Živi jezici: Journal for Foreign Languages and Literatures
The journal Živi jezici publishes original scientific research, review articles, reviews, chronicles, reports, and bibliographies in applied linguistics, (foreign) language learning and teaching, linguistics, cultural and literary studies. It is an open access, blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among researchers and teachers of modern languages.
Друштво за стране језике и књижевности, Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Београду
ASPECT IN GERMAN AND SERBIAN LANGUAGE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS
The aim of this paper is to analyse the category of aspect by using the findings and conclusions made by cognitive linguistics, and primarily construction grammar as defined by Goldberg. Dynamic constructions grammar proposes that a construction plays the key role in language, being a stored pairing of form and function. This allowed a deviation from the usual perception of the category of aspect, or from the long-established analysis of verbs exclusively. This allowed the category of aspect to be examined in a different way. In this paper we managed to study all the elements of language that can be the carriers of aspectual meaning, in both German and Serbian laguage, which include verbs a prototypical element, but also verb phrases and multiple nominal or adverbial lexemes and the context.
aspect, construction, cognitive linguistics, specific verbal aspect of Serbian language “glagolski vid”, contrastive linguistics
Copyright (c) 2024 Katarina Stančić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE SPEECH ACT OF SUGGESTION IN ONLINE RECIPES IN SERBIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES: A RELEVANCE-THEORETIC APPROACH
The aim of this research was to determine the lexical and grammatical characteristics of the speech acts of suggestion in online recipes in Serbian and American English languages within the framework of relevance theory (Sperber and Wilson 1995). The suggestions were analyzed in terms of the cognitive and communicative principles and possible implicatures. The analysis was based on fifteen examples of suggestions in Serbian and fifteen examples in American English. These examples were further compared to determine whether there were certain differences as regards the speech act of suggestion. The research shows that every suggestion has its own implicatures and communicative effects depending on the form in which the suggestion is given and the succeeding co-text. As for the two languages, in this research, no significant differences arise despite a few peculiarities. There are only three instances (10%) of directly stated suggestions (e.g. my advice is, I highly recommend), one in Serbian and two in English. The other 27 examples (90%) of suggestions from both languages are given indirectly.
Copyright (c) 2024 Gordana Ivković https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
TEACHING CULTURE AND ICC IN ESP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY – STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE
This paper aims to explore the attitudes of hospitality industry students towards the significance of cultural elements and Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC). It also examines the necessity of incorporating cultural elements into English for Specific Purposes (ESP) curriculum and assesses the intercultural sensitivity of the students of the College of Hotel Management in Belgrade. ICC is crucial for effective business communication in the hospitality sector. Therefore, the research seeks to enhance ESP curriculum by considering students' attitudes and needs related to ICC in a business setting. The survey results indicate that students are interested in integrating cultural elements into ESP course and recognize the importance of intercultural aspects. Additionally, they tend to adopt an ethnorelativistic perspective towards other cultures. Improving the curriculum to emphasize intercultural competence can better prepare students for the challenges they will face in their future careers.
ICC, ESP, hospitality industry, Intercultural Sensitivity
Copyright (c) 2024 Jovana Nikolić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE ONLINE EDITIONS OF ITALIAN DAILY NEWSPAPERS
In this paper, using the content analysis method, we examined the linguistic features of headlines about artificial intelligence extracted from the online editions of the most read Italian daily newspapers, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica, published from January 2020 to September 2023. The research was conducted on a corpus of 864 newspaper headlines, which we analyzed from two perspectives – lexical and syntactic. Our aim was to, by analyzing the lexical composition of the newspaper headlines, present unadapted loanwords, terms, and onyms in our corpus, and to, within the syntactic analysis, explore the syntactic structures of the analyzed newspaper headlines. The research results indicated that in our corpus prevail anglicisms from the field of informatics, that among onyms the most frequent are names of tech companies, robots, chatbots, and virtual assistants, and that the majority of newspaper headlines were in the form of simple sentences.
Copyright (c) 2024 Jelena Puhar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE PRODUCTION ACCURACY OF ENGLISH INTERDENTAL FRICATIVES IN SERBIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL ESL STUDENTS
The primary aim of our research was to study whether and how the position of the English interdental fricatives [θ] and [ð] in a word (initial, medial or final) affects the accuracy of their pronunciation, both in the individual word and textual context. We also studied which sounds were used as substitutions for [θ] and [ð] in the cases of inaccurate pronunciation. Moreover, we performed a comparative analysis between two age groups of primary school ESL students in order to evaluate a possible impact of training and language exposure on the production of English interdental fricatives. The obtained results show that the participants in our study most accurately pronounce the [θ] and [ð] sounds when they are placed in the final word position, with the voiceless interdental fricative [θ] being pronounced more accurately than its voiced pair [ð]. The [θ] and [ð] sounds were mostly substituted with the Serbian stops [t] and [d] , arguably due to the universal grammar constraints. The 8th graders showed greater accuracy in pronunciation of the [θ] and [ð] sounds in comparison to the 5th graders, which suggests the possibly postitive effect of training and language exposure on the production accuracy of the aforementioned sounds.
