Pages

Teaching Abroad
Teaching Abroad
Dina Bilić
This paper is based on the self-reflective study of teaching English as a foreign language to very young learners in Spain. It consists of two parts: theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part of the paper, relevant theoretical knowledge related to the topic is presented. In the practical part of the paper the results of the research were presented. The research was based on the analysis of the kept teaching journal during a period of six weeks, while teaching English language to...
Teaching English Using Table-top Role-playing Games
Teaching English Using Table-top Role-playing Games
Josip Farkaš
This paper focuses on finding out whether table-top role-playing games have a positive effect on the four language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) when used to teach English as a Foreign Language, as well as any possible difference between the results of the experiment between male and female learners. After examining the theoretical background of role play and its use in English Language Teaching and explaining what table-top role-play is and how else it can be used aside...
Teaching English through songs
Teaching English through songs
Maja Hrastović
This paper focuses on finding out what are the main considerations that should be taken into account when deciding about teaching English as a Foreign Language through songs and suggesting possible guidelines for teachers. It takes into consideration the criteria for the selection of songs and appropriate tasks. It also emphasizes the importance of getting to know the students´ habits and preferences, as well as points out the usefulness of feedback in the form of students´ opinions on...
Teaching John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men Employing Their Film Adaptations
Teaching John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men Employing Their Film Adaptations
Ištvan Majorić
This paper closely examines two of the most well-known literary works written by the Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, namely The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men; in addition to the novels, the paper also analyzes three film adaptations that could be employed in the classrooms. From the ways working-class people lived during the Great Depression to the destruction of the American Dream, this study reveals why Steinbecks novels became the challenging pieces of art.
Teaching Toni Morrison's Beloved and The Bluest Eye: Employing the Theme/Motif of Community
Teaching Toni Morrison's Beloved and The Bluest Eye: Employing the Theme/Motif of Community
Rebecca Danko
This master thesis explores the issues regarding black communities in Toni Morrison's novels Beloved and The Bluest Eye and their application to teaching Toni Morrison to high school students. These issues include internalized racism, double consciousness, and scapegoating. Finding theoretical support in writings of Michael Awkward, Christopher Douglas, Jane Kuenz, and Toni Morrison herself, to name a few, the first two parts of the paper focus on the motif of the community in both novels....
Techniques and Resources for Developing Intercultural Awareness in ELT at the Primary School Level
Techniques and Resources for Developing Intercultural Awareness in ELT at the Primary School Level
Morena Rogalo
Teaching a new language without teaching its culture is unthinkable and incomplete. The aim of this paper is to explore which techniques and resources for developing intercultural awareness are used in the ELT context at the primary school level in Croatia and abroad. It is also argued that language and culture learning can be much more successfully achieved if students are actively involved in the process of acculturation and acquisition of various social norms and cultural aspects. The...
Tehnike medijske manipulacije i persuazije
Tehnike medijske manipulacije i persuazije
Ira Rešetar
Masovni su mediji u širokoj uporabi i uključuju Internet, televiziju, radio i novine. Masovni mediji, osim svojih osnovnih zadaća, provode i postupke manipulacije javnosti i javnog mnijenja. Medijska manipulacija, kao i svaki oblik manipulacije, predstavlja postupke obmanjivanja pojedinaca, javnosti te cjelokupnog društva. Tehnike kojima se medijska manipulacija ostvaruje uključuju lažne vijesti, tzv. fake news, dezinformacije, cenzuru, spin i subliminalno oglašavanje. U proces...
Tehnike tiska u funkciji optimizacije nakladničke proizvodnje
Tehnike tiska u funkciji optimizacije nakladničke proizvodnje
Ivan Pozderac
Od najranijeg doba, čovjek je htio zabilježiti uspomene, događaje, znanje. U početku su to bili urezani crteži na zidovima spilja, zatim razni zapisi u kamenu, životinjskoj koži i glinenim pločama. Umnožavanje knjiga bio je dugotrajan posao sve dok Guttenberg nije izmislio tiskarski stroj. Samim izumom razvila se cijela industrija, te su se razvijale i nove tehnike tiska. Danas kada imamo izbor različitih tehnologija, potrebno je odlučiti se za onu koja nam je isplativija i...
Tehnofobija kao element stvaranja digitalne podjele
Tehnofobija kao element stvaranja digitalne podjele
Ana Hefer
Danas se nalazimo u vremenu ubrzanog razvoja tehnologije koja nam donosi dobre i loše promjene. Neke od loših promjena na koje razvoj tehnologije utječe je digitalna podjela, koja dijeli osobe na one koji imaju mogućnost korištenja tehnologije i one koji tu mogućnost nemaju. Nadalje, postoje i oni koji iz određenih razloga odbijaju koristiti tehnologiju. Takva pojava ima i svoj nazivtehnofobija. Postoji niz različitih razloga zašto osobe odbijaju koristiti blagodati koje nam nudi...
Tehnološka utopija kao mainstream: je li posthumanizam konačna konstrukcija čovjekove stvarnosti?
Tehnološka utopija kao mainstream: je li posthumanizam konačna konstrukcija čovjekove stvarnosti?
Dragana Koljenik
Cilj rada je istražiti tehnološku utopiju kroz koncepte transhumanizma, tehno-znanstvenog posthumanizma i filozofskog posthumanizma kako bi se otkrilo koliko su ideje koje stoje iza tih filozofija mainstream u današnjem društvu. U prvom dijelu rad donosi povijesni pregled utopijskih vizija kroz utopiju, anti-utopiju i distopiju u književnosti. Drugi dio predstavlja uvod u koncepte i međusobne odnose transhumanizma, tehno-znanstvenog posthumanizma i filozofskog posthumanizma. U trećem...

Pages