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Language Circle starting in 2024 migrates from OJS 2 to OJS 3 to better secure from various unwanted things, including journal hacking and so on. To submit, the author please visit the new website page of our journal at the link https://journal.unnes.ac.id/journals/LC

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Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published twice a year in the months of April and October by the Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia. 

ISSN Print 1858-0157 | ISSN Online 2460-853X

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Current Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2026): Reguler Edition of October 2026

The October 2026 regular edition (Vol. 21, No. 2) features articles by researchers from Universitas Majalengka, Universitas Islam Malang, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, the Indonesian Police Academy, Universitas Negeri Semarang, La Consolacion University Philippines, MI Al Khoiriyyah 02, Universitas Mulawarman, and UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung, covering current research in language, literature, and language education.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2
Published: 2026-10-21

Articles

  • Exploring Problem-Based Learning Within Genre-Based Approach to Teaching Multimodal Reading in an EFL Classroom

    Raynesa Noor Emiliasari, Nabila Fikriatul Faedah (Author)
    337 - 348
    Article ID 41033
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.41033

  • Feminine Values, Patriarchy, and the Struggle for Gender Equality in Kim Ji-young: Born 1982: A Cultural Feminist Analysis

    Della Suci Delfiana, Neni Kurniawati (Author)
    349 - 364
    Article ID 61963
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.61963

  • Genre Quality Analysis of Junior High School Students’ Recount Texts across Different Writing Ability Levels

    Amelia Widihastutik, Fahrur Rozi (Author)
    365 - 384
    Article ID 58602
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.58602

  • Echoes of The Anthropocene: Decoding Human Hubris and Ecological Grief in Ebiet G. Ade’s Songs

    Agra Liz Tantri, Arista Nur Rizky (Author)
    385 - 396
    Article ID 57721
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.57721

  • Cadets’ Psychological Needs Satisfaction and AI Literacy in EFL: The Mediating Role of Writing Motivation

    Nesia Oktania, Rudi Hartono, Sri Wahyuni, Novi Rahmania Aquariza, Nyayu Yayu Suryani (Author)
    397 - 410
    Article ID 50101
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.50101

  • Reading Strategy Use, Including Annotating, and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Ninth-Grade EFL Students' Reading Comprehension

    imelda sibarani, Indirani Lumbantobing, Leni Sinaga, Ucok Gunlicen Simbolon, Fransisca Berutu (Author)
    411 - 422
    Article ID 36946
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v20i2.36946

  • The Representation of Indonesia in Prabowo Subianto’s Speech at World Economic Forum 2026: A Genre and Appraisal Perspective

    Noviana Fitriani, Setyo Prasiyanto Cahyono (Author)
    423 - 434
    Article ID 64562
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.64562

  • Islamic English Pop Songs in EFL Instruction: A Mixed-Method Study of Sixth-Grade Students’ Listening and Speaking Development at an Islamic Elementary School

    Mohamad Irfan Sahroni, Seful Bahri (Author)
    435 - 452
    Article ID 58687
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.58687

  • What Counts as Evidence of Pragmatic Transfer in University EFL? A Critical Narrative Review

    Dwi Sloria Suharti, Edi Ramawijaya Putra (Author)
    453 - 472
    Article ID 65140
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.65140

  • Comparing AI-Assisted Feedback and Collaborative Digital Writing for Improving Argumentative Writing among Indonesian EFL Students

    Galih Narendra Adhiatna, Sri Wahyuni (Author)
    473 - 491
    Article ID 58110
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v21i2.58110
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