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Article History

Received: 4 November 2024

Accepted: 14 July 2025

First Online: 24 July 2025

Declarations

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: The Departmental Ethics Committee, Department of English, Pondicherry University, permitted this research based on the government-level approval received from the Government of the State of Kerala, India, to conduct a study among tribal school students of Wayanad district in Kerala. All the methods related to data collection and interaction with the learners were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. As all the children were students of residential schools, informed consent was obtained from the school principals, superintendents and teachers.

: As this particular study is part of the researcher’s doctoral work, the datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available as the doctoral thesis is yet to be submitted. They may be made available from the corresponding author or the first author upon reasonable request after the doctoral thesis is submitted.

: The authors declare no competing interests.