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The Use of Cohesive Devices in English Drama Texts for Adults and Children
Full text linkThe present paper aims at identifying the relationship between drama texts and cohesive devices, presenting the most common used devices in both adults' and children's drama and comparing the percentages to find out the similarities and differences between adults' and children's drama concerning the use of these devices. It is hypothesized that cohesive devices have an essential role to play in making drama texts more comprehensible. It is also hypothesized that playwrights use certain cohesive devices to make their texts easier to track by readers. It is assumed that there is a difference between adults and children drama regarding the use of cohesive devices. It is found that the most used cohesive device by adults' and children's playwrights is reference. It is also found that ellipsis is employed widely in adults' drama rather than children's drama. More use of lexical cohesive devices is detected in children drama rather than adults' drama. The study arrived at the following conclusions: First, cohesive devices are employed widely by playwrights reflecting the important role they have on the overall understanding of the writer's main idea. It is also found that there is a relation between the age of the readers and the use of cohesive devices as adults are more able to handle certain devices rather than children
Extra Linguistic Issues with an Impact in Managing EFL Teaching
Full text linkThe aim of this article is to discuss the relations between intercultural and environmental approaches to teaching English from a global perspective. Our interest is directed towards creating an educational model that will enable the teaching of English for International Communication objectives. In this paper, we will pay particular attention to the influences coming from the external environment. These influences are, however, manifested in the behavior of students, both at the psychological and the cognitive level. The terms of the living environment greatly affect the speed and accuracy of acquiring knowledge in general and language learning in particular. This is based on the fact that it requires commitment and concentration to be performed in adequate environmental conditions. The proposed teaching model is expected to conform to the learners‟ care-taking environment that provides conditions for healthy physical, humane, and affective social context
Recurrent Dystopian themes in Scott Westerfeld’s Novel "Uglies"
Full text linkThe genre of dystopian fiction has been largely studied, and a significant number of contributions explain its main themes and features. Plus, this type of literature is still strongly developed at present, with a several titles among the best sold. Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series (2005-2007), which can be found in this sort of works, is an example of recent dystopian literature which enjoys a large number of readers. The aim of this research is to determine whether Westerfeld develops in his first text of the series, Uglies (2005), a suggestion of recurrent themes in dystopian fiction. This can show to what extent Westerfeld frames his piece of fiction into a traditional dystopian setting. The results of this study, thus, can shed some light on the characteristics of 21st century dystopian fiction, which are to be compared with the traditional definition of the genre