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Research Article
Integrating AI-based Games in English Lessons: Strengths and Weaknesses
Natalia Lyubimova*
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025
Pages:
1-5
Received:
28 October 2025
Accepted:
11 November 2025
Published:
24 December 2025
Abstract: The article explores the integration of games into English language teaching with a particular focus on the advantages brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI). It discusses how game-based approaches, combined with AI solutions, enhance student motivation, engagement, and proficiency. Games are shown to stimulate an active, positive learning environment, increase retention, and foster a deeper connection with the target language. AI technologies amplify these benefits by providing personalized learning experiences, adaptive content, and real-time feedback, allowing each student to learn at their own pace. Key educational tools such as ChatGPT, Twee, MagicSchool AI, Quizlet, and Quizizz are examined for their capacity to automate lesson planning, generate interactive exercises, and support creative classroom activities. These platforms streamline routine tasks, offering teachers more time to individualize instruction and support personal growth. The article categorizes games by their objectives: grammar, lexical, phonetic, spelling, creative, and speech games-each serving a unique purpose in skill development. Despite these advantages, the article highlights significant challenges to implementing AI-based games, especially in resource-limited environments. Issues such as poor technological infrastructure, data privacy concerns, financial costs, and the irreplaceable role of human empathy and mentorship are critically assessed. The author emphasizes the importance of the teacher’s presence in providing emotional and psychological support-something AI cannot fully replicate. The conclusion advocates for a balanced and harmonious combination of AI technology and traditional teaching methods. This blended approach leverages the efficiency and adaptability of AI to optimize administrative processes and personalize education, while retaining the invaluable contributions of human educators to inspire, motivate, and nurture students’ creative abilities. Ultimately, the article posits that the ideal learning environment is one in which AI complements, rather than replaces, the unique strengths of the human teacher.
Abstract: The article explores the integration of games into English language teaching with a particular focus on the advantages brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI). It discusses how game-based approaches, combined with AI solutions, enhance student motivation, engagement, and proficiency. Games are shown to stimulate an active, positive learning environ...
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Research Article
A Structural Analysis of the Film "National Treasure (Kokuho)" Using the PlantUML C4 Model
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025
Pages:
6-15
Received:
31 October 2025
Accepted:
18 November 2025
Published:
24 December 2025
Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive structural analysis of the film "National Treasure" (Kokuho, 2025) directed by Lee Sang-il, employing the PlantUML C4 model as an innovative analytical framework. The study examines the intricate multi-layered human relationships, artistic inheritance systems, and social hierarchical structures within the kabuki world depicted in the film through the four abstraction levels of the C4 model, revealing the intrinsic structure of this cinematic work. The C4 model, originally developed for software architecture visualization, offers significant academic value when applied to film analysis by enabling integrated analysis from macro to micro perspectives, facilitating the visualization of complex narrative structures, establishing reproducible analytical methods, and promoting interdisciplinary approaches. This methodology bridges system engineering concepts with humanities research, providing unique insights particularly suited for analyzing films that reflect contemporary society's systematization and networking. The analysis proceeds through four hierarchical levels examining the film's context within post-war Japanese society, organizational structures of kabuki families and yakuza organizations, relationships among major characters including the adopted son Kikuo performing as onnagata and the legitimate heir Shunsuke performing as tachiyaku under strict master Hanjiro Hanai, and the internal psychological systems of each character. The analysis reveals that the film possesses a multi-layered structure spanning from social contexts to personal emotions, effectively expressing the universal theme of conflict between bloodline and talent. The lengthy narrative employs transformation rituals through makeup scenes and spans fifty years to address generational succession issues. The film's commercial success demonstrates its appeal through exceptional casting, universal themes, visual perfection of kabuki scenes, and positive word-of-mouth effects. This research demonstrates the applicability of the C4 model to film analysis while clarifying the artistic value and social significance of "National Treasure." The findings contribute to establishing objective, reproducible methods in film studies and suggest future directions for comparative analysis with other performing arts films and international reception studies.
Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive structural analysis of the film "National Treasure" (Kokuho, 2025) directed by Lee Sang-il, employing the PlantUML C4 model as an innovative analytical framework. The study examines the intricate multi-layered human relationships, artistic inheritance systems, and social hierarchical structures within the kabuki ...
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Research Article
Methodologies for Teaching Languages for Specific Purposes: The Case of the French Language in International Relations and Diplomacy
David Siquice Cumbane*
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025
Pages:
16-21
Received:
17 April 2025
Accepted:
7 May 2025
Published:
26 December 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.llc.20250101.13
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Abstract: In this study, the central question is whether the Action paradigm is favorable to the learning of French in the field of International Relations and Diplomacy. In this context, we test the Action paradigm against the Communicative method through the results achieved by learners after teaching programmes carried through with each approach. Two questionnaires, one for Communicative method and the other for the Action paradigm, were built and submitted to a sample of sixty students, where thirty students attended underwent the Communicative method teaching and paradigm and an equal number for the Action paradigm teaching. The correction of the pre-tests provided the initial assessment of the knowledge (skills and different linguistic and sociocultural competences) of the two groups. The difference between the pre-test and the post-test in terms of marks achieved, differential achievement and mark distribution are conclusive. The Action paradigm yields overall average results of 82.16% against 76.72% for of the Communicative method. It thus favors in a statistically significant way the learning of French for specific purposes. Interestingly, its support was greater for aural and spoken tasks than for the written medium. This suggests that the use of different methods is still a commendable approach in the foreign language classroom.
