application of ChatGPT is accompanied by inherent limitations, including lack of contextual awareness, potential for misinformation, and plagiarism risks, which necessitate teachers to play an irreplaceable role in evaluation and screening, rule supervision, and competency training. This study provides empirical references and targeted optimization suggestions for the practical path of AI empowering college English writing teaching.
creator: Wentao Guo
creator: Yanhao Guan
creator: Xinyi Zhang
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Wentao Guo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-01-26
publication date: 2026-01-26
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 43
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p43

Research on Dynamic Interactive Design Strategies for Museum Exhibitions from the Perspective of Affective Computing
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description: With the deepening digital transformation of museums, their development focus has shifted from the singular application of technology to the in-depth exploration of audience emotional resonance. The maturation of affective computing technology provides a new pathway for this shift. This paper aims, from a design studies perspective, to explore how affective computing can empower the dynamic interactive design of museum exhibitions. Through literature review and case analysis, a design framework comprising three core strategies—“Dynamic Narrative Reconstruction,” “Adaptive Interactive Adjustment,” and “Multi-Sensory Collaborative Immersion”—is constructed. This framework aims to translate emotional data into specific design parameters, promoting the evolution of museum exhibitions from static information delivery (“one-size-fits-all”) to dynamic emotional dialogue (“tailored to each individual”), thereby offering theoretical reference and methodological support for the practice of “integration of art and technology.”
creator: Xiaochen Lv
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Xiaochen Lv http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-01-31
publication date: 2026-01-31
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 58
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p58

Research on the Practical Paths and Model Innovation of Integrating Ganzi Red Culture into Ideological and Political Education in the Preparatory Course of Sichuan Minzu College
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description: As an important part of China’s red culture system, Ganzi red culture contains rich revolutionary spirits, ethnic unity genes and family-country feelings, making it a high-quality resource for ideological and political education in the preparatory courses of colleges and universities in ethnic minority areas. The preparatory education of Sichuan Minzu College undertakes the important mission of cultivating ethnic minority students’ cultural identity, value identity and national identity. Based on the connotation and contemporary value of Ganzi red culture, combined with the particularity of preparatory education and the current situation of ideological and political education in Sichuan Minzu College, this paper explores the necessity and feasibility of integrating Ganzi red culture into preparatory ideological and political education, constructs a four-in-one integration model of “theoretical infiltration+ practical experience+cultural edification+digital empowerment”, and puts forward specific practical paths and guarantee mechanisms. It aims to provide practical reference for improving the effectiveness of ideological and political education in preparatory courses of colleges and universities in ethnic minority areas and forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
creator: Xuewu Chen
creator: Xiaojun Su
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Xuewu Chen, Xiaojun Su http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-02-05
publication date: 2026-02-05
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 66
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p66

Construction and Application of Knowledge Graph-Empowered POA Teaching Model
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description: The digital transformation of education, propelled by technologies like AI and big data, has led to a proliferation of online learning platforms. However, abundant digital resources has arouse the challenges of low learning engagement and insufficient personalized learning. To address the challenges, this study proposes the construction and application of knowledge graph empowered POA (Production-Oriented Approach) teaching model to provide personalized learning for English listening course. By constructing knowledge graph empowered POA teaching model and and apply it into empirical study, it is to provide students with knowledge they need and optimize their personalized learning paths so as to ensure their learning engagement. Specifically, in this study, knowledge graph about English numbers in listening teaching is constructed, by implementing POA model embedded in UMOOCs and Chaoxing Xue Xitong, learning data are collected in pre-class, in-class, and post-class activities. Relying on the collection and analysis of dynamic data, students’ learning profiles are generated to reflect their learning status and ability levels. In the knowledge graph-empowered POA teaching model, students can personalize their learning according to their status by choosing the knowledge they need, thus improving learning engagement. This approach optimizes the allocation of teaching resources, drives personalized learning, and effectively improves teaching quality.
creator: Ju Liu
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Ju Liu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-02-06
publication date: 2026-02-06
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 77
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p77

