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Transferring culture-bound terminology in literary texts: a comparative approach
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-11)Through this paper, Transferring Culture-Bound Terminology in Literary Texts: A Comparative Approach, a comparison and contrast of cultural references appearing in two English literary texts and its translations into ... -
A study of code-switching at home and in the L3 English classroom
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-15)Codeswitching is still considered an intriguing aspect in the sociolinguistic context. The aim of this study is to include theoretical background, followed by the clarification of codeswitching at home and in the L3 ... -
Task-based language teaching: an analysis of learners' perception of technology-mediated tasks in EFL contexts
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-15)This dissertation focuses on new trends for teaching English through a communicative approach. It mainly focuses on how to apply a Task-based language teaching (TBLT) methodology to an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) ... -
Evolution of the translation of Culture-Bound Terms in TV sitcoms from the 1960s to 2010s
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-17)Translation is transferring a message from one language to another. One of the most used type of translation is audiovisual translation which can be produced in different forms such as dubbing. The procedure to dub an ... -
The Battle of Maldon: a magnifying glass over the Anglo-Saxon world
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-19)Although an unexpectedly lot of information has survived from such an early period as the Anglo-Saxon, this information is rather unevenly scattered throughout the whole of historic sources. It is uneven regarding the ... -
Is Sherlock Elementary?
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-19)This paper is based on the original main characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and his inseparable Doctor Watson. Their stories will be compared with two very recent TV series adaptations “Sherlock” ... -
Study on language attrition
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-19)Nowadays, people do not know if they are or not aware of one of the most significant issues of immigrant population across different countries; the contact among languages in dissimilar situations can affect the skills of ... -
Kachru's Model of World Englishes: Analysing Asian performance
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-19)The purpose of this paper is to understand how the English language has spread all over the world, focusing on Kachru's well-known model Three Circles of English (1992), including its criticism. The research starts from ... -
Spoken Interaction in the Foreign Language Classroom
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Education today and how to apply creativity to Language Teaching
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)The purpose of this project is to give a brief idea of what creativity is nowadays, and how could it be applied in a language course. We have a failing education system that does no longer cover the needs of the students, ... -
Magic realism in Angela Carter's stories: "The Bloody Chamber" and "The Lady of the House of Love"
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)The concept of Magic Realism has been an abstract genre since Franz Rho coined the term in 1920, after a group of painters needed it in order to describe their new style of painting. It is interesting to study the different ... -
Anglicisms in the Technology Section of the Spanish Press: A Corpus-based Analysis
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)Globalisation and the power of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) in different spheres have had a great impact on the spread of English all over the world. Several Anglicisms have been loaned to other languages, which have ... -
Aestheticism in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)This study contemplates Oscar Wilde’s view on aestheticism and the relation between this doctrine and social decadence as displayed in The Picture of Dorian Gray. The main goal of this paper is to demonstrate that Oscar ... -
Fostering communicative competence through reading: An analysis of a current EFL textbook
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)Reading is one of the most challenging skills and it is also a crucial factor for the attainment of communicative competence (Hymes 1971). For readers to achieve success in this task, they must be able to comprehend what ... -
Nonverbal Communication: Improving Academic Presentations through Body Language
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)Nonverbal Communication has been proven to be almost essential if a prosperous communication is to take place. It is usually forgotten that elements such gestures, body posture, melody of the voice and many others actually ... -
Learning styles: Importance and benefits in second/foreign language learning
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-22)Nowadays there is a growing interest in the processes that influence the learning of a second or foreign language. This current interest is especially reflected in the field of Applied Linguistics, which has an increased ... -
Metaphors in advertising: The case of IBM's "People for Smarter Cities" campaign
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A cognitive frame-based approach to vocabulary teaching in ESP: Implementation of the Cognitive Frames Theory in Business English Courses
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-23)The task of introducing new vocabulary in the English as a Second or Foreign Language classroom has always been a challenge for teachers throughout the history of English Language Teaching, furthermore the importance of ... -
Analysing Disney Stories: How Disney Princesses are Depicted
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-25)We live in a globalised world in which what is considered politically correct is in vogue. Since childhood we understand that the knight is the one who saves the princess and not vice versa. Throughout this paper, sexism ... -
Olaudah Equiano's Hybrid Identity
Universitat Jaume I (2015-06-25)The present thesis revolves around Olaudah Equiano's literary work, T he Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African. Written by Himself . This essay is intended to illustrate the ...