One of the precious achievements of the Islamic Revolution of Iran was the establishment of the revolutionary foundation of Jihad of Construction following which Jihadi management burgeoned. Many lectures and studies have been done in the arena of Jihadi management, each of which mentioning some factors related to the features and indexes of Jihadi management. This has caused inconsistencies an...

• Articulation of commencement speeches in US colleges through legitimating strategies. Legitimation at the crossroads Critical Discourse Analysis and Metaphor Analysis. Multifunctional nature metaphors colleges’ speeches. Meritocracy common good as core values narrative American Dream. Following an interdisciplinary approach anchored (CDA) (CMA), this article focuses on a genre which has flour...

Giving speeches is one’s vital competency for creating a country’s image in the global arena. Every political speech represents speaker’s deliberative reasoning to respond existing situation and synoptic lens of intended judgment on particular issues. This study explores three Indonesian speakers’ textual discoursal strategies opening speeches. By employing qualitative research, researchers ana...