Livelihoods of the rural people of Ethiopia depend on agriculture. However, erratic nature of rain and prevalence of drought in the country make agricultural production a challenge. To counter this problem, use of the available forest resource for non-timber forest products production is the most promising option. Nevertheless, no systematic and rigorous analysis on contribution of the product to income and food security to households was made. This study, therefore, was conducted in the Yabello Woreda of Borana Zone, with the objectives of identifying determinants of household food security...

Teaching about culture is one of the key components of foreign language instruction. It has long been recognised by linguists and anthropologists that the forms and uses of a given language mirror the cultural values of the society in which the language is spoken. Each culture/nation has its own unique cultural norms which are nurtured and shared by its members within the community and manifested in terms of linguistic, paralinguistic and nonverbal forms of communication. Thus, a language and the culture of its speakers cannot be analysed in isolation. Teaching culture in EFL classrooms has...