Luqman Rababah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4510342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luqman Rababah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luqman |
| FAMILY NAME | Rababah |
| SIGNATURE | RABABAH L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jadara University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3871-3853 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of artificial intelligence in scientific research
Introduction . The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) models for automatic content creation highlights the need to develop appropriate approaches to address the ethical issues associated with this technology and to minimise the risks of its misuse. Aim . The aim of this study is to quantify and analyse the extent to which AI tools are implemented in research activities, as well as to assess their impact on research performance, w…
The effectiveness of digital storytelling as a tool for the formation of administrative values of students in pedagogical practice
Introduction. Digital storytelling is a crucial component of contemporary value-oriented education. Complementing traditional teaching methods, it serves as a tool to shape and convey administrative values such as justice, equality, and responsibility. Aim. The present research aims to examine teachers’ attitudes towards the use of digital storytelling in developing administrative values . Methodology and research methods . The research employed …
Exploring ChatGPT as a Tool for Thesis Writing
This study examines Jordanian EFL supervisors' views on ChatGPT's usage and effects on thesis writing at private and public universities in Jordan. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 47 EFL supervisors. Closed-ended Likert-scale questions were used to quantify supervisors' opinions on ChatGPT's correctness, dependability, and usefulness in thesis writing. Supervisors gave varied views on ChatGPT's usefulness and effects on thesis writi…
Unveiling Symbolic Layers
This research delves into T.S. Eliot’s Morning at the Window and Sylvia Plath’s Edge, employing stylistic analysis to explore how artistic influences and themes are articulated. It examines symbolism, imagery, themes, and tone, focusing on how these poetic tools deepen the thematic content. The research focuses explicitly on how symbolism enhances the thematic depth and impact of their work, revealing how their poetic techniques shape their expre…
Framing Threats and Justifying Actions
This study uses multilayered theoretical frameworks, including Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Speech Act Theory, and Propaganda Theory, to examine how the rhetorical and linguistic strategies used by Avichai Adraee in Arabic-language Facebook posts shape public opinion and justify Israel’s military actions. Using a qualitative approach,109 posts were collected from Adraee’s official Facebook page between September and November 2024. The findi…
Nonverbal Communication in Hotel Service Encounters
Nonverbal behaviors provide cues that illuminate the literal meaning of words, convey emotions, and help build rapport with others. This study explores how hotel trainees perceive nonverbal communication in hotel service encounters (HSEs). The purposively selected sample for this study consists of 12 student-trainees undergoing training in five-star hotel service encounters in Jordan. They were interviewed to gather their views on polite nonverba…
Cultural Challenges and Subtitling Strategies in American Animated Movies
This article explores the cultural challenges in subtitling American animated movies, using the movie “Shrek” as a case study. The study aims to identify the cultural challenges that subtitlers may encounter while subtitling American animated movies and exploring the strategies employed in subtitling American animated movies. Using the qualitative approach and Fernandez Guerra's (2012) classification of translation strategies, the researcher anal…
Religious Minorities in Iran
Ideological representations of women in Jordanian folk proverbs from the perspective of cultural semiotics
This study analyses the semiotics of proverbs by presenting the ideological portrayals of women in Jordanian folk proverbs. The content analysis of the proverbs shows that women are represented both positively and negatively, though they are preponderantly depicted negatively in the majority of the analysed proverbs. They are represented negatively as a symbol of feebleness, foolishness, disgrace, cunning, deception, jealousy and reproduction. Fe…
Refusal Strategies by Young Jordanian Speakers in Arabic and English
This study aims to investigate refusal strategies used among Jordanian Arabic speakers and EFL learners of English in Jordan. Two Discourse Completion Tests (DCT), containing scenarios of refusal, were completed by 43 Jordanian Arabic speakers along with 37 EFL learners of English in Jordan. Data analysis reveals three main refusal categories used in the data: direct, indirect and adjuncts to refusals. Jordanian Arabic speakers used 7% direct ref…
Unlocking Writing Potential
