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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953. It is regarded as one of his best work. When examining Fahrenheit 451 as a piece of dystopian fiction, a definition for the term “dystopia” is required. In Merriam Webster…

Slovenia has long been a place for immigration; with the accession into the European Union it has become even more interesting for different groups of immigrants from European and non-European countries. According to the Statistical Office of the…

Communication in a foreign language, as an inevitable component of modern human life, often makes speakers experience anxiety, which may sometimes lead to avoidance of communication. This paper explores whether the students of Italian language…

According to Ryan (2003), Shakespeare’s comedy and romance are not less valuable than his tragedies since they also challenge the existing conditions of life, but in a different p. 28). For Frye (1965), “The mythical backbone of all literature is the…

This text will analyze the semantic and cultural motivation of the terms for i n k in the Slavic languages and their dialects, followed by an etymological analysis of the corresponding terms in other European languages. Namely, the issue of L 2084…

What is specific when teaching English for specific purposes to the students of entrepreneurial economics, tourism and journalism? Similarities and differences between teaching general English and English for specific purposes are fairly…

The role of metaphor as a basic cognitive mechanism in the construction and retrieval of specialized knowledge has been well studied within cognitive terminological theories (Faber, 2012; Tercedor Sánchez et al, 2012; Temmerman, 2000). However, the…

Recent research in SLA has indicated that grammar teaching has an important role both in foreign and second language learning. However, it should be noted that this revival should not mean a return to traditional approach to grammar instruction…

Building contacts with people is not always a rewarding experience that may lower one’s self esteem leading to anxiety. This anxiety results in communication apprehension which McCroskey (1984) defined as the individual's level of anxiety associated…

A current pedagogic approach is ‘‘Flipped classroom model’ which depends on the use of asynchronous video lectures and practice problems as homework at home, and active, group-based problem solving activities in the classroom. As a new paradigm in…