Abstract: In this study, the central question is whether the Action paradigm is favorable to the learning of French in the field of International Relations and Diplomacy. In this context, we test the Action paradigm against the Communicative method through the results achieved by learners after teaching programmes carried through with each approach. Two ques...
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Research Article
Child-oriented Theater Text in the Primary Education Curriculum (2024) in Morocco Reality and Prospects
Anouar Elboukhari*
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025
Pages:
22-30
Received:
28 July 2025
Accepted:
20 August 2025
Published:
26 December 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.llc.20250101.14
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Abstract: The digital transition we are witnessing today requires rethinking child-oriented literary texts and ways to integrate them into educational institutions, as they are considered an important asset for every learner, as they play a pivotal role in conveying ideas, beliefs, and values in an aesthetically pleasing way. This is due to their pivotal roles in transmitting ideas, beliefs, and values in an aesthetically pleasing manner. And also because of their ability to confront the linguistic and cultural alienation and psychological alienation imposed by digital technology, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. The child-oriented theater text is among the basic literary writing forms that can play a pivotal role alongside textbooks in confronting the effects of the 21st century on identity, values, creativity, and independence. Through its ability to develop children's life skills, it helps them develop their language and refine their talents. The latter, in addition to its literary value as a reading text, complements itself with performance (acting, decoration, dress...), which enhances its uniqueness and its ability to communicate with a generation of children who spend more than half of their time on digital platforms: (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, electronic games...) But, unfortunately. The latter, despite its essential place in the social and value socialization of children, has not received the necessary attention compared to other literary texts: (adult-oriented theater texts, poetry, novels...), where we found an absence of child-oriented theater in the curriculum of primary education in 2024 in Morocco. Outside educational institutions, we found some child-oriented theater works, such as a collection of children's plays entitled: "Farha - Moon, Husam and Ghoul - Let's protect our castle" (2020) by Abdelmoula Mehtarim (Morocco), and the series "Let's Act" (2013) by Khadija Soukdali (Morocco). which should be used along with other artistic productions in the school curriculum for primary education, and adopted as a mainstay to protect current Moroccan children from the negative effects of digital technology and enable them with skills that give them the ability to deal with rapid technological development rationally. This makes us wonder about the reasons for the absence of the child-oriented playwright in the 2024 primary education curriculum in Morocco, despite its essential place in the upbringing of the child, the preservation of his identity, and the realistic transmission of messages and values. Thus, in this paper, we aim to discuss the reality of children's theater as a literary text in Moroccan schools and clarify its essential place in the face of the consequences of digital technology and modern means of communication. We will also discuss the prospects of the latter in the educational environment in Morocco, while proposing modern ways that would first: Convince decision-makers of the necessity of effectively integrating child-oriented theater texts in primary education institutions. Secondly, encouraging child-oriented drama writing in Morocco, especially since we know that this type of writing is not easy, as it requires the dramatist to have extensive knowledge of the child's world.
Abstract: The digital transition we are witnessing today requires rethinking child-oriented literary texts and ways to integrate them into educational institutions, as they are considered an important asset for every learner, as they play a pivotal role in conveying ideas, beliefs, and values in an aesthetically pleasing way. This is due to their pivotal rol...
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Research Article
Visualizing Film Narrative: Applying the C4 Model to "Oi, Ohoi", a Systems Approach to Narrative Structure Analysis
Osamu Okumura*
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2025
Pages:
31-35
Received:
6 November 2025
Accepted:
20 November 2025
Published:
26 December 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.llc.20250101.15
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Abstract: This paper introduces an innovative methodology for film narrative analysis by adapting the C4 model from software engineering to humanities scholarship. Using the hypothetical film "Oi, Ohoi" (2025)-which depicts the life of Edo period female painter Katsushika Oei-as a case study, this research demonstrates how hierarchical system modeling can illuminate complex narrative structures, character relationships, and thematic development. The C4 model's four-level abstraction (Context, Container, Component, Code) enables both macro-level contextual analysis and micro-level examination of specific expressive techniques. This interdisciplinary approach bridges information science and film studies, offering new tools for understanding how narratives function as complex systems. The methodology proves particularly effective for analyzing films with intersecting social, psychological, and artistic dimensions, revealing structural patterns invisible to traditional close reading alone.
Abstract: This paper introduces an innovative methodology for film narrative analysis by adapting the C4 model from software engineering to humanities scholarship. Using the hypothetical film "Oi, Ohoi" (2025)-which depicts the life of Edo period female painter Katsushika Oei-as a case study, this research demonstrates how hierarchical system modeling can il...
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