Language Discourse Research Articles

Rhetoric-Linguistic Analysis of Argumentation in Political Discourse

This paper delves into the fascinating world of argumentation in language, aiming to provide an in-depth analysis of argumentation strategies utilized in political speeches, to uncover the techniques employed by public figures to persuade, influence, and shape public opinion. This research examines the linguistic and rhetorical devices prominent in political discourse. By dissecting speeches from political contexts, the study reveals how politicians construct and present their arguments to advance their agendas. Through the exploration of persuasive language and emotional appeal, this paper offers insights into the art of rhetoric in the realm of politics. The findings highlight the intricate interplay between language, power, and public discourse, ultimately contributing to a nuanced understanding of the role argumentation plays in shaping political landscapes. The study aims at analyzing how the Toulmin model is used in conjunction with emotional appeal in political speeches, specifying the effect of the social relationships between the speaker and the audience on the way arguments are constructed and presented, and identifying the effects of the goals of the speech on the way arguments are constructed and presented. The data of the study includes YouTube videos of politicians` speeches. The study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify and analyze the method of arguing that is used, the strategies used to persuade the audience, and the rhetoric used to influence their effectiveness. The findings of the study show that the effectiveness of this arguing act is influenced by a number of factors, including the credibility of the speaker, the strength of the argument, and the social relations and common ground between the participants. The study also finds that emotional appeal is used to sway public opinion and advance political agendas.

Discrimination analysis of quantitative indicators of understanding the written form of deaf children's communication through the use of types of words

In deaf students, there is no contextual understanding and recognition of word types through linguistic competence testing compared to the hearing population, because 67.10% do not understand, and 10.00% of deaf children partially understand the contextual application of word types in a written text task. The aim of the study is to determine the distance of language discourse between deaf and hearing respondents and to establish a discrimination factor that can be used for practical purposes in a classification sense, with the aim of determining the priority of linguistic education and language elements of deaf children in relation to their lagging behind hearing children. The study was conducted on a sample of 140 respondents. The first subsample of respondents, the experimental group consisted of 70 deaf students, and the second subsample, the control group of 70 hearing students, of the same chronological age and gender. The measuring instrument “Test of comprehension of the written form of expression” was applied. The collected data were processed using the discriminant analysis method. The results of the study showed that the discrimination factor is in the sequence of the use of words, adjectives, exclamations and adverbs. Nouns and prepositions have a negative correlation, which points to the fact that these four types of words are in direct implication with nouns and prepositions, and represents information that these four types of words must be more represented in the educational materials of written expression of deaf children. The results of the study also open up a series of questions focused on the quality of the educational processes of deaf children, as well as the level of lag in written communication compared to hearing children. The results of the study can influence the raising of general rehabilitation procedures to a higher level of responsibility in education centers where deaf children are educated.

Multi-Agent Approach to Political Discourse Translation: From Large Language Models to MAGIC-PTF System

This research addresses the automated translation of Chinese political discourse into Russian utilizing Large Language Model (LLM) optimization technologies and a multi-agent approach. The study focuses on developing the MAGIC-PTF system, which implements multi-stage text processing through the interaction of four specialized agents. The system's key component is the Style Agent, which ensures stylistic uniformity and terminological accuracy based on a specifically trained LLM. The Translator Agent performs the primary translation work and is responsible for the final text formatting. The Editor Agent conducts multi-level verification and correction of translations, considering linguistic, semantic, and cultural aspects. The Reader Agent analyzes the text from the target audience's perspective, evaluating its reception by native Russian speakers. The methodology integrates LLM optimization technologies and a multi-agent approach, with experimental testing conducted on the fourth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" and its official Russian translation. The study includes a comprehensive analysis of system effectiveness using the COMET metric and comparative testing with existing machine translation platforms. The research's scientific novelty lies in developing a methodology for applying LLMs to specialized translation tasks and creating an effective coordination mechanism for intelligent agents in the translation process. Experimental research demonstrated MAGIC-PTF's superiority over traditional machine translation systems in key parameters: terminological accuracy, stylistic consistency, and preservation of culture-specific elements in political discourse. The developed system opens new possibilities for automated translation of political discourse and can be adapted for translating other specialized text types, confirming its significance for modern translation technology development. Of particular value is the system's scalability and adaptability to various language pairs and discourse types, creating prospects for further development in automated specialized text translation. The research findings also contribute to advancing the theory and practice of LLM application in professional translation.

