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Late Hollywood classics as a tool for understanding American society in the 50s.
(2022-03-08)
Contrary to what happened in Europe, the war was a period of great economic prosperity for Americans. As reflected in movies, the changes increased considerably in the 50s, with some external factors ‒the Cold War, the ...
The problem of multilingualism in the European Union: a historical perspective and evolution
(2022-03-08)
The reality of multilingualism in the European institutions is a more complex issue than its motto: United in Diversity. The increasing penetration of English in the everyday use of European citizens and its establishment ...
African americans' civil rights and cinema in the twentieth century
(2022-03-07)
This paper seeks to study the history of African American civil rights through cinema, from the 1910s to the 1960s. In the twentieth century, the fight for black civil rights became a defining moment for American history, ...
The portuguese overseas expansion (1415-1825)
(2022-03-08)
The Portuguese Empire was one of the most successful European empires of history. Stretching all the way from Brazil, to Macao; it had territories in every continent in the world. Portugal’s discoveries opened the world ...
Attitudes towards accents in the United Kingdom: a sociophonetic analysis
(2022-03-07)
The United Kingdom is widely known for having a large number of accents, but what is the social attitude towards them? In order to answer this question, we need to analyse the importance of accents on identity. Accents ...
Linguistic taboos and swear words in EFL learning and teaching: an empirical study
(2022-03-08)
A taboo word is a word that should be avoided because it is considered to be wrong, embarrassing or unpleasant (Cambridge Dictionary, n.d.). A swear word is a word that is also considered rude and offensive according to ...
English neologisms in modern times
(2022-03-07)
The study on neologisms or the new words created in a language has been gaining strength lately and has been getting the attention of linguists. It is obvious that neologisms produce a feeling of curiosity since they ...
Teacher motivation and demotivation in foreign language learning classrooms
(2022-03-08)
Although insufficient importance has been given to teacher motivation in the literature, there has recently been a growing interest in and recognition of it. This paper aims to define motivation and demotivation in teachers ...
Foreign language anxiety in the Basque Country: a comparison of high school and university students
(2022-03-07)
Anxiety has been widely studied in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), as it is one of the main obstacles that students have to overcome in their language learning process. This paper presents an explanation ...
Grammar learning strategies in Primary School Children
(2022-03-07)
The field of Language Learning Strategies (LLS) is a well-researched topic in
language acquisition. The importance of LLSs is highlighted in Chamot’s (2001)
definition, in which LLSs are defined as the “techniques or ...