Phrasal verbs (PVs) are one of the most notoriously puzzling aspects of English language instruction. Despite their difficulty and idiosyncrasies, they are of high relevance for ESL/EFL learners because mastery of PVs is often equated with language proficiency. Different from prior researches, this content analysis study seeks to identify the PVs u

At higher educational institution, students are expected to have acquired a certain level of English language mastery to fulfill the demands of academic writing. One of the grammatical items that is crucial in expressing the students’ ideas and opinions is gerund. The use of gerunds in academic essay helps students to be more precise and concise.

The objective of this study was to explore the lecturers’ perception of the English for Academic Writing programme by taking into account the aspects of course outline, instructors’ readiness, course materials and course duration. English for academic writing is not only a prerequisite for graduation requirement but it also helps to prepare the

Islam, that arrived in Nusantara in the 11th century (if not earlier) and formed its earliest centers in Pasai-Samudera and Lamuri, brought with its call (da’wah) the idea of ummah i.e the bond of universal brotherhood. This concept, when translated liturgically and architecturally, takes the form of a structure, a purposely designed communal cen

Introduction: This study was carried out to investigate thaumatin profile in Thaumatococcus daniellii fruit cultivated in different growth condition. Methods: Three different samples used were T. daniellii that grown naturally, T. daniellii treated with low fertilizer and T. daniellii treated with high fertilizer. The aril part of the fruit contain

Herb Phyllanthus niruri (P. niruri) is known to have various pharmacological functions including anti-diabetic properties. In this research, protein extracts from different plant parts (leave, fruit and stem) of P. niruri were investigated for their anti-diabetic potential through α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme inhibition assays. For the enzy

Unlike their counterparts in the Islamic mainland, the vernacular mosques of the Malay World seem to lack the ‘grandeur’ in architecture as well as in ornamentation. During the time that the Muslim world in the western part of the Malay World were achieving artistic and technological breakthrough in mosque architecture, the 17th and 18th centur

As one might be aware, the articles in the previous Issue were all country-specific which allowed the reader to gain deeper insights into the religious/civilisational issues that took place in the respective geo-political confines. Partly based on the same principle, we selected four main articles and one Viewpoint to form the contents of the curre

A composite pavement known as semi rigid wearing course is made by incorporating high workability fluid grout into a high porosity of porous asphalt skeleton. This fluid grout is particularly designed to have the consistency workability of water with high early and 28 – day strength. It is critical to maintain its high fluidity so it can flow thr

This issue blends the ideas and thoughts of a group of authors with diverse interests and specialisations presented in five articles, one Viewpoint and one Book Review. Each material relates directly or indirectly to the two vocations of the Journal namely 'religion' and 'civilisation'.