FEAR OF INCESTUOUS OIDA-POUS: UNEQUAL DISCOURSES AND TRAGEDY IN OEDIPUS THE KING

This research aims to explain the enigmatic fact in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, where the discovery of regicide and origin coincides with the tragedy of patricide and incest in Oedipus. To achieve this, the research explores the unequal discourses of language and knowledge that result from the new awareness of the contingency of language. This research concludes with three discoveries through a forensic study of the discrepancies between the syntax in the text and the épistémè of the dramatic character. First, the tension between the fate of the dramatic character (Oedipus) and the domination of the author of the text (Sophocles) is the symptomatic appearance of the unequal discourses between language as correspondence and language as a tool. Second, Oedipus’ tragedy of patricide and incest was a semantic reality rather than a real-life event representing a divine register. Third, as seen in the interplay between the oracle, fate, and the tragic self-knowledge in Oedipus the King, this drama explicates the incestuous origin of knowledge and its tragic impact on the body. This study contributes to the many-have-done discussions and critics of Oedipus the King. This research demonstrates that a lack of awareness regarding unequal discourses can lead to tragic consequences.

Congruences of factor solutions of quantitative indicators for understanding the written form of deaf children's communication through the use of words types

In deaf students, there is no contextual understanding and recognition of word types through linguistic competence testing compared to the hearing population, because 67.10% do not understand, and 10.00% of deaf respondents partially understand the contextual application of word types in a written text task. In written communication, deaf students use nouns (65.70%), pronouns (34.30%), verbs (45.7%), adjectives (28.60%), adverbs (22.90%), prepositions (54.30%), exclamations (15.70%), particles (12.90%) and numbers (32.90%). The aim of the study was to examine the factor solutions of quantitative indicators of contextual understanding of the word’s types used and the relation of isolated factors of the words types words in the written text task of deaf students. The study was conducted on a sample of 140 respondents. The first subsample of respondents, the experimental group consisted of 70 deaf students, and the second subsample, the control group of 70 hearing students, of the same chronological age and gender. The measurement instrument “Test of comprehension of the written form of expression” was applied. The collected data were processed using the method of oblique rotation and the method of factor analysis. The results of the study showed that the language discourse of the deaf in the quantitative use of word types in the written form of expression is organized significantly differently compared to the hearing population. By factor analysis, three main factors were isolated in the deaf population, and four main factors were isolated in the hearing population. Considering the saturation of variability, it is possible to accurately determine in practice the direction of teaching deaf children the types of words in their native language. Isolated factors are part of separate, statistically unrelated entities in both deaf and hearing respondents and confirm the justification of successive teaching of the deaf respondents according to the types of words that are present in the comparative analysis of hearing respondents.

Transnationality and stylistic ideology in semi-cubist Finnish art between 1914 and 1923

The article focuses on the changes in Finnish modern art and artistic discourse caused by World War I and Finnish Independence in 1917–1918. World War I changed artistic networks radically, because travel to France was no more possible, and Independence of Finland changed the art world with the ideas of national modernism. These changes centred in Finland around the role of cubism – seen as a logical continuation of Paul Cézanne’s art – and were expressed in both formal language and artistic discourse. Questions of “primitive” in art and its connection to cubism and to what is national in art were also essential in defining Finnish modernism and avant-garde in around 1917–1920. There was small exhibition of French cubism in Helsinki in 1915, but otherwise knowledge of cubism came via second-hand sources, such as lectures, art magazines and Der Sturm Gallery’s exhibitions. Norwegian art historian Jens Thiis had a strong impact on notions of cubism in Finland. It is in my interest to show that there were transnational connections between Scandinavia, Russia and Finland, and also more or less between Finland and oth- er “new states”, which were born after Austro-Hungarian, German and Russian empires collapsed. These connections can be seen in formal elements and iconography of kind of cubo-expressionism, which was a kind of fusion of cubist structuralism and expressionist emotion. This “semi-cubism” seemed to serve as stylistic ideology or ideological tool for those who had thoughts of national modernism in countries like Poland (formists), Latvia (artists like Jēkabs Kazaks), Estonia (artists like Jaan Vahtra and Märt Laarman) and Finland (art of the so called November Group). It is obvious that artists in Finland were not conscious of what happened on the southern side of the Baltic Sea, but there are so many parallels which were born by shared general views of the role of new art, that it is possible to see not only France, Norway or Russia, but also Poland, Latvia and Estonia as artistically close to Finland, when one tries to map the topography of Finnish semi-cubism in late 1910s and early 1920s.

