Language, Culture, and Asian Societies

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 8, 2026

COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICES OF EMPLOYEES IN COORDINATING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND APPROVAL PROCESSES IN A MULTI-CAMPUS UNIVERSITY

Kathy Pepito Maglalang; Loida Marasigan

Original Research Articles | Published May 17, 2026

Exploring the relationship between writing motivation and writing test scores among English majors at a Vietnamese public university

Luu Dat Phi; Bui Gia Hien

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.17.6.4975.2027

Original Research Articles | Published Mar 27, 2026 | Pages: 98-111

Community resilience of the Ayta Magbukon during the Covid-19 pandemic: Towars an indigenous resilience framework

Jayvie Villazor; John Albert Dela Rosa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.10.4873.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Mar 27, 2026 | Pages: 84-97

“Teacher, what does “epistemology” mean in Vietnamese?” An autoethnography of translanguaging in a Vietnamese EFL classroom

Le Truong An; Adcharawan Buripakdi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.10.4842.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Oct 19, 2025 | Pages: 100-112

Conceptual metaphors in Barack Obama’s 2009 inaugural speech

Luu Dat Phi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.8.4791.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 36-59

An investigation into students’ engagement in English learning at Cebu Technological University - Tuburan Campus

Angen May Fabro Charos

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.6.3980.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 110-131

Pedagogical practices and experiences of English language teachers using Artificial Intelligence (AI): A meta-synthesis

Jannine Milloroso Rafael

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.7.4466.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025

The digital media engagement and sustainable travel choices of millennials in Oriental Mindoro: A political consumerism perspective

Mercy Grace A. Maming; Lyra Mae M. Castillo; Asser N. Codon; Ayra Camille M. Dimayuga; Ma. Angeliegh Benisse S. Gonzales; Mirasol M. Manalo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.12.4342.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 7-23

A tracer study assessing pandemic pedagogy among social studies graduates in the Philippines

Philner Pantalita Salindo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.5.4147.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 16 - 38

Love in L2 and English as a foreign language/English as a second language education: Importance, integration, and implications

Le Quang Truc; Yabit bin Alas; Shamsinar binti Hj Husain; Nor Azura Abdullah

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.3.3944.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 116-127

An exploration of language learning strategies employed by medical students in learning English medical terminology at Nguyen Tat Thanh University

Nguyen Huu Ngoc

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.6.4390.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 7, 2025 | Pages: 75-93

Exploring the relationship between English as a foreign language speaking anxiety and speaking test scores among English majors at a Vietnamese public university

Nguyen Truong Tuyet Mai; Truong Thi Nhu Ngoc; Luu Dat Phi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.6.4317.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Jul 20, 2025 | Pages: 26-38

Effects of Dictation Listening Practice (DLP) on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ bottom-up listening skills development: A quasi-experimental study

Vu Thi Thu Trinh; Hoang Bao Viet

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.7.3924.2026

Original Research Articles | Published May 12, 2025 | Pages: 128-140

Perceptions of translanguaging among English-major students and its impact on their autonomy

Pham Thi Khai Hoan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.6.3881.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Mar 29, 2025 | Pages: 122-138

Locating the status of indigenous knowledge in the contemporary world

Jerski Jarzen Cajuigan Duria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.5.3884.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Mar 29, 2025 | Pages: 76-93

Theatre as a pedagogical tool in education and L2 teaching: An overview for insiders and interested educators

Le Quang Truc; Yabit bin Alas; Shamsinar binti Hj Husain; Nor Azura Abdullah

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.7.3894.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Mar 5, 2025 | Pages: 67-82

Voices of English major students in literary criticism course in the age of artificial intelligence

Weena Mae G. Ampo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.5.3838.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Jan 15, 2025 | Pages: 61-75

Effective learning English for specific purposes in multi-level classes: Students’perceptions, obstacles and solutions

Trinh Thi Thuy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.3.3665.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Jan 15, 2025 | Pages: 75 - 87

Becoming a bayani: Exploring Filipino college students’ social constructs of modern-day heroism

Eric Delos Santos Ebro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.1.3791.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Jan 7, 2025 | Pages: 88 - 106

Cebuano-Visayan influence in English Language acquisition: Turning challenges into opportunities

Jinky Manulat Manto; Julieta Hermosilla

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.1.3488.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Jan 3, 2025 | Pages: 31-42

Unveiling the culture of cogtonganon through Timori: A coded native dialect

Weena Mae G. Ampo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.5.3713.2025

Original Research Articles | Published Dec 12, 2024 | Pages: 104-120

Cultural and linguistic mapping in Laguna Province: Preserving indigenous heritage and communication

Karen Ang Manaig; Chester Alexis C. Buama; Adrian Ting; Melvin T. Guache

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.5.3538.2025

Original Research Articles | Published Dec 4, 2024 | Pages: 18-36

The implementation of collaborative writing in EFL upper secondary school classrooms: A case study

Bui Thi Thuc Quyen; Nguyen Thi Bao Tran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.2.3669.2026

Original Research Articles | Published Oct 11, 2024 | Pages: 80-96

Pedagogical practices in enriching students’ cultural experiences: The case of private schools in the Philippines

Helen Bihag Boholano; Remedios Cabaral Bacus; Bernard Evangelicom Valen Jamon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.4.3309.2025

Original Research Articles | Published Sep 12, 2024 | Pages: 91-101

A discourse: Showing skin as an empowerment?

Evert Manuel Dela Pena, Jr.; Jericho Manlapig Beltran; Maila Tobias Palpal-latoc

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.16.2.3306.1016

Original Research Articles | Published Aug 8, 2024 | Pages: 15-31

President rodrigo duterte’s UN speech: An analysis on L1’s phonological influences on L2

Kevin Moniva; Angelica Garcia; Jennifer Diamante; Joemar Minoza; Mayeth Avenido

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.1.3139.2025

Original Research Articles | Published Jul 20, 2024 | Pages: 146-161

Errors and mistakes, the natural gift to learners in language learning

Linh Phuong Nguyen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.2.3231.2025

Original Research Articles | Published Jun 4, 2024 | Pages: 3-14

Meditative thinking and heideggerian response to humanity’s forgetfulness of being

Resty Ruel Ventura Borjal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.1.3117.2025