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The portrayal of melancholy in Hamlet
Universitat Jaume I (2017)This project is going to focus on one of the greatest and most complex plays of the English literature, Hamlet. The purpose of this research is to study the role of melancholy in this play, in particular, how melancholy ... -
The potential of sitcoms to present refusals in extended discourse
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-02)Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of teaching the speech act of refusals in classroom settings since their face-threatening nature complicates their attainment (Fernández-Guerra, 2013). In this vein, it has ... -
The power of alienation: an analysis of George Orwell's 1984
Universitat Jaume I (2021-06-14)Totalitarianism is the most detrimental regime a society can have as it stops citizens from having freedom, personal identity and individualism, which eventually leads to the alienation of individuals and the destruction ... -
The Power of Visual Metaphors on Political Propaganda during 1929 and 1935
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-11)Metaphors are not only used as a rhetorical figure concerning a literary ornament, but they are actually employed in our daily language (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). They permeate much of our thinking and speech. The notion ... -
The Practice of Speech Acts in Textbooks
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The presence of the Supernatural in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Universitat Jaume I (2018-10-02)This article explores the supernatural in S ir Gawain and the Green Knight , a poem which lies in a 14th century manuscript. It talks about a hero who proves his courage as a knight, and nephew of King Arthur, facing the ... -
The Relevance of Dance in Jane Austen’s Novels
Universitat Jaume I (2014-06-19)This paper presents the importance of dance in the great majority of Jane Austen’s novels. In the first place, I describe the epoch in which Austen, who is considered by many critics, one of the most outstanding writers ... -
The Representation of Gender Discrimination in Taylor Swift’s Music Video The Man. A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis
Universitat Jaume I (2022-06)In a society dominated by men, women have always been objectified and regarded as inferior to men. Gender discrimination has been present in the daily life of women for a very long time. The role of mass media has ... -
The role of beliefs in second language learning and teaching
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The role of languages in the affective connections of bilingual families: A mother’s perspective
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-04)Swain (1972) proposed that bilingualism is the new first language for those children who, when born, acquire two languages simultaneously, due to the fact that they are part of a bilingual family. At present, these types ... -
The Role of Motivation in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-26)Motivation is one of the most relevant factors for successful second language learning. First, we will define the concept of motivation, discuss some of the major theories of motivation in learning and explain how ... -
The role of Supernatural in Beowulf
Universitat Jaume I (2019-10-04)This article explores the supernatural in the epic poem Beowulf, which lies in a manuscript dated between the 8th and 12th century. It talks about Beowulf, son of Hygelac, king of the Jutes. From a young age, he showed ... -
The role of women in Shakespearean tragedies
Universitat Jaume I (2016-10-26)The role of women in Shakespeare’s Works is an important issue to take into account due to the different stereotypes that reflect the end of the sixteenth century. This article explores the particular feminine roles that ... -
The role of women represented in Cosmopolitan magazine
Universitat Jaume I (2015-09-21)This paper examines the role of women represented in the famous magazine Cosmopolitan. Nowadays, feminism is an increasing movement in our society. Despite this fact, women are usually portrayed in magazines as an object ... -
The role of written corrective feedback on FL learners: A teaching proposal to implement error correction in the classroom
Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-12)The effect of error correction in the acquisition of a second or foreign language has been studied extensively in recent years. Theorists and researchers have become interested in analysing to what extent corrective feedback ... -
The runic alphabet evolution, variables and connotations for the english language
Universitat Jaume I (2018-06-05)The aim of this research is to focus on how the runic alphabet has changed in its evolution from oral to written system, mainly in its three variables as it is the Elder Furthark or Anglo-Saxon, Younger Furthark or ... -
The Unacknowledged Nineteenth Century Woman: The Portrayal of the Governess in Victorian Literature
Universitat Jaume I (2017-06-08)The Victorian era was characterised for being a period of changes not only in technology, politics and economy but also in society, primarily with the growth of the middle class. This fact enabled the proliferation of a ... -
The use of innovative technologies in the English language classroom
Universitat Jaume I (2017-06-13)The area of English language instruction is very dynamic and, during decades, teaching methods have evolved continuously, changing from one to the other and looking for the perfect way to teach a language. Nowadays, with ... -
The use of subframes and inheritances
Universitat Jaume I (2019-11-01)Frame semantics has been often brought as a topic of discussion during the past and most recent years, given its potential to explain how the several concepts of lexical units group and interact among themselves. Through ... -
The Younger the Better? Learning a Foreign Language in the 21st Century
Universitat Jaume I (2019-06-10)This paper presents a renewed perspective on the relationship between the age at which a foreign language begins to be studied and its successful learning. It is universally acknowledged that learning a foreign language ...