An Overview of Engineering Translation Bulletin: A Key Carrier of “Saving the Nation through Technology” in the Republican Era
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description: Taking Engineering Translation Bulletin in the Republican period as the core research object, this paper systematically examines the historical role of this journal in the translation and introduction of Western traffic engineering technologies, localized transformation, and social impact, centering on the historical theme of “saving the nation through technology” and adopting the methods of literature collation and historical analysis. The research focuses on the journal’s publication information, content introduction, knowledge dissemination, and domestic acceptance, revealing how it constructed a technology dissemination mechanism of “introducing Western knowledge to aid China” under the concept of “saving the nation through engineering”. This journal fills the research gap in the history of engineering translation in the Republican era and provides a new perspective for the interdisciplinary integration of technology dissemination history and translation history studies.
creator: Nan Ji
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Ji Nan http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-03-04
publication date: 2026-03-04
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 86
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p86

Pragmatic Analysis of Selected WhatsApp Chats
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description: WhatsApp chats are human communication activities in which language is put to use by social actors (discourse participants). Language operates therein as units of communication with one or more topics. A pragmatic analysis of WhatsApp chats examines who utters an utterance, why the utterance is uttered and where the utterance is made; indeed, these are crucial issues in the analysis of WhatsApp chats. Such an analysis is a linguistic approach towards investigating the concept of meaning in human communication, which in social media, shows the link between ‘context’ and ‘meaning’ as evident in the selection and sequencing of speech acts. Arguably, language use cannot be divorced from the discrete contexts that produce it. In communicative events, different contexts are invoked for the purpose of making speech acts ‘easy to mean’. This shows the intentional nature of speech acts. This study is poised to explain the fact that speakers’ intentions, beliefs and principle-driven use of language can be elucidated through a pragmatic-analyst approach to WhatsApp conversations. The theoretical framework of this study is Bach and Harnish’s (1979) speech act theory. The study finds out that in WhatsApp chats, illocutionary acts are selected and sequenced according to communicative goals; and expressions pick referents that are either abstract or concrete from the immediate or remote world.
creator: Umar Rashida, PhD
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Umar Rashida, PhD http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-03-04
publication date: 2026-03-04
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 99
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p99

Quality Assessment of Large Language Models Empowering Traditional Chinese Medicine English Translation: A Comparative Study with Online Translation Tools
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description: Objective: To compare the quality differences in English translations of modern traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) texts between artificial intelligence (AI)-driven large language models (LLMs) and mainstream online translation platforms, providing empirical evidence for TCM translation practice and research in the AI era. Methods: A representative passage from the TCM textbook Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine was selected as the source text. The text was input into online translation services to generate English translations. The multidimensional quality metrics (MQM) framework was adopted to construct a scoring card covering dimensions such as terminology accuracy, omission, mistranslation, and grammar. Two TCM translation experts independently scored the translations, and the average total penalty points were calculated to measure translation quality. Results: Advanced international LLMs (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, ChatGPT-4o mini, Gemini 1.5 Flash) produced the highest quality translations, with a total penalty score of only 2, significantly outperforming traditional online translation tools. The domestic LLM (ERNIE 4.0) performed next best but was still markedly superior to all conventional online platforms. Translations from traditional online tools commonly suffered from terminological inaccuracies, mistranslations, and grammatical awkwardness. Conclusion: Current mainstream LLMs demonstrate a significant advantage in translating modern TCM texts regarding terminological accuracy and linguistic fluency, achieving a basically usable level. However, LLMs still exhibit limitations when processing specific TCM terms with abstract meanings. Future research should further explore their application potential in translating ancient TCM classics and develop optimized prompt strategies integrated with expert knowledge.
creator: Li Xu
creator: Zhe Zhang
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Li Xu, Zhe Zhang http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-03-08
publication date: 2026-03-08
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 110
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p110

Multimodal Parent-child Interactions in Autism: What Can We Learn from Them?
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description: Purpose: Exploring the multimodal communicative features in autistic parent-child interactions. Methods: Based on Sigrid Norris’multimodal interaction theory, editing and annotating parent-child interactions in five autism-related documentaries, this study analyzed the modality configurations and structural relationships of individuals with autism in parent-child interactions. Results: It was found that children with autism use more nonverbal than verbal modalities in parent-child interactions and they are capable of selecting distinct modalities and modal structures for communication purposes. In addition, autistic children are prone to articulate their thoughts, attitudes, and emotions in parent-child interactions. Conclusion: These data reveal that we can foster deeper cognitive skills of autistic children, such as identity and emotional awareness in parent-child interactions and consider the communicative behaviors of autistic people through a differential rather than a defective perspective.
creator: Yang Wang
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Yang Wang http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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date: 2026-03-19
publication date: 2026-03-19
volume: 7
number: 1
starting page: 119
doi: 10.22158/elsr.v7n1p119