Understanding hate speech: the HateInsights dataset and model interpretability

The persistence of hate speech continues to pose an obstacle in the realm of online social media. Despite the continuous evolution of advanced models for identifying hate speech, the critical dimensions of interpretability and explainability have not received proportional scholarly attention. In this article, we introduce the HateInsights dataset, a groundbreaking benchmark in the field of hate speech datasets, encompassing diverse aspects of this widespread issue. Within our dataset, each individual post undergoes thorough annotation from dual perspectives: firstly, conforming to the established 3-class classification paradigm that includes hate speech, offensive language, and normal discourse; secondly, incorporating rationales that outline specific segments of a post supporting the assigned label (categorized as hate speech, offensive language, or normal discourse). Our exploration yields a significant finding by harnessing cutting-edge state-of-the-art models: even models demonstrating exceptional proficiency in classification tasks yield suboptimal outcomes in crucial explainability metrics, such as model plausibility and faithfulness. Furthermore, our analysis underscores a promising revelation concerning models trained using human-annotated rationales. To facilitate scholarly progress in this realm, we have made both our dataset and codebase accessible to fellow researchers. This initiative aims to encourage collaborative involvement and inspire the advancement of the hate speech detection approach characterized by increased transparency, clarity, and fairness.

Mechanisms of cognitive analysis of discourse in the Russian language

ظهر مصطلح "الخطاب" بسبب دخوله في مجال بناء الجملة الفوقية للدراسات اللغوية المختلفة، أي. أبعد من موضوع الجملة. ومن ثمّ فإن الخطاب من وجهة نظر علم اللغة هو وحدة نظامية لتسلسل معين من الجمل المرتبطة بالمعنى. إن البحث النشط عن هياكل الخطاب المماثلة لهياكل الجملة حتى الآن لم يؤد إلى تعميم نظرية مهمة بسبب التعقيد العالي والطبيعة المتعددة الأوجه للظاهرة قيد الدراسة. ومع ذلك، فإن مفهوم الخطاب ثابت بقوة في علم اللغة الحديث، مما أدى إلى إزاحة مفهوم مماثل للكلام المتماسك، الذي كان يستخدم سابقًا على نطاق واسع في علم الاجتماع والدراسات الثقافية والفلسفة والعلوم السياسية وحتى التحليل النفسي. علم اللغة، الذي يحلل الخطاب، لا ينفصل عن اللغة كموضوع أساسي. وينبغي فهم الخطاب بوصفه سمة جديدة للمظهر اللغوي منذ نهاية القرن العشرين (ستيبانوفا، 1996:71). لقد كشفت اللغة في شكل خطاب عن جانبها الديناميكي المتغير بانتظام أمام اللغويين. وهذا، بطبيعة الحال، يتطلب البحث عن أساليب بحثية جديدة نوعيا. يتم تفسير الأهمية العالية لموضوع هذه الدراسة من خلال هذا الظرف. تم تسجيل الأبحاث الأولية في مجال تنظيم الخطاب في مطلع الخمسينيات. القرن الماضي. ومن ثم ظهرت أولى المنشورات العلمية المخصصة للإنشاءات التي تتضمن أكثر من جملة واحدة أو ما يسمى بـ “الوحدات الفوقية”. وتعد هذه الدراسة ضمن البحوث الجديثة في موضوع الخطاب الذي طالما اصبح متشعباً ودقيقا متداخلاً في جميع العلوم.

Science, Fiction, and Contemporary Media: Blurred Borders in Knowledge Dissemination in Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain

This study examines the technical methods used by Michael Crichton to blur the lines between factual information and fictional elements in his novel The Andromeda Strain. The creative use of scientific terminology and artistic documentation that supports a sense of reality plays a role in creating a certain blurring that works to enhance the blurring of the boundaries between reality and imagination. The study aims to explore the novel within the framework of postmodern literary theory, questioning the concept of absolute truth, and emphasizing the role of language and literary discourse in constructing reality. Through a critical analysis of the novel, this study seeks to clarify the methods followed by Crichton to employ language and discourse to create an atmosphere of authenticity that contributes greatly to blurring the line between reality and imagination. In addition, the study comprehensively analyses modern media platform technologies that are used to erode the boundaries between objective reality and fictional narratives, and their consequent effects on the dissemination of information. The study concluded that Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain embodies the successful integration of scientific concepts with fantasy elements, which resulted in a captivating and intellectually stimulating narrative.