This quantitative research examines Grammarly's impact on 60 Jordanian EFL students' writing. 60 students are enough to derive statistically significant conclusions about Grammarly's effects on writing. An experimental group of 30 students uses Grammarly while writing, whereas a control group of 30 students does not. Both groups write the identical assignments and are assessed using specified criteria. A pre-test compares both groups' grammatical…
Developing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Repertoire Through Semantic Relations Techniques
The study investigates the impact of teaching vocabulary through semantic relations (i.e. including hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy and metonyms) on the breadth and depth of EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. A convenient sample of 50 freshman EFL learners from a state university in Jordan was recruited. The study followed an experimental approach; data were collected through pre- and post-tests over an academic term. An intervi…
Effectiveness of English E-Learning Classes
Owing to technological growth, new educational models have emerged that depend on technical advancements to accomplish learning goals. One of the applications that stand out is e-learning, which has altered both the roles and duties of instructors and students, as well as the way traditional education is conducted in academic institutions. This study investigates how Jordanian university students view the value of the online courses they take. A …
The Effect of Osborn’s Model on Developing Students’ Rhetoric Concepts
This study examines the effect of teaching a school rhetoric unit employing Osborn's (1963) model. The study sample consisted of 70 Jordanian eleventh-grade students, with 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Two instruments were used to collect data: a scale designed according to Osborn's model and an achievement test. The school unit of rhetorical concept development was applied to six classes over six weeks in the experime…
The art of rhetoric
This research investigated the main linguistic strategies used in President Biden’s inauguration speech presented in 2021. Data were analyzed in light of Fairclough’s CDA framework: macro-structure (thematic)—intertextually; microstructure in syntax analysis (cohesion); stylistic (lexicon choice to display the speaker’s emphasis); and rhetoric in terms of persuasive function. The thematic analysis of the data revealed that Biden used certain pers…
The Impact Mind Mapping on Writing Ability of Jordanian EFL Students
This study has made use of quasi-experimental research design that included a control group and pre- and post-testing. The participants were split into two groups: the experimental group, which was given instruction on how to use mind mapping as a prewriting approach, and the control group, which was given conventional teaching. Both groups were given training; however the experimental group was shown how to utilize mind mapping as a prewriting t…
Figurative Language Used by Australian Facebookers During Covid-19 Pandemic
This study investigated the metaphorical speech acts used by Australian commentators on Facebook during COVID-19. The sample contained 50 Facebook comments that were analyzed qualitatively. The study adopted Searle taxonomy of speech acts, namely, directive, assertive, expressive, commissive, and declarative. This helped in identifying the different functions of the metaphorical speech acts. Moreover, Austin taxonomy of speech act forms, namely, …
Examination of the Use of Feedback in EFL Writing Instruction
When comparing public and private schools, it is clear there are significant differences in teaching methods, and this may be used to help pupils become writers that are more creative. The goal of this research is to examine the concept of creative writing by analyzing comments made by EFL educators in their instruction. Fifteen EFL teachers in Jordan were interviewed and observed. The researcher interviewed fifteen teachers to get their opinions…
Physically Exiled, Spiritually Returning
This article explores a selection of Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry and Samuel Beckett’s Murphy (1938) as postcolonial texts which are rich with postcolonial undertones. Beckett and Darwish articulate a counter-discursive rhetoric that undermines any hierarchically installed oppressive structures. Although political classifications and restrictions limit many neutral inquiries of such texts and hinder objective scholarship on Irish and Palestinian lite…
The Ideology of Tolerance in King Abdullah’s Speeches
This paper elucidates the ideology of tolerance underlying speeches delivered by HM King Abdullah II. Three speeches were analysed according to Fairclough’s framework (1989). The analysis has revealed the underlying ideological outlook emphasised and constructed in King Abdullah’s speeches to consolidate the value of tolerance, such as eliminating all types of ethnic, religious, and social intolerance; spreading mutual respect, compassion, and pe…
Interdisciplinary Investigation of Naming Practices of Cafes Signages in Jordan
Various studies have extensively examined the linguistic aspects of signage, especially in the context of store signs. However, scholarly research on Jordanian café culture is limited. Therefore, conducting a comprehensive study of Jordan's café scene is relevant and promising in providing valuable sociocultural insights. This research explores the sociocultural values, norms, and practices associated with café signs in Jordan. Three hundred fort…
