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    • closedAccess   Early language learning: bilingualism 

      Vaquero Bachero, Sandra Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-14)
      The 21st century is characterized as the great revolution of language learning because of the necessity to communicate and either to become a well-prepared person in a world where globalisation is a current issue. The ...

    • closedAccess   Affective factors in SLA: a focus on motivation 

      Rincón Gabarda, Carlos del Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-14)
      Affective factors play a very important role in learners' language achievement. In this paper, I want to investigate both influence and effect degrees of these factors, mainly motivation, over students along their second ...

    • closedAccess   Slang Knowledge among Spanish Students of English 

      Bartolomé García, Eloy Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-15)
      Defining and studying slang has always been a difficult task because of its oral use and limited written records. It is a lexicon known and used by native English communities of speakers but it is unknown the knowledge ...

    • closedAccess   Vocalic changes in the geordie dialect : Auf wiedersehen, Pet 

      Meseguer Cárcel, Marta Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-15)
      This paper describes the phonological variations and changes in the vowel system in Geordie dialect, a Northern English dialect spoken in Newcastle upon Tyne by the analysis of the BBC TV show, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. It ...

    • openAccess   A study on language use and language attitudes by arabs living in Spain 

      Ben Kasem Agbalu, Mariam Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-15)
      Multilingualism is already a key concept when dealing with languages around the world and the Arab population in the Valencian Community, Spain, is a clear example of the presence of more than one language living in a ...

    • closedAccess   ICTs Implementation in the English Pronunciation Classroom: The Case of Voki 

      Bellés-Calvera, Lucía Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-15)
      English has emerged as a truly global language in our society. Historical, political, economic, practical, intellectual and entertainment reasons (Crystal, 2006) explain such a status and the reason why an increasing number ...

    • closedAccess   Teaching irregular verbs through interactive boards 

      Benages García, Laura Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      The shift that education has experimented affected in the way of teaching and learning from learning by memorizing according to the Grammar Translation Approach to a virtual learning environment. The teacher’s role changes ...

    • closedAccess   Social Networks: New Patterns of Language 

      Amankwaa Donkor, Jennifer Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      In recent years, due to the increase of the use of technologies, there have been different opinions about its use and its effects. The present paper aims to explore the aspects of the use of technology in different cases. ...

    • closedAccess   Comparative study of ICT in education Spain and the United States 

      Jorge Mir, Joan Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      For the last 20 years Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have appeared into all fields of the society. For this reason, different areas of it have been adapting to apply the possible advantages of these new ...

    • closedAccess   A study on tablet PCs: exploring their potential in education 

      Simón Esteban, Víctor Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      In our current society, the use of both Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Knowledge and Learning Technologies (KLT) has incredibly increased. One of the newest ICTs is mobile learning or “m-learning”, ...

    • closedAccess   Autonomous learning through the use of mobile applications : Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu 

      Martínez Gómez, María Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-16)
      The evolution of society produced by technologic advances has led to a world continuously connected to the Internet. Technologic devices and the Internet allow their users to obtain access to a huge amount of information ...

    • closedAccess   English Neologisms in modern Spanish: An analysys of new media influence on lexical changes 

      Artero Badenes, Ana Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-17)
      The research aims at studying the use of neologisms in a new web genre known as blogs. Blogs are nowadays the latest form of communication to express opinions about current topics. However, this new format can be considered ...

    • closedAccess   Exploring the Teaching and Learning of Pronunciation: Approaches and Problems for Spanish Speakers 

      Asensi Guevara, Laura Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-17)
      The aim of the current paper is to provide a general overview of the attention that pronunciation teaching and learning has received in English as a second or foreign language lessons throughout the years. The different ...

    • closedAccess   British accents and dialects: The case of Cockney 

      Gallén Martínez, Lidia Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-17)
      Currently, each country has one or two official languages albeit with many accents and dialects. In some cases, the distinction between accent and dialect can be as complex as that between language and dialect. The fact ...

    • closedAccess   “Metamorphosis” in metaphor theory today: deliberateness in G.W.Bush´Speeches 

      Silisteanu, Lacramioara Elena Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-17)
      The aim of this paper is to outline the nature of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), the criticism it has received during the last 25 years and possible improvements. For this reason, a general overview of Cognitive ...

    • closedAccess   Metaphor in political speeches : an analysis of George W. Bush and Barack Obama’s discourse 

      Moreno Alonso, Ana Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-17)
      If metaphors can be seen as the perpetual chain that embraces words and meaning, a political speech combines the innate power of language as a means for a calculated purpose. A substantial amount of academic publications ...

    • closedAccess   An analysis on the use of irony in Emma 

      Traver Ventura, Lledó Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-20)
      This paper introduces the analysis of irony in one of Jane Austen’s most important works, Emma. First of all, I give an account of the life and times of this English novelist who published her works during the Regency ...

    • closedAccess   Cinema adaptations of "The Great Gatsby": A theoretical review 

      Campillo Ballester, Claudia Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-20)
      It is unquestionable that there is hardly a sphere of reality which is not echoing some form of previously established image or text. Undoubtedly, the best example of this theory is that of cinema adaptations, a common ...

    • closedAccess   Screen Adaptations: Comparing Excalibur (1981) and The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) Film Trilogy in the Light of the Arthurian Tradition 

      Ribes Llop, Sara Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-23)

    • closedAccess   Existentialism and the Theatre of Absurd in Waiting for Godot 

      García Gallach, Alicia Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-23)
      In this essay, an analysis and discussion of the enigmatic play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett will be carried out in terms of philosophy, form and content. Regarding the topic of the philosophy, the point of view of ...