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Eco-friendly advertising: a study of pictorial metaphors in environmental advertisements
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
According to Cognitive Linguistics, metaphors are an essential cognitive tool to conceptualise certain domains of experience (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). Following this conception, it can be seen how advertising campaigns use ...
Translation of english film titles into spanish and russian: a comparative study
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-14)
Inasmuch as translation of movie titles from English into Spanish and Russian has not received much attention, the aim of the present paper is to analyse the techniques applied to translate English film titles into Spanish ...
The Construction Grammar Approach to Language Cognitive Processing
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-14)
The production of languages has been studied for a long time in order to create theories which should be able to
answer questions such as “how do we acquire language?”. In this paper, I am going to summarize, explain ...
Examining Teacher’s Corrective Feedback and Learner’s Uptake at Different Proficiency Levels: A Study in ESO and Bachillerato English Classes
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-07)
The development of Schmidt’s (1990) Noticing Hypothesis and Swain’s (1985) Output Hypothesis helped to spread the importance of giving learners Corrective Feedback (CF) in an effort to make them progress in their foreign ...
“Something was set between the words and the world”: Trauma and Testimony in the Poetry of World War II
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-07)
Research in trauma theory in literature has gained prominence in the last couple of decades, especially since 1996, with the publication of Caruth’s Unclaimed Experience and Tal’s Worlds of Hurt. Trauma studies, however, ...
The Effect of WebQuest Design on Students Language Learning Autonomy
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-08)
New technologies, also known as ICTs, are an increasing phenomenon in the current society. ICTs
are being applied in many fields increasingly, so it is also possible to integrate them in language
learning. So, the goal ...
The effectiveness of pre-, while-, and post- Reading Strategies in Second Language Acquisition
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-08)
This study is encompassed within the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and
focuses on language teaching and learning. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it is
aimed at examining whether twenty adult ...
Spanish speakers of English as a Foreing Language current pronunciation errors: The case of /ʃ/ /ʒ/ and /v/
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
The process of learning English as a foreign language can be challenging for some Spanish learners (Carrillo, & Gayoso, 2008) because it involves acquiring and developing new skills including reading, writing, listening ...
Developmental and transfer errors in SLA
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
During the process of learning a new language it is common that most students
make errors as they still do not know all the elements, rules and features of that language.
Errors have been analyzed and studied for many ...
Digital learning & Duolingo™: a practical SLA analysis on how millennials learn and a proposal for improvement
(Universitat Jaume I, 2018-06-12)
Throughout history, Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has been approached under
different frameworks and methodologies, the effectiveness of which has been proved or denied
through academic research. Simultaneously, the ...