An Investigation of Speech Acts Types Used in the Last Sermon of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
The types of speech acts in Prophet Mohammed's farewell sermon were investigated in this study. The last sermon of Prophet Mohammed was analyzed using the speech acts theory in this qualitative case study. According to the analysis, the sermon contains a variety of speech acts. Directives, assertives, commissives, declaratives, and expressives were the speech acts used in this sermon. This study is significant because the speaker is well-known, p…
Contextualization to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability
The current study used a qualitative methodology to elicit data from ten EFL teachers of Irbid private schools in order to ascertain the responses to the research questions. The researcher gathered data from participants prior to the study using a convenience sample drawn from the public. Convenience sampling is used in research to acquire a decent approximation of the truth, and it gives valuable information Interviews and observations were used…
Gender Differences in Using Arabizi Among Jordanian Undergraduate Students
This study aimed to explore the statistical differences between each gender in using Arabizi according to their age, place of living. The sample of the study consisted (283) students selected randomly from both Yarmouk and Jadara universities. A quantitative method approach was employed by the researchers in order to answer the questions of the study. A fourteen-item questionnaire was adapted, developed and validated based on the past literature …
The Status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English Language in Jordan
Jordan’s educational system is now based around the concepts of freedom, justice, and human and economic development in order to achieve a high level of productivity and progress. Jordan is one of the developing countries that are consistently attempting to align development with current global educational standards, as one of the Kingdom’s top priorities. The Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) (2003), Education Reform for Knowledge Economy (ERfKE…
Speech Act Analysis of Whatsapp Statuses Used by Jordanians
This qualitative study aims at investigating the WhatsApp statuses as used by Jordanians. It also investigates the types of speech acts used in these statuses. For this purpose, the study has collected and analyzed 200 statuses. The population of the study included all English language students of Jadadra University, where the sample of the study included (50) students, representing 20 % of the whole population. The results showed that data were …
Jadara University Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of Microsoft Teams in Learning English as a Foreign Language
This qualitative study aimed at investigating students’ attitudes towards the use of Microsoft Teams in their learning. The study has adopted a qualitative research design to determine attitudes of EFL students towards the use of Microsoft Teams in leaning. Six EFL students were chosen and interviewed using a focus group interview. Three positive themes emerged from students’ responses namely, convenience, time efficiency, and shared learning res…
ICT Obstacles and Challenges Faced by English Language Learners During the Coronavirus Outbreak in Jordan
During the Coronavirus outbreak, the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a necessity, as ICT use in education is a systematic and structured process to improve the quality of education in Jordan. This study aimed at investigating the obstacles and challenges faced by English language students at Jadara University in Jordan while using e-learning programs during the school suspension. To achieve the aim of the …
Speech Act Analysis of Whatsapp Statuses Used by Jordanians
This qualitative study aims at investigating the WhatsApp statuses as used by Jordanians. It also investigates the types of speech acts used in these statuses. For this purpose, the study has collected and analyzed 200 statuses. The population of the study included all English language students of Jadadra University, where the sample of the study included (50) students, representing 20 % of the whole population. The results showed that data were …
The Status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English Language in Jordan
Jordan’s educational system is now based around the concepts of freedom, justice, and human and economic development in order to achieve a high level of productivity and progress. Jordan is one of the developing countries that are consistently attempting to align development with current global educational standards, as one of the Kingdom’s top priorities. The Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) (2003), Education Reform for Knowledge Economy (ERfKE…
An Investigation of Speech Acts Types Used in the Last Sermon of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
The types of speech acts in Prophet Mohammed's farewell sermon were investigated in this study. The last sermon of Prophet Mohammed was analyzed using the speech acts theory in this qualitative case study. According to the analysis, the sermon contains a variety of speech acts. Directives, assertives, commissives, declaratives, and expressives were the speech acts used in this sermon. This study is significant because the speaker is well-known, p…
