Llengües i Literatures Modernes i Estudis Anglesos: Enviaments recents
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Length of stay and study abroad: Language gains in two versus three months abroad
This study examines the effect of 'length of stay' on the written and oral development of two groups of Spanish-speaking students learning English in the UK through the Erasmus Program. Written and oral data were collected ...
Somewhere between the Colonial and the Postcolonial: An Interview with Gibraltarian Author M. G. Sanchez
[eng] Gibraltar, the British territory located at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, is frequently in the news but often confuses outsiders with its political and cultural complexity. Is it a colony, or is it ...
Crónicas, comentarios y noticias de temática literaria italiana en 'La Vanguardia Española' (1945-1962)
En este ensayo, concebido como continuación de nuestros anteriores trabajos sobre el tema, nos centraremos en el estudio de la presencia de noticias y comentarios de temática literaria referidos a Italia que aparecen en ...
Cuerpos que (no) importan y nuevas alianzas
A partir de una lectura de las teorías de Judith Butler sobre el cuerpo (en su obra Cuerpos que importan), este artículo reflexiona sobre cómo algunos seres son relegados a los márgenes exteriores de la comunidad, reducidos ...
El libreto de 'Victoria sobre el sol'
La ópera Victoria sobre el sol está considerada uno de los hitos más importantes del futurismo ruso, tanto desde el punto musical, escenográfico como dramatúrgico. El presente artículo analiza el libreto de Kruchónij y el ...
De dioses y versos, de gigantes y océanos
La historia de Fernando Magallanes y de la armada de las Molucas ha quedado frecuentemente eclipsada por el colosal y cruel viaje que consiguió realizar una de las naves de la expedición. Este ensayo quiere ofrecer algunas ...
Jazykovye osobennosti gendernogo koncepta v russkoj i ispanskoj kulturakh (Particularidades lingüísticas del concepto de gender en culturas rusa y española)
The article addresses one of the controversial issues on studying national cultures and the ways they are expressed in the language. Authors analyze such concepts as "language and culture", "linguistic representation of ...
Indirizzi e sviluppi degli studi critici sulla figura e l'opera di Salvador Espriu nell'ultimo ventennio
This articles presents an overview of the studies on Salvador Spriu in the last 20 years and which have utilized new methodological approaches to the analysis of his work. In particular, many of them have been able to use ...
The Bellipotent as Heterotopia, Total Institution, and Colony: Billy Budd and Other Spaces in Melville's Mediterranean
French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault first defined the con-cept of "Heterotopias" in his 1967 lecture titled "Des Espaces Autres"("Of Other Spaces"). Unlike utopias, heterotopias are real places thatare different ...
What is the best age to learn a second/foreign language?
The answer to the question about the best age to learn a second/foreign language is 'it depends'. It depends on who, where, in what teaching/learning conditions, and with what aims. Here are outlined advantages and challenges ...
El teatre italià en les traduccions de Narcís Oller
Al llarg de la primera decada d'aquest segle, Narcís Oller va dedicar-se, amb interès creixent, a la traducció d'obres teatrals. Entre aquestes, tenen un especial relleu les que va fer de l'italià, tant en sentit cronològic, ...
Review of Rewriting Terror: The 9/11 Terrorists in American Fiction (Juanjo Bermúdez de Castro, 2012)
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many authors of fiction, filmmakers, journalists, public figures and scholars have attempted to narrate, recreate, explain, reflect on, and theorize about the ...
Using metaphor to explore the organizational patterns of expository writing
Writing is a complex and multifaceted task that presents many challenges, especially when writing in a foreign language. Recent studies have shown that writers and readers benefit from explicit knowledge of text genres and ...
El portugués en África: ¿nativización o estandarización?
Todo el mundo sabe que el fenómeno histórico de la colonización europea, iniciado en el siglo XV asociado además con catástrofes como la esclavitud , ha supuesto para las culturas africanas un impacto brutal en todos los ...
How do differences in exposure affect English language learning? A comparison of teenagers in two learning environments
This study investigates whether potential differences in the weight of out-ofschool and in-school learning environments affect the acquisition of L2 English by teenagers in two geographical contexts, more and less English-rich, ...
Review of doctoral research on second language teaching and learning in Spain (2008-2010)
This paper reviews a selection of doctoral theses on language learning and teaching completed in Spain between 2008 and 2010. A total of 16 theses have been identified as representative - in terms of the topics under ...
Paral lelismes lèxics en aragonès xistaví i català: préstec o fenomen de contínuum?
A part de l"ús del pretèrit perifràstic, format amb el verb ir + infinitiu (xistaví) o anar + infinitiu (català), els paral lelismes més interessants entre el xistaví i el català són de tipus lèxic. Tanmateix, sovint no ...
Vocabulary learning at primary school: comparing EFL and CLIL
Comparative studies on CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) often show an advantage in favor of CLIL vs. non-CLIL students. However, oftentimes studies are difficult to interpret because the hours of instruction ...
The neuroanatomical basis of panic disorder and social phobia in schizophrenia: a voxel based morphometric study
[eng] Objective: It is known that there is a high prevalence of certain anxiety disorders among schizophrenic patients, especially panic disorder and social phobia. However, the neural underpinnings of the comorbidity of ...
Visions perifèriques i angles morts. La producció poètica dels cossos a través de la mirada: Raquel Santanera, Maria Sevilla i Pol Guasch
[cat] Aquest article presenta la relació entre la mirada i la corporalitat en les obres de tres poetes en llengua catalana del segle XXI. El text se centra en els vincles amb els afectes, el paper de les xarxes socials i ...
