This paper reports the need to enrich the teaching and learning of the English language and Literature through the use of ICT and group methodology. The research was quasi-experimental in approach. A structured questionnaire using three-point scales was administered to 30 respondents from two schools each in Kaduna, Kano, and Zamfara State (meaning 5 respondents from each school). The questionnaire was used in collecting data for analysis. Data were analysed using statistical tools of frequency (F) and percentage (%). The average age of the participants was 25 and above. The results emanating from this revealed that using ICT and group methodology has been reported to be an effective teaching method for improving students’ attitudes toward English and Literature acquisition. This paper however recommends the adoption and adaptation of using ICT and group methods for regular conduct of both face-to-face and online teaching.

College EFL writing course is both humanistic and instrumental, thus it has an important educational function. The CLIL is an effective approach to optimize foreign language curriculum system and provides a new mode for integrating ideological and political contents into foreign language instruction. It facilitates the development of learners’ language proficiency and think abilities. Therefore, the present study explored the feasibility of integrating ideological and political contents into College EFL writing curriculum under the guidance of CLIL approach, aiming to provide new perspectives for the reform of EFL writing curriculum.

The study investigated cutting-edge research for global competitiveness among academic staff of Faculties of Education in the universities in South- South, Nigeria. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 864 academic staff (Males = 523; Females =341) of the Faculties of Education in the 17 public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The sample size was 375 Academic Staff (Males = 229; Females = 146) representing 43% of the population drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was titled Cutting-edge Research for Global Competitiveness among Academic Staff Questionnaire (CRGCASQ). The questionnaire was structured by the researchers, validated by experts and with a reliability index of 0.79 ascertained using Cronbach’s Alpha. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed among others that the factors that hinder cutting edge research for global competitiveness among academic staff of faculties of education in the universities in South-South, Nigeria include: not publish and perish syndrome; too much academic workloads; non-adherence to the rigors of research such as going to the field to collect data; lack of research funding and compensation; insufficient research training; lack of technical support and so on. It was recommended among others that the Deans of Faculties of Education should critically analyze the factors identified for action plan to ensure staff cutting-edge research productivity.

Visionary Leadership is a leadership concept whose main work is focused on engineering a challenging future. The challenge faced by universities is to improve brand image and competitiveness in the current competitive era. This study used the case study method with in-depth interview data collection techniques, participant observation, and documentation. Data were analyzed systematically and interactively during data mining to obtain research findings. The research findings show that visionary leadership is able to improve the quality, brand image, and competitiveness of tertiary institutions at UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatulullah Tulungagung Indonesia. The ability possessed by leaders in formulating visions, transforming visions, and implementing visions is an important factor in increasing the brand image and competitiveness of tertiary institutions in the competitive era. Leaders can clearly know the opportunities that will be achieved and overcome the challenges that will be faced in the future well. Leaders can take strategic steps in positioning the organization and are able to get success in realizing the vision and mission of the organization. Being proactive in carrying out leadership tasks becomes the strength of a visionary leader in realizing the vision and mission of the organization.