Contextualization to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability
The current study used a qualitative methodology to elicit data from ten EFL teachers of Irbid private schools in order to ascertain the responses to the research questions. The researcher gathered data from participants prior to the study using a convenience sample drawn from the public. Convenience sampling is used in research to acquire a decent approximation of the truth, and it gives valuable information Interviews and observations were used…
Gender Differences in Using Arabizi Among Jordanian Undergraduate Students
This study aimed to explore the statistical differences between each gender in using Arabizi according to their age, place of living. The sample of the study consisted (283) students selected randomly from both Yarmouk and Jadara universities. A quantitative method approach was employed by the researchers in order to answer the questions of the study. A fourteen-item questionnaire was adapted, developed and validated based on the past literature …
The art of rhetoric
This research investigated the main linguistic strategies used in President Biden’s inauguration speech presented in 2021. Data were analyzed in light of Fairclough’s CDA framework: macro-structure (thematic)—intertextually; microstructure in syntax analysis (cohesion); stylistic (lexicon choice to display the speaker’s emphasis); and rhetoric in terms of persuasive function. The thematic analysis of the data revealed that Biden used certain pers…
The Impact Mind Mapping on Writing Ability of Jordanian EFL Students
This study has made use of quasi-experimental research design that included a control group and pre- and post-testing. The participants were split into two groups: the experimental group, which was given instruction on how to use mind mapping as a prewriting approach, and the control group, which was given conventional teaching. Both groups were given training; however the experimental group was shown how to utilize mind mapping as a prewriting t…
Figurative Language Used by Australian Facebookers During Covid-19 Pandemic
This study investigated the metaphorical speech acts used by Australian commentators on Facebook during COVID-19. The sample contained 50 Facebook comments that were analyzed qualitatively. The study adopted Searle taxonomy of speech acts, namely, directive, assertive, expressive, commissive, and declarative. This helped in identifying the different functions of the metaphorical speech acts. Moreover, Austin taxonomy of speech act forms, namely, …
Examination of the Use of Feedback in EFL Writing Instruction
When comparing public and private schools, it is clear there are significant differences in teaching methods, and this may be used to help pupils become writers that are more creative. The goal of this research is to examine the concept of creative writing by analyzing comments made by EFL educators in their instruction. Fifteen EFL teachers in Jordan were interviewed and observed. The researcher interviewed fifteen teachers to get their opinions…
Physically Exiled, Spiritually Returning
This article explores a selection of Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry and Samuel Beckett’s Murphy (1938) as postcolonial texts which are rich with postcolonial undertones. Beckett and Darwish articulate a counter-discursive rhetoric that undermines any hierarchically installed oppressive structures. Although political classifications and restrictions limit many neutral inquiries of such texts and hinder objective scholarship on Irish and Palestinian lite…
The Ideology of Tolerance in King Abdullah’s Speeches
This paper elucidates the ideology of tolerance underlying speeches delivered by HM King Abdullah II. Three speeches were analysed according to Fairclough’s framework (1989). The analysis has revealed the underlying ideological outlook emphasised and constructed in King Abdullah’s speeches to consolidate the value of tolerance, such as eliminating all types of ethnic, religious, and social intolerance; spreading mutual respect, compassion, and pe…
Interdisciplinary Investigation of Naming Practices of Cafes Signages in Jordan
Various studies have extensively examined the linguistic aspects of signage, especially in the context of store signs. However, scholarly research on Jordanian café culture is limited. Therefore, conducting a comprehensive study of Jordan's café scene is relevant and promising in providing valuable sociocultural insights. This research explores the sociocultural values, norms, and practices associated with café signs in Jordan. Three hundred fort…
Ideological representations of women in Jordanian folk proverbs from the perspective of cultural semiotics
This study analyses the semiotics of proverbs by presenting the ideological portrayals of women in Jordanian folk proverbs. The content analysis of the proverbs shows that women are represented both positively and negatively, though they are preponderantly depicted negatively in the majority of the analysed proverbs. They are represented negatively as a symbol of feebleness, foolishness, disgrace, cunning, deception, jealousy and reproduction. Fe…
Refusal Strategies by Young Jordanian Speakers in Arabic and English
