LLCE2020 Accepted abstracts

African American Rap Culture as a Metamorphosis of Orality in Black Literature

Aminu Segun, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Owo, Nigeria;       Abstract: Rap music is a derivative of the oral forms of literature, which is man’s original medium of self-expression and artistic creativity. Rap music (Rhythm and Blues) is a highly prolific component of a...
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An EFL College Low-achievers’ Reading Classroom: anxious or self-motivated?

Dr Pei-Ling Yang, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan;     Abstract: The purpose of this action research, based on the concepts of Krashen’s Input Hypothesis, is to explore the effect of English picture books on EFL college low-achievers’ levels of anxiety.  English...
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Andrić's (Magic) Realism in the Novel The Bridge on the Drina

Marijana Bošnjak & Tina Varga Oswald,  Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia;     Abstract: More than being a certain genre, magic realism is a stylistic form marked by the aspiration to understand the paradox of connecting the opposites. In other words,...
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Approaches to online teaching of secondary school and undergraduate English Literature classes and their effectiveness during the coronavirus pandemic.

Louise Kocianova, Trnava University, Slovakia;               Abstract: During this academic year a need has arisen for new ways of delivering classes in both schools and universities. Literature is traditionally a subject best taught...
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Axiological constants in Jaroslava Blažková's texts for children

Gabriela Magalová, University of Trnava, Slovakia;     Abstract: Jaroslava Blažková is a Slovak author for children and adults, who moved with her family from Slovakia to Canada in 1968. During the socialist era, she was an undesirable person, her books were not published. As...
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Basic pillars of the concept and strategy of teaching Slovak language and Slovak literature in primary schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction

István Szőköl & Andrea Puskás, J. Selye University, Komárno, Slovakia;     Abstract: Slovak language and Slovak literature is a specific subject in schools with Hungarian as the language of instruction and occupies a leading place in the hierarchy of subjects. Its specific...
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Challenges and opportunities of CLIL at a Mexican higher education context

Maria del Rocio Dominguez and Jitka Crhová, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México;      Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a research project that addresses the implementation of CLIL as a strategy for internationalization in a Mexican...
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Christian Felix Weisse, Translator of Mrs. Pinchard’s Didactic Dramas

Serena Spazzarini, University of Genoa, Italy;      Abstract: Christian Felix Weisse (1726-1804), mainly known as German playwright and writer for children during the late Enlightenment, boasted a huge production as translator, and rightly he is defined a cultural mediator...
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Communicative tactics aimed at discrediting an opponent in the 2019/2020 Democratic Party presidential debates

Elena Kusotskaya, St.Petersburg State University, Russia;     Abstract: This research is based on the debates of the 2019/2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in the USA and considers aggressive verbal behaviour in highly conflictive social-political discourse, namely...
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF READING PREFERENCES OF YOUNGER SCHOOL AGE LEARNERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT (SLOVAKIA, POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC)

Lýdia Simanová & Simoneta Babiaková, Matej Bel University, Slovakia;    Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of the reading interest of younger school age learners in an international comparison in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland. The intensity of the reader's...
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