Polish-language groups related to autism on Facebook – language analysis of the groups’ descriptions

The aim of the study, grounded in semantics and language discourse, is to examine and describe Polish-language Facebook groups related to autism in terms of the key purposes and needs expressed in the descriptions and names of the groups. The pilot study made it possible to indicate the following categories communicated implicitly and explicitly by the creators of the group descriptions: support (emotional and informational), providing safety and acceptance, exchange of experiences, raising awareness (advocacy and development of parental competencies), socialization, therapy and treatment, advertising and offering services, organization of free time. Research on discourse concerning autism in social media is critical in enhancing the understanding of the social context in which autistic people and their relatives function.

Why can’t artificial language contain the truth? A focus on Foucault’s and Heidegger’s discussions

This article seeks to argue that although AI language has developed to the level where it can answer human questions, AI language cannot yet contain the truth. In the AI era, humans who speak their minds will no longer express their thoughts directly in words and will depend more on AI’s artificial language. However, it is only a question for now whether AI will be able to substitute for human speech and whether such a fact will contribute to the expansion of human thinking and the state of being. Accordingly, in this paper, we try to identify the limitations of artificial intelligence language by precisely clarifying the meaning of human language and discourse. Foucault and Heidegger’s discussion of discourse deals with issues of language, subject, existence, and authentic discourse. We use their discussions as a tool to illuminate our own perspectives. Therefore, we will re-analyze the language produced in the AI environment in relation to the issue of truth.

From Periphery to Center: The Emotional Sequence of Cognitive Revision in L2 Writing Assessment.

Peripheral self-proofreading activities, such as grammatical correction, spelling checks, and word modifications, have traditionally been viewed as essential components of writing feedback. However, central revision tasks-including cognitive processing, critical thinking, and emotional sequencing-have received insufficient attention. These central revision activities are crucial for assessing the emotional flow of writing. This study seeks to explore central revision processes to uncover authentic issues faced during writing tasks. We analyzed the revision processes of 113 college students, aged 19 to 22, using Inputlog Version 6 software to evaluate emotional sequences based on 4,629 revision traces. The study revealed that emotional sequences in central revision could be identified through four key indicators: language proficiency, discourse coherence, perceptual pathway, and perceptual processing. We also observed that nuanced emotional sequences were associated with higher writing proficiency. These findings have significant implications for enhancing central revision practices in second language (L2) writing, aiming to improve the efficiency of writing revisions. They also provide valuable guidance for both educators and students, highlighting the importance of emotional sequencing in the writing process.

Critical Discourse Analysis of Brunei's English Mainstream Media Perceptions on the Laos-China Railway

This study aims to comprehensively analyze the coverage of the Laos-China Railway project by mainstream media in Brunei and its impact on public perception. Utilizing web scraping tools such as Octoparse and Heritrix, this paper systematically collected relevant reporting data from two major English news platforms in Brunei, the Borneo Bulletin and Brunei News. Quantitative tools such as AntConc and Excel were employed to process and analyze the data, revealing the frequency, temporal distribution, and emotional orientation of the reports. The qualitative component utilized Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to delve into the language use, discourse structure, and implicit meanings within the reports, further exploring how the media shapes the social reality and public cognition of the Laos-China Railway topic.The findings indicate that Brunei media not only frequently and comprehensively report on the Laos-China Railway project but also cover the project's political, economic, environmental, and social implications from multiple perspectives. Additionally, the media coverage reflects a keen awareness of the project's potential risks and a positive appraisal of its developmental benefits. The novelty of this research lies in its mixed-methodological approach and unique perspective on public opinion cognition, providing insights for policymakers on public opinion guidance and project promotion, as well as offering a rich theoretical and methodological reference for the academic community.