This study aims to investigate refusal strategies used among Jordanian Arabic speakers and EFL learners of English in Jordan. Two Discourse Completion Tests (DCT), containing scenarios of refusal, were completed by 43 Jordanian Arabic speakers along with 37 EFL learners of English in Jordan. Data analysis reveals three main refusal categories used in the data: direct, indirect and adjuncts to refusals. Jordanian Arabic speakers used 7% direct ref…
Unlocking Writing Potential
This quantitative research examines Grammarly's impact on 60 Jordanian EFL students' writing. 60 students are enough to derive statistically significant conclusions about Grammarly's effects on writing. An experimental group of 30 students uses Grammarly while writing, whereas a control group of 30 students does not. Both groups write the identical assignments and are assessed using specified criteria. A pre-test compares both groups' grammatical…
Developing EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Repertoire Through Semantic Relations Techniques
The study investigates the impact of teaching vocabulary through semantic relations (i.e. including hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy and metonyms) on the breadth and depth of EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. A convenient sample of 50 freshman EFL learners from a state university in Jordan was recruited. The study followed an experimental approach; data were collected through pre- and post-tests over an academic term. An intervi…
Effectiveness of English E-Learning Classes
Owing to technological growth, new educational models have emerged that depend on technical advancements to accomplish learning goals. One of the applications that stand out is e-learning, which has altered both the roles and duties of instructors and students, as well as the way traditional education is conducted in academic institutions. This study investigates how Jordanian university students view the value of the online courses they take. A …
The Effect of Osborn’s Model on Developing Students’ Rhetoric Concepts
This study examines the effect of teaching a school rhetoric unit employing Osborn's (1963) model. The study sample consisted of 70 Jordanian eleventh-grade students, with 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Two instruments were used to collect data: a scale designed according to Osborn's model and an achievement test. The school unit of rhetorical concept development was applied to six classes over six weeks in the experime…
Exploring ChatGPT as a Tool for Thesis Writing
This study examines Jordanian EFL supervisors' views on ChatGPT's usage and effects on thesis writing at private and public universities in Jordan. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 47 EFL supervisors. Closed-ended Likert-scale questions were used to quantify supervisors' opinions on ChatGPT's correctness, dependability, and usefulness in thesis writing. Supervisors gave varied views on ChatGPT's usefulness and effects on thesis writi…
Unveiling Symbolic Layers
This research delves into T.S. Eliot’s Morning at the Window and Sylvia Plath’s Edge, employing stylistic analysis to explore how artistic influences and themes are articulated. It examines symbolism, imagery, themes, and tone, focusing on how these poetic tools deepen the thematic content. The research focuses explicitly on how symbolism enhances the thematic depth and impact of their work, revealing how their poetic techniques shape their expre…
Framing Threats and Justifying Actions
This study uses multilayered theoretical frameworks, including Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Speech Act Theory, and Propaganda Theory, to examine how the rhetorical and linguistic strategies used by Avichai Adraee in Arabic-language Facebook posts shape public opinion and justify Israel’s military actions. Using a qualitative approach,109 posts were collected from Adraee’s official Facebook page between September and November 2024. The findi…
Nonverbal Communication in Hotel Service Encounters
Nonverbal behaviors provide cues that illuminate the literal meaning of words, convey emotions, and help build rapport with others. This study explores how hotel trainees perceive nonverbal communication in hotel service encounters (HSEs). The purposively selected sample for this study consists of 12 student-trainees undergoing training in five-star hotel service encounters in Jordan. They were interviewed to gather their views on polite nonverba…
Cultural Challenges and Subtitling Strategies in American Animated Movies
This article explores the cultural challenges in subtitling American animated movies, using the movie “Shrek” as a case study. The study aims to identify the cultural challenges that subtitlers may encounter while subtitling American animated movies and exploring the strategies employed in subtitling American animated movies. Using the qualitative approach and Fernandez Guerra's (2012) classification of translation strategies, the researcher anal…
Psychology (18 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Computer Science (13 works) · Linguistics (12 works) · Philosophy (12 works) · Mathematics education (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Art (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Law (5 works)