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THE INFLUENCE OF EXPOSURE TO MEDIA ON LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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Tina Vukasović This thesis investigates the media activities in English that Croatian EFL students are engaged in outside the school. The media activities which were investigates include watching films with/without English subtitles, watching movies with Croatian subtitles, using YouTube, playing video games, listening to radio (Spotify, Deezer), online reading, talking via Internet, digital communication etc. The aims of this study were, first, to determine the frequency of student'engagement in...
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THE ISSUE OF LIBERATION IN AFROFUTURISM
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Andrea Jović In this thesis, the liberatory potential of Afrofuturism will be analyzed on the example of two Afrofuturist novels. It will be argued that a truly liberating future cannot be accomplished by merely altering representations, which is one of Afrofuturism‘s main aims, but by developing utopian visions of the future where violences of capitalism and heteronormativity have been overcome. The paper will argue that Nalo Hopkinson‘s novel Midnight Robber does not present a more liberated...
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THE LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISING
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Tina Vukasović Advertising is a marketing sector with only one purpose: to attract the audience and persuade them into buying certain goods or services. It can be found in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television, billboards and Internet. The language of advertising is informal, memorable, simple and often grammatically questionable, thus making advertising an attractive form of communication between companies and the potential customers. The author discusses the importance of language in...
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THE LANGUAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF TWITTER POSTS
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Matijana Đuka Nowadays, people mostly communicate through social media. They use it to connect with different people, engage in online discourse and to spread information. The language they use is very informal and has its own characteristics. Networking sites brought to some innovations such as new words, new meanings of the already known ones and similar features which main purpose is to simplify communication. These features also provide the transmission of a message in 140 characters Twitter allows. ...
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CAPITALISM IN MARK FISHER AND LITERARY DYSTOPIAS
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Karla Filipović To understand the world, one must first understand the people that inhabit it and the system that they live in. Researching what is hidden behind the stage of the world, society and humans is a complex yet necessary path that can provide knowledge compulsory for planning change. Delving into the reality of capitalism and the environment that shape people’s identities can uncover the hidden reasons behind a malfunctioning society. Seeing how people’s actions affect them and their...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFL LISTENING ACTIVITIES AND THE MATURA EXAM
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Sara Vulić The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Matura exam and EFL teaching and learning in Croatian secondary schools. Previous similar studies established the presence of the washback effect of the Matura exam, with the emphasis on its influence on speaking and writing skills. The focus of this study was the influence the Matura exam has on listening activities in the EFL classroom. The results showed that the Matura exam influenced the process of EFL teaching and...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CINEMA: W. SHAKESPEARE´S MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING AND FILM ADAPTATION
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Jelena Bućan This thesis makes a comparison between poetic devices of Shakespeare’s commedy Much Ado About Nothing and Kenneth Branagh’s film adaptation of it which among specific stylistic techniques incorporates deconstructed feminist film theory on the matter of gender convergence. The term ‘deconstructed’ refers to the introduction of intellectual fetishisation of woman, the presence of female gaze whether independently or alongside male one as well as female characters being perceived as...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE AND MUSIC IN THE BTS DISCOGRAPHY
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Paula Šarić This paper deals with influence of literature on BTS discography. The importance of literature has
never been lost to the world – going on from ancient times to the modern centuries. With the
influence it has on people, it is not strange for the currently most popular band BTS to use literature
and methods of storytelling to convey their message. Continuing the on-brand creation of concept
album, BTS additionally venture into creating a whole alternative universe. BTS, being primarily
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CONCEPT DIMENSIONS AND PROCRASTINATION TENDENCIES IN STUDENTS
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Paulo Topić The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between procrastination and self- concept, specifically focusing on whether individuals who exhibit higher levels of procrastination tend to have a lower self-concept. A total of 156 participants, comprising undergraduate and graduate students, completed the General Procrastination Scale and the Personal Self-Concept Scale. The findings revealed a significant inverse relationship between procrastination and self-concept, indicating...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND MOVIE GENRE PREFERENCES AMONG A SAMPLE OF CROATIAN STUDENTS
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Lydia Zamani This study examined the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and movie genre
preferences among Croatian student respondents. The Big Five traits of 203 participants were
measured as well as their level of enjoyment of eleven different film genres namely: Thriller,
Romance, Western, Comedy, Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Crime, Horror, Fantasy, and
Musical. Other than personality traits, factors as their movie-watching frequency, whether
they identify as movie...
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORY OF MIND AND THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE
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Nando Breški Ovo je jedna od prvih studija koja istražuje opise kognitivnih i afektivnih aspekata teorije uma u izvještajima o psihodeličnim iskustvima s psilocibinom. Koristeći kvalitativni pristup, analizirani su izvještaji o psihodeličnim iskustvima kako bi se identificiralo na koji način korisnici percipiraju vjerovanja i emocije drugih osoba tijekom psihodeličnih iskustava u usporedbi sa znanjima o tipičnoj Teoriji uma. Rezultati su otkrili da psihodelici mogu iskriviti kognitivni Teoriju...
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THE SEA IN VIRGINIA WOOLF
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Kristina Šimić Fluidity and sea imagery prevail in the works of Virginia Woolf, mostly in her novel The Waves. This thesis investigates how Woolf experiments with the concept of fluidity in her novel on the levels of applying symbolical/metaphorical meanings to the sea, transforming structure, narrative and style through the use of various literary devices as well as on the level of describing porous identities of six characters in the novel. The title of the thesis is therefore figurative since the...
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