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The Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies among English and German Language Learners
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Matea Miklaušić Vocabulary learning is one of the most important elements in the course of learning a foreign language. Vocabulary learning strategies form a part of general language learning strategies which can be used in order to acquire new lexical items more effectively, as well as improve learning. The goal of this thesis was to examine the type of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) used by English and German high school learners in Croatia. In addition, differences between the two languages, as...
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The Use of the Mother Tongue in Teaching English
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Emanuela Mijatović Learning English as a L2 has become a necessity for modern society because people use it as a communication tool all over the world. The mother tongue has been incorporated into teaching foreign/second languages from the early beginnings of language teaching. For this reason, it is of crucial importance to examine the amount of Croatian used in English second language classrooms. Additionally, the purposes of using the mother tongue in second language teaching can largely affect the whole...
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The Vietnam War in American Cinema
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Matej Pijaca The period of The Vietnam War was a tumultuous time for American society, and Hollywood films, albeit slightly delayed, reflected the dynamic and confused realities of the war. Rooted in the traditions of the war film which were largely established during World War II, a diverse collection of films was produced during a relatively short period of ten years, some of them conforming to the traditions, others subverting them. Many great directors tackled the topic, resulting in acclaimed films...
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The Wire's America: An Exploration of Race, Power, and Systemic Inequity
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Pavao Lepur The issue of race still remains one of the most prevalent topics in American existence. From the remnants of colonial past to the more recent systemic inequalities highlighted by the Black Lives Matter Movement, racism has left undeniable marks on the American psyche and has infiltrated every facet of American existence from housing, employment, education and the criminal justice system. Representation of race in the media is therefore imperative as the media today serves a more powerful...
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The Zombie Narrative as the Representation of Otherness – Social and Cultural Issues in the Zombie Narrative
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Anamarija Vuk The zombie narrative, typically thought of as an American creation, has its roots in the Caribbean Island of Haiti. The Haitian zombie trope therefore served as an ideal inspiration for the further development of the “Romeran”, Hollywood zombie. George Romero, or the father of the modern zombie narrative successfully modernized the narrative that we are all familiar with today. He transformed the zombie from a mindless, slave-like creature into a cannibalistic, blood-driven living dead...
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The analysis of violence in the TV show „Sons of Anarchy“
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Blaženka Juren This paper examines the violence in the TV series “Sons of Anarchy” and its relation to masculinity and morality. Throughout deep research, there is an attempt to present several different theories of violence which serve as theoretical foundation of the thesis. Therefore, this paper will explain the basis of the violence, the factors that cause it to emerge, its relationship with masculinity, and the moral values the characters share.
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The history of language death in Great Britain
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Dana Surić This final paper focuses on the language death of Celtic languages, primarily caused by the English language, on the territory of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. In the first part of the work, the terms “language death“ and “language shift“ are explained. These are the processes that many languages in the world face or have faced in the past, among which are Celtic languages as well presented in this paper in the second part of the work. Therefore, in the second part of the...
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The influence of H.P. Lovecraft in horror films and videogames
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Ante Marinković Among Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft is one the most popular horror writers today. His brand of “cosmic horror” influenced many different artists, writers and directors. This paper is interested in exploring the representation of lovecraftian horror in movies and videogames. By referencing Lovecraft’s works it is possible to construct an image of what “lovecraftian” means. It is also important to distinguish the mediums of film and videogames in order to better...
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The linguistic phenomenon of Runglish: Orthographic, phonological and morphological analysis
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Mia Žulić The goal of this final thesis is to examine the linguistic phenomenon of “Runglish”, the mixture of two languages – Russian and English, and to describe its linguistic and social characteristics. “Runglish” is a hybrid language spoken primarily in the Russian communities in the United States of America. The theoretical and methodological background of this thesis is based on the scientific work of Croatian linguists Rudolf Filipović and Antica Menac, as well as the other important...
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The portrayal of male and female murderers in selected novels of Agatha Christie
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Dora Dolski Detective fiction, the sub-genre of crime fiction, has always provoked an intense interest among the readers and served them as a leisure activity, especially the works of Agatha Christie known as the “Queen of Crime.” Since many scholars, critics and academics tend to focus more on the figures of Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and less on her fictional villains, this master’s thesis deals with different portrayals of male and female murderers...
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The question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“
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Ana Bošnjak A group of characters of mixed nationalities is situated in an Italian villa in the last
stages of WWII. Each of them is lost on an unknown territory, away from their loved ones
and asking themselves many questions in search of their identity after being crippled by the
war. Gradually, through storytelling, they let their guards down and find comfort in the
presence of others.
The author Michael Ondaatje, an immigrant himself, portrays Canadian
multiculturalism when he lets the...
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The role of code-switching in psycholinguistic models of multilingual competence
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Mihaela Nedić Code-switching is a very frequent behavior observable in multilingual speakers and a typical feature of their so-called multilingual competence. A literature review has shown that models of multilingual competence do not adequately take into account code-switching. This thesis focuses on analyzing how three prominent models of multilingual competence account for code-switching. The chosen models are: The language switches model (Williams & Hammarberg, 2005), which is a developmental model...
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