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Keep an "eye" on the text: The Use of Self-mention in the Academic Writing of Experts
(2015-09-30)
One of the most controversial inquiries in academic writing is whether it is admissible to use first person pronouns in a scientific paper or not. Many professors discourage their students from using them, rather favoring ...
Anthropomorphic Imagery of Animals (Dragons and Horses) in the Works of Michael ende and C. S. Lewis
(2017-11-21)
For several centuries, anthropomorphism has been a common feature used in fantastic literature; our interest in giving animals and objects human traits – clothing them, making them talk – has influenced the arts. Hence, ...
Anna Seghers' Transit: The Puzzle of Identity
The present paper aims at analysing the theme of identity in Anna Seghers’
Transit
(1944). Due to the fact that it deals with the story of a German man who is in exile in
order to escape from the Nazi regime, ...
Mobile-assisted language learning in EFL classroom at university: students' perspective
(2020-12-21)
Since the first appearance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms, the perspective of teachers and students on the utilization of technology for language learning ...
Benefits and Drawbacks of Collaborative Writing for Young Foreign Language Learners: A Case Study on Teachers' Perspective
(2020-05-20)
Collaborative Writing (CW) and its benefits and drawbacks for language learning have been studied by many scholars, mainly concerning adult learners (ALs). Nevertheless, its potential applications to young learners (YLs) ...
Newfoundland English
The English language has undergone many variations, leaving uncountable dialects in every nook and cranny of the world. Located at the north-east of Canada, the island of Newfoundland presents one of those dialects. However, ...
"Hamilton": Lin-Manuel Miranda's modern approach to the American Dream based on equal opportunitiy
(2022-03-07)
From the very beginning, the so-called ethos of the American Dream has summoned the concept of America as the land of opportunities, the perfect scenario to achieve a better future. Hamilton (2015) is a musical that has ...
Vernacular English in Ireland: History and Linguistic Overview
(2020-05-25)
English has been present on the Emerald Island since about the 13th century, making Irish English the oldest of the vernacular varieties outside Britain. The purpose of this paper is to describe the conditions of the shift ...
The Arrival and Development of the English Language in India
(2020-05-25)
It is widely accepted that the English language is the most important international language in the world. It is because of its importance that there has been a worldwide spread of English. Due to the spread of English, ...
Global English: past, present and future
(2022-03-07)
English is unquestionably the universal lingua franca in every field. The justification that it is a consequence of the linguistic superiority of English is denied in this paper, which analyses the role of the UK and the ...