ESL, primary school, pronunciation, dental fricatives, interlanguage
Copyright (c) 2024 Sanja Raković https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
SEMANTIC CHANGES IN RUSSIAN ANGLICISMS DURING THE PERIOD OF MILLENNIAL EVENTS IN RUSSIAN SOCIETY
The aim of this study was to explore the nature and directions of current and dynamic semantic processes within the structure of Russian Anglicisms that occurred from the late 1970s until almost the present day, placing these two temporal boundaries in a comparative relationship, which lends the research a comparative-historical dimension. This relatively short period was chosen due to the turbulent and substantial changes that have affected the Russian society. Such socially conditioned changes have proven to be functional external factors in the development of the contemporary Russian language. We selected Anglicisms as an etymologically special lexical layer of contemporary Russian to observe how they behave during a period when the results of all-encompassing activities of a society, composed of speakers for whom English is the native language, experience global expansion and popularity. The research has revealed the presence of most of the semantic processes defined by linguistics for the transition from the 20th to the 21st century, while also isolating some new ones, which represents the greatest contribution of this study. For most of these processes, sociological comments were also provided—specific social phenomena that led to certain changes in the semantic structure of Anglicisms.
changes in Russian society at the turn of the 20th to the 21st century
Copyright (c) 2024 Vasilije Stojiljković, Tatjana Vuletić, Suzana Stojković https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
OVERVIEW OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES FOR STUDENTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION
Mastering technical vocabulary is one of the primary goals of teaching a foreign language for specific purposes, making the identification and use of appropriate dictionaries as reference materials invaluable in the teaching and learning process. This paper aims to present existing monolingual and bilingual dictionaries and glossaries in the field of special education and rehabilitation and to highlight their advantages and disadvantages in accordance with the needs of first-year students at the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade. Additionally, the paper points to the need for the creation of a modern, adequate, and accessible dictionary in this field, which would meet the needs of the target group of students and be used as an additional teaching tool within the English for Specific Purposes university course.
Copyright (c) 2024 Maja Ivančević Otanjac https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
PRE-SERVICE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: THE OPINIONS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY PROFESSORS
According to the current legal regulations of the Republic of Serbia, teachers employed in primary and secondary schools must obtain a certain level of education (MA degree) that meets predefined requirements (30 credits in psychological, pedagogical and teaching methodological subjects). Therefore, we believe that the opinions of university professors who educate the future teaching staff are of vital importance for the quality of foreign language teaching. The primary goal of this paper is to gain insight into the importance and organization of initial teacher education of foreign language teachers from the perspective of university professors engaged in language teaching courses at universities in the Republic of Serbia. Through an online anonymous questionnaire, we investigate professors' points of view regarding the current trends in the initial education of foreign language teachers and their possibility of acquiring the necessary teaching competencies. The focus of the paper is exclusively on the foreign language teaching methodology courses at universities that educate future foreign language teachers. The foreign languages that are relevant for this research are those taught in primary and secondary schools in the Republic of Serbia, namely English, German, Russian, French, Spanish and Italian. Based on the results of the survey, we analyze the organization of the existing language teaching oriented university courses, as well as the necessity to reconcile them with modern language education policies and planning.
Copyright (c) 2024 Tijana Gaši, Milica Popović https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
MODALITY IN AERONAUTICAL RADIOTELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS
The language of radiotelephony (RTF) communication between pilots and air traffic controllers is a special variety of the English language, which consists of the prescribed phraseology, as a dominant communicative tool, and plain language. To ensure clear and unambiguous exchange of information, the requirements on the use of this language call for the greatest possible simplification of grammatical structures and lexis. The prescribed phraseology is characterised by markedly limited grammatical structures and vocabulary range and consequently significantly reduced modal component. Modality is more frequently detected in unusual and emergency situations, when the participants have to resort to plain language due to non-existence of adequate phraseology. The dominant modal component in the communication which relies on the prescribed phraseology only is the event modality, whereas in the communication which involves the use of plain language, apart from the deontic and dynamic modality, examples of epistemic modality can be found as well.
modality, radiotelephony (RTF), phraseology, plain language, deontic modality, dynamic modality
Copyright (c) 2024 Maja Jevtović Šulejić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
DEAF WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN HISTORICAL MONOGRAPHS WRITTEN BY HEARING AUTHORS
This paper investigates the historical representation of Deaf women in both general and specialized historical texts. Despite their significant contributions, Deaf women are often overlooked, leading to a perception of their identities primarily as Deaf individuals rather than as women. This dual marginalization within both the Deaf community and broader society underscores systemic issues in historical scholarship. Major works by authors such as Sachs, Lane, and Baynton, although pivotal in documenting Deaf culture, frequently neglect the unique experiences and achievements of Deaf women. Key milestones, like the election of Gertrude Galloway as the first woman president of the National Association of the Deaf in the US and the founding of Deaf Women United Inc. (DWU), are minimally explored, reflecting broader societal gender biases. This paper highlights the critical need for inclusive historical narratives that fully integrate the experiences of Deaf women. By documenting and acknowledging their unique challenges and contributions, we can foster a more comprehensive and equitable understanding of history, empowering Deaf women by validating their identities and achievements. Keywords: Deaf women, historical representation, marginalization, Deaf studies, gender bias.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ana Jovanović https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THEMATIC AND GAMMATICAL CONTENTS IN TEXTBOOKS FOR THE EIGHTH GRADE FOR THE SUBJECT: GERMAN LANGUAGE AS THE SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Based on the corpus analysis of the current and most frequently used textbooks in the eighth grade of elementary school for the subject of German as a second foreign language "Wir neu 4", "Magnet neu 4", "Maximal 4", "Deutsch! Das will ich! 8", "Hallo, Freunde! 4", we want to present the grammatical and thematic contents that are most often represented in them and list those that are not present at all or are less present in them and are provided for in the Curriculum. At the beginning, we will present both general and specific subject competence and the importance and role of standards. We also want to present the level of language competence A2 that the student should acquire at the end of the fourth year of learning a second foreign language in the second cycle of primary education.
Common European framework, second foreign language, general subject competence, specific subject competence, grammatical contents, thematic contents, language competence level A2
Copyright (c) 2024 Катарина Цветановић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE CONCEPTUAL FIELD OF LOVE IN THE ITALIAN, SPANISH AND SERBIAN LANGUAGE