Languages and literature topic list of research papers
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Running Head: Social Semiotics: Unaccomplished Project
Abstract Question is: whence comes “social” semiotics and does there exist “non-social” semiotics? This situation reminds of that with philosophy itself. Another question is: in case we define “social” semiotics in a “tight” sense of the term as...
2013 / Emiliya Taysina -
A Comparative Study of Modulation in English Translations of Khayyam's Quatrains
Abstract During the process of translation, the relatedness of content and form sometimes leads to some changes in semantics or point of view of the original text. This study tries to investigate the instances of modulation occurred in the...
2013 / Mojtaba Delzendehrooy, Amin Karimnia -
Pre-service English Teachers’ Perception of English Language, Target and Self Culture(s)
Abstract Today, cultural awareness is considered an essential component of English language teaching. Language teachers are increasingly expected, or even required, to teach not only language but also culture. The current study describes pre-service ...
2013 / Yeşim Bektaş-Çetinkaya -
Postmodern Textuality in the Works of Müller, Auster and Kaçan
Abstract Looking at the first actions of defining the art, the concepts of “reflection”, “metaphors” and “imitation” are frequently seen. Many researchers agree that the most important feature of art is to reflect nature, human and life. For this,...
2013 / Ahmet Cuma -
A Review of Intercultural Competence from Language Teachers’ Perspective
Abstract In foreign language education, the theory of intercultural competence comes to the foreground in the last 20 years. This attributed importance to culture has carried new demands with it for foreign language teachers. It is of importance to...
2013 / Selma Karabinar, Cansu Yunuslar Guler -
Thing/Chiz/: Investigating the Pragmatic Functions of a Frequently Used Expression in Persian
Abstract The purpose of the present study was to analyze a Persian linguistic item pronounced as/chiz/(with the literal meaning thing), a pragmatic expression with various functions oriented to the interactional nature of the speech context. In...
2013 / Maedeh Ghavamnia, Abbass Eslami-Rasekh -
Headlines in Newspaper Editorials: A Contrastive Study2013 / A. Bonyadi, M. Samuel
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Translation as Innovation in Literature: the case of a Sanskrit Buddhist poem translated into Chinese2015 / Laura Lettere
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The Role of Implicit & Explicit Corrective Feedback in Persian-speaking EFL Learners’ Awareness of and Accuracy in English Grammar
Abstract While various studies have investigated the effectiveness of certain types of error treatment methods, there has been little research conducted to examine the effect of different types of corrective feedback on EFL learners’ grammar...
2014 / Khatere Zohrabi, Farzane Ehsani -
An Exploration on the Silence in the Classroom within a Diagnostic Perspective: Whose Silence is this?
Abstract This article proposes a framework for the process of revealing personal information about one's self to other people via reflections on one's personal beliefs, feelings and experiences in response to silence in the classroom. The purpose of ...
2014 / Renan Saylag -
Comparison of Colloquial Terms in Two Mexican Spanish Dictionaries: An Analysis Based on Examples of Use. “Gacho” and “Ultimadamente”
Abstract This paper focuses on identifying which elements encapsulated in dictionary examples are the most helpful in aiding users to fully understand entry definitions. Specifically, out of 16 examples analyzed in two entries found in two recently...
2013 / Roxana Fitch-Romero, Ignacio Rodríguez-Sánchez -
Global Content in Global Coursebooks: The Way Issues of Inappropriacy, Inclusivity, and Connectedness Are Treated in Headway Intermediate2013 / M. Melliti
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Book Review: On Civilizing the Unwashed Masses2015 / F. T. McAndrew
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Manifestation of Transitivity Parameters in Persian Conversations: A Comparative Study
Abstract This paper investigates the nature of Transitivity in Persian conversations. Applying a comparative approach, the study compared the data collected from natural conversations among Persian native speakers with English conversations. The...
2012 / Mohsen Shahrokhi, Ahmad Reza Lotfi -
Four Idols of Baconian Scholarship
Abstract This paper offers a brief survey of the common and persistent ‘idols’ of Baconian scholarship, i.e. the persistent prejudices which have shaped both the field of Baconian studies and the larger domain of early modern philosophy and early...
2013 / Dana Jalobeanu -
Beyond concordancing: Multiple affordances of corpora in university language degrees
Abstract Corpora have multiple uses for undergraduate students, including for translation. This paper explores how distance students cope with discovering corpora for this purpose for the first time. An analysis of their on-line exam papers reveals...
2012 / Alex Boulton -
Developing a ‘leading identity’: the relationship between students’ mathematical identities and their career and higher education aspirations2009 / Laura Black, Julian Williams, Paul Hernandez-Martinez, Pauline Davis, Maria Pampaka, et al.
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Linguistic and Cultural Issues in Translating Negation in Literary Texts: A Case Study, Mourning Becomes Electra, by Eugene O’Neill
Abstract Translating literature is problematic simply because it involves translating the metaphorical or figurative meanings of texts. There is always a context in which the translation occurs, always a history behind a text and into which a text...
2013 / Rodica-Cristina Apostolatu, Ionel Apostolatu -
Definition of Reader, as a Relative Concept, in Reader- Response Theories
Abstract Traditional literary criticism overlooked “reader” and his role in attributing a specific meaning to the text. This issue is important in literary texts as they possess a certain discourse, an exclusive feature of this genre. But act ually...
2013 / Shaghayegh Ghandehari -
A patois of pattern: pattern, memory and the cosmopolitan city2006 / Helen Scalway