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Final undergraduate dissertation teaching pragmatics: explicit instruction and task-based language teaching
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-05)
This paper explores the effects of learning pragmatics, specifically on the speech act of requesting in English in an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) context. Explicit instruction and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) ...
The art of baring emotions through metaphors: an analysis of love metaphors found in la la land’s soundtrack
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
We can express our thoughts and feelings through language in a more effective and powerful way thanks to metaphors (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). In other words, metaphors are not just used as a mere ornamental device but as a ...
Implementation of Task-Based Language Teaching: Developing English- speaking abilities in the international context of the Comenius programme
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
The global phenomenon of globalization derives in the consecutive spread of English as the lingua franca that allows cross-cultural communication. The worldwide dominance of this language leads to the substantial increase ...
Flotsam : a motivating resource to enhance writing among Spanish students
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-13)
The use of picture books in education has been thought to be specially for young children.
Progressively, they are also been used in secondary education. Can a wordless picture book
also be useful for teaching writing ...
Controlling time is power: an analysis of filmic metaphors in the lotus advertisement “shine”
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-14)
According to Lakoff and Johnson (1980), a metaphor is a tool which helps us understand one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain. Initially, metaphors were explored solely verbally; however, later on, a ...
Spanish teenagers’ acquisition of english as a foreign language: a focus on L1 influence
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-07)
The main objective of this dissertation is to examine specific L1 transfer errors from three different groups of secondary school learners of English as a foreign language, as well as to determine the general view of ...
Motivation as a key affective factor in second language acquisition
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
Learning a second or foreign language can either be a rewarding or an awful experience. This may be caused by affective factors that influence learners in their learning process. One of the most important individual factors ...
Using innovative resources to teach English for students with special needs
(Universitat Jaume I, 2017-06-07)
This paper discusses various approaches related to the term Special Educational Needs (SEN) in relation to hospital admissions. SEN in hospitals could be considered a new field of special needs that are essential for those ...
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 ...
TBLT: A Lesson Plan about Saint Valentine’s Day
(Universitat Jaume I, 2017)
This project consists in the design of a lesson plan for an elementary class in the Official Language
School (EOI in Spanish). The aim of this paper is to elaborate a teaching proposal about Saint
Valentine’s Day by using ...