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The influence of Basque and Spanish on the acquisition of English false friends: a cross-sectional study
(2018-12-04)Recently there has been a growing interest in the acquisition of vocabulary in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Experts have conducted a vast amount of research on lexical processing and organization, examining ... -
The Influence of CLIL on Receptive Vocabulary: A Preliminary Study
In the last two or three decades, being able to communicate in a foreign language has become an essential trait of any European citizen due to globalisation and migration, resulting in a multi-ethnic and multilingual ... -
The influence of new technologies in foreign language learning
The new technologies have become part of our societies especially in the so-called developed countries and it is hard to conceive our daily routines without them. This paper explores the use of new technologies in foreign ... -
The Memory Behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
(2023-04-17)This work aims to study the memory of one of the most challenging wars in the recent history of the United States of America through the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Vietnam was not like other wars. It ... -
The Monsters Within: Gothic Monstrosity in Dracula, Frankenstein, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and its Role in Nineteenth Century English Society
Since ancient times, monsters have populated the human mind and, along with us, they have evolved throughout the centuries. This evolution was finally delineated in the nineteenth-century, when monsters ... -
The never-ending myth: revision of the western frontier in U.S. contemporary dystopias
(2020-11-24)Even though dystopian literature transports the readers into futuristic fictional scenarios, its undertone mirrors the concerns and fears of the authors’ time of existence. Thus, the genre does not describe the incoming ... -
The origins of women's rights movement in the United States: the Seneca Falls Convention
(2020-05-25)In the 19th century, women had very limited or almost inexistent rights. They lived in a male dominated world where they had restricted access to many fields and they were considered to be an ornament of their husband in ... -
The potential of writing for L2 learning: Collaborative writing
This TFG focuses on how collaborative writing in an L2 can be an effective opportunity for L2 acquisition. For that, it revises six pieces of research that investigate how different variables (such as proficiency, corrective ... -
The problem of multilingualism in the European Union: a historical perspective and evolution
(2022-03-08)The reality of multilingualism in the European institutions is a more complex issue than its motto: United in Diversity. The increasing penetration of English in the everyday use of European citizens and its establishment ... -
The Progress of the English Progressive
This paper addresses the diachronic development of the periphrastic construction, beon/wesan + the participial ending -ende in Old English, into the progressive construction in Modern English. Even though there are two ... -
The queen of Carthage and her trojan lover: a comparative study of the relationship between Dido and Aeneas from antiquity to modernity
(2020-12-21)The relevance of Virgil´s The Aeined has prevailed over time and specifically Dido´s story has awaken the interest of several authors that have rewritten their version in different periods. From Virgil´s passive characterization ... -
The Queer West: Homophobia in The Power of the Dog and Brokeback Mountain
(2024-05-06)[EN] The cinematographic success of the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain and the 2021 film The Power of the Dog symbolises the public’s interest in LGBTQ+ stories about the American West and the need for appreciation and ... -
The reported use of grammar learning strategies by L3 english learners at secondary school
(2023-04-17)Language Learning Strategies (LLS) and their implication in language acquisition have been researched for decades now (Rubin, 1975; Oxford, 1986; Wenden and Rubin, 1987; Larsen-Freeman, 1995; Chamot, 2001; Oxford, Lee ... -
The representation of magic in the germanic literature of the Middle Ages
(2020-11-24)Magic is something that has always been known and has always been performed. There are many different kinds of this practice such as witchcraft, astrology or tarot, that have been explored from various perspectives. But ... -
The role of task repetition in EFL contexts
(2023-04-17)Different researchers have defended the use of tasks in language teaching because they offer learners the opportunity to enhance their linguistic abilities by interacting with others. Nonetheless, task-based language ... -
The role of task repetition in L2 acquisition
(2017-11-24)The use of tasks in language teaching has been demonstrated to be beneficial as it provides learners with the opportunity to develop their interlanguage by means of conversational interaction. However, as tasks are ... -
The semantics and pragmatics of conjoined sentences
(2023-04-17)It is widely known that conjoined sentences with and can communicate a wide range of relations between its conjuncts. Therefore, linguists in semantics and pragmatics fields have long tried to examine the nature of those ... -
The sins of the parents: an analysis of german trauma and memory after WWII in Bernhard Schlink's novel "The Reader"
(2020-12-21)The Second War World had a huge impact on German society and left its trace in the cultural history of the country. For this reason, we can find many movies and literature based on the war but also on the years following ... -
The Syntax of English and Basque wh-Exclamatives
(2017-11-24)This paper analyses the syntax of English and Basque wh-exclamatives and compares them, exploring their common grounds and dissimilarities. -
"The tale of Cupid and Psyches" and "Till we Have Faces": the attainment of self-worth via femininity and masculinity.
(2020-12-21)The Apuleian myth of Cupid and Psyche has long been a source of inspiration in art and literature. This motivation might be derived either from its spiritual and philosophical wisdom or from the love of mythology; being ...