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The novelists dealing with the issue of periphery aim to present as accurate as possible, the real world as a harsh, tough, hermetic one, shaped by very particular rules. The novel of suburbia is, above all, one of peripheral areas. They emerge as…

Cooperative learning focuses on the interaction with peers in a learning environment. So, most important factor that affects learning is socio-cultural situation of learners that plays a role in learning. Some students are timid due to their piety…

Language is alive; it lives and continuously develops. If we say this it means that discussions about language will continue as long as human beings exist. Every new thing builds up its own language and terminology. However, it is difficult to say…

The significance of verb semantics and aspectual distinctions of verbs within a specific language is obvious and relevant, as much to language acquisition (Andersen and Shirai 1996; Aksu-Koc 1978 and 1998; Gôkmen 2003 and 2004; Gôkmen and Lee …

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad ‘V.S. Naipaul’ is one of the most popular postcolonial authors of the contemporary world. V.S Naipaul is an Indo-Trinidadian British Writer that focuses on the idea of British Empire’s Colonialism. He mentions about colonial…

Düşüncede berraklık ve açıklık arayışının önemli kriter olduğu günümüz felsefesinde şiir irrasyonelliğe kaynaklık eden esin ve ilhamın membaı, müphemliğin ve bulanıklığın ifade alanı olarak görülmektedir. Alman filozofu Martin Heidegger ise aksini…

Charles Sanders Peirce, the father of American semiotics and pragmatism, insisted that educational institutions be places for learning and not merely instruction. If Peirce‘s argument is accepted, then it is necessary to redefine the role of…

Orhan Veli Kanık was a Turkish poet who is the founder of Garip Movement together with some other eminent Turkish poets. He is known for his innovative poetry with a style closer to free verse and his unique voice, and depth of emotion underlying his…

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…