Dialogue and Symbolism in Hemingway’s the Old Man and the Sea (Dialogue) and Hills Like White Elephants (Symbolism) from Mu'tah University Students' Perspective

This research paper aims at investigating the extent of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea of being a dialogue novel and Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants as a novel of symbolism from Mut’ah University students’ perspective. A thorough evaluation of the novels was conducted, examining dialogue in the first story and symbolism in the second story. A qualitative approach was used to collect data. Structured interviews were conducted with seven students from Mu’tah University, Faculty of Arts in Karak, Jordan. The participant students were selected randomly to be the sample for the study. The interviewees were asked about their thinking in regard to dialogue and symbolism in the study’s participated novels.  A questionnaire with open-ended items was utilized for this purpose. Data analysis confirmed that the Old Man and the Sea is a novel built on dialogue, and Hills Like White Elephants is a novel of symbols. Keywords: Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea, Hills Like White Elephants, Dialogue, Symbolism DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/60-05 Publication date:September 30th 201

The Functionality of Lexical Patterns in Achieving Written Text Unity in English as a Foreign Language General Writing at Omar Ibn Al Khatab Secondary School in Jordan

This research paper aims at exploring the functionality of lexical patterns in achieving written text unity in English as a foreign language general writing at secondary school level in Jordan b in general and in secondary school for boys at Omar Ibn Al Khatab Jordan at Al Qaser Directorate of Education in particular.Sample consists of 20 students selected randomly. In order to achieve the study’s objectives two research instruments used namely; Hoey's (1991) Matrix of Lexical Patterning. Quantitative data analysis results are expressed Keywords: Lexical Patterns, Repetition Jordan. Foreign language DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-26-06 Publication date:September 30th 2019