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In English and in many other European languages, Croatian included, it is quite common to use colour terms as an indicator of different emotions. When we talk about the colour and humans, we actually refer to the colour of their skin, more precisely…

In EFL curricula where language is taught as a knowledge set, links between pedagogical theory and practice can be quite strong. However, links between pedagogical theory and practice seems more tenuous when applied to the teaching of skills, in…

Klasik Türk edebiyatı oluşmaya başladığı 13. yüzyıldan son ürünlerini verdiği 19. yüzyıla kadar köklü ve sistemli bir disiplin olarak varlığını sürdürmüştür. Kendisinden sonra oluşmaya başlayan modern edebiyatta da izlerini görebileceğimiz klasik…

Over the last years (starting from the last millennium) linguistics impacts of the technology have started to show its influence on the language usage through online communication. These communication domains such as e-mails, instant messaging, text…

This study explores the use of discourse markers (DMs) in the conversational discourse of non-native speakers of English. Specially, it investigates the functions and positions of DMs like, sort of and kind of in conversations of Croatian speakers of…

Pragmatics is one of the major fields of applied linguistics studying the language in relation to the context in which it is used. Foreign language taught by non-native language teachers is mostly consolidated by the coursebooks that are used as…

Medical records, literature and encyclopedias are the most specific materials which the reader meets with. This literature, full of technical terminology, jargon and abbreviations, mostly in English language, often presents an insurmountable barrier…

The article deals with general information about the project of compiling a dictionary of abbreviations in linguistics.It also contains a short overview of past research together with their main results.Theoretical solutions refer to the Multi-level…

Student assessment plays central and important role when teaching and learning. Diagnostic assessment is one way to measure the effectiveness of Implemented programs as well as students’ academic background. In this paper I will discuss the…

This paper examines designing language teaching materials as an integral segment of language courses taught at tertiary level. Firstly, it defines teaching materials and considers them both as anything that can be used to facilitate the language…