APPLICATION OF LINGUO-THEATRICAL APPROACH IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Background. Professional training of a teacher traditionally includes elements of theater pedagogy as a condition for mastering professional pedagogical skills; it has a special role to play in the preparation of a future foreign language teacher. The ability for language self-education develops in conditions of a deficit of an authentic linguistic and cultural environment, which can only partly be compensated by the visualization of educational material and the use of computer technologies. The authors reveal the didactic potential of linguo-theatrical technologies, which make it possible to imitate linguocultural markers and models of the country of the target language and, thereby, contribute to the development of a multicultural linguistic personality in a student at a pedagogical university. The purpose of the study is to analyze the specifics of using theatricalization, dramatization and staging techniques in foreign language classes at a pedagogical university. Materials and methods. The main research method is a comparative analysis of sources that present a multi-paradigm description of the introduction of linguistic and theatrical elements into the process of teaching a foreign language. Quantitative and qualitative indicators were identified through the use of verbal communication methods (questionnaires and oral communication). Results. The verifiability of the research results was confirmed by the introduction of a set of communicative and theatrical tasks developed by the authors into practice to ensure the implementation of a linguistic and theatrical approach to teaching students of the Department of Foreign Languages at the KSPU named after V.P. Astafyev (Krasnoyarsk). The technique of theatricalization (stage or role-playing embodiment of the features of foreign language discourse) has the greatest didactic potential; the technique of dramatization (situational personification of characters) can be used to a lesser extent - this is explained by the need to have background knowledge of an authentic communicative situation; staging (stage production with the use of theatrical props) is characterized by the complexity of its implementation and increased labor intensiveness, both on the part of the teacher and on the part of the students, which, nevertheless generates increased interest and contributes to a more solid formation of language and speech skills.

Narrative production and executive functions in post-stroke agrammatic aphasia

ABSTRACT Background Narrative production has been widely characterized as providing an ecologically valid way to assess language skills in post-stroke aphasia. Although narrative tasks have been instrumental in delineating patterns of lexical and syntactic production in individuals with agrammatic aphasia, our knowledge of how narrative skills are affected in agrammatic aphasia is still limited. Aims The study’s aims were to (a) compare narrative performance between individuals with agrammatic aphasia and a language-unimpaired group, (b) investigate the contribution of lexical and syntactic skills in each group’s narrative organizational skills, and (c) explore the effects of executive functions on each group’s narrative performance. Methods & Procedures The study included 14 individuals with agrammatic aphasia and 14 age- and education-matched language unimpaired individuals as the control group. Both groups told the Cinderella story, and their narrative production was analyzed in terms of microstructure (lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, clause length) and macrostructure (story grammar, story structure complexity). Each group’s executive functions were evaluated through the One-Touch Stockings of Cambridge test that assesses working memory, and the Intra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift test that assesses cognitive flexibility. Outcomes & Results Regarding narrative microstructure, the individuals with agrammatism scored significantly lower than controls in syntactic complexity and clause length, but not in lexical diversity, but they performed lower than controls in both narrative macrostructural measurements. Also, the agrammatic group scored lower than controls in both executive function tasks. A series of linear regression models showed that microstructural skills significantly affected narrative macrostructural abilities in the cohort with agrammatic aphasia, while controls’ macrostructure was affected by both narrative microstructure and executive function skills. Conclusions The individuals with agrammatic aphasia exhibited impairment in both low-level language features of narrative production, such as syntactic complexity and narrative length, and global measures of narrative organization. Their macrostructural performance critically relied on their language resources, while controls’ narrative macrostructure seemed to also draw on domain-general cognitive skills. These findings suggest that both low-level language and high-level discourse organizational skills are vulnerable in narrative production in agrammatic aphasia, and that macrostructural skills are mainly related to the individuals’ microstructural skills.

English as a medium of instruction in the Algerian higher education: Issues and new avenues

It is widely approved that whatever may be the drive for acquiring or learning a new language, it remains an asset. The instruction of a foreign language is resourceful for any nation as it enhances the linguistic capital among its people. In Algeria, following the discourse of languages at universities, a linguistic shift has been introduced from French as a Medium of Instruction to English as a Medium of Instruction. Nevertheless, this language reform is not free from the impact of some factors such as: political and social since language planning cannot be detached from its social and historical context. Using a mixed-method approach, this research paper attempts to examine teachers’ perceptions and expectations about the effectiveness of the integration of English. Sixty students from various faculties and levels responded to a questionnaire by the researchers. The results show that, despite their enthusiastic and supportive views toward the new language project, the respondents affirm that Saida and the Algerian university as a whole are not prepared for this sudden shift. Hence, a myriad of recommendations arises for both teachers and policy-makers in enhancing the acquisition planning for the successful implementation of EMI in higher education. Keywords: Acquisition planning; EMI; higher education; linguistic capital

A Comprehensive Guide to Corpus Linguistics: A Book Review of Corpora in Applied Linguistics

Corpora have emerged as a transformative tool in the field of linguistics, providing researchers with a robust, data-driven approach to understanding language use. By compiling large collections of texts-ranging from written documents to transcriptions of spoken language-corpus linguistics enables the analysis of authentic language in its natural context. Corpora in applied linguistics have revolutionized the study of language by providing a data-driven approach to understanding linguistic phenomena. By analyzing large collections of naturally occurring texts, researchers can uncover patterns, frequencies, and contextual usages that are not easily identifiable through traditional methods. This approach has not only enhanced the theoretical foundations of linguistics but has also offered practical applications in fields such as language teaching, discourse analysis, and translation studies. As highlighted by Hunston (2002), McEnery and Hardie (2011), and Biber, Conrad, and Reppen (1998), the integration of corpus methodologies into linguistic research has not only deepened theoretical insights but also provided practical tools for educators and researchers alike. Susan Hunston's "Corpora in Applied Linguistics," now in its second edition, serves as a comprehensive guide to these methodologies, reflecting the advancements in the field over the past two decades. This review aims to provide an in-depth evaluation of Hunston's work, highlighting its significance, distinct features, and contributions to the field of applied linguistics.

“Beyond the literal meaning” processing implied emotion in second language discourse: an ERP study

ABSTRACT Emotion is processed incrementally during sentence comprehension in a first language (L1) due to unification operations. Since processing multiple types of information is cognitively more demanding in a second language (L2), we investigated implied emotion processing in L1 and L2 using event-related brain potentials. We presented native Spanish speakers with sentences whose context rendered neutral words either negative-congruent, neutral-congruent or neutral-incongruent in Spanish (L1) and English (L2). Results showed differences in early emotion processing across languages: a larger N100 for neutral than negative sentences in L1 and a more positive P300 for negative than neutral sentences in L2. Effects in the N400 and LPP time windows were not language dependent. An N400 semantic incongruity effect was present in both languages. A gradual LPP effect was larger for negative than incongruent sentences in both languages, with neutral sentences in between. Results indicate early time-window differences in implied emotion processing across languages.

Тенденция к демократизации как предпосылка экономичности выражения смысла и ее проявление в текстах публицистического и официально-делового стиля

The purpose of the study is to systematize the trends of democratization of the modern Russian language in terms of the manifestation of linguistic economy in journalistic and official business discourses at the syntactic level. The article considers examples demonstrating the implementation of the principles of linguistic economy in texts of journalistic and official business style at the syntactic level. It has been established that language economy is important for effective communication, allowing speakers to convey their message clearly and effectively. By avoiding verbosity and unnecessary complexity, senders of communication messages can ensure that the audience understands their meaning without unnecessary cognitive effort. Syntax plays a crucial role in achieving communication efficiency and effectiveness. The democratization of syntax in a journalistic style is caused by the need to reach a wider audience and reflect the changing dynamics of media consumption. The scientific novelty of the study is that for the first time, based on the material of the journalistic and official business discourses of the Russian language, current trends in softening style norms are shown, which gives an idea of the dynamics of language development under the influence of extralinguistic factors. The result of this research is to establish trends in the development of stylistic norms of the modern Russian language in journalistic and official business styles.

A Study on English Reading Teaching and Subject Literacy Cultivation Strategies in High School: The Impact of Task-Based Approaches in High School Reading

This study takes the task-based approach to English reading teaching as the entry point and explores its role in fostering high school students’ English subject literacy through research methods such as questionnaire surveys and teaching experiments. The results indicate that compared to traditional teaching methods, task-based English reading teaching can better cultivate students’ comprehensive English application abilities and enhance the level of subject literacy, especially showing significant effects on the integrated training of language knowledge and discourse ability. There is a positive correlation between students’ English reading ability and subject literacy. The study proposes targeted strategies for English reading teaching to promote the development of subject literacy. This research provides theoretical basis and practical pathways for promoting task-based English reading teaching reform and achieving literacy-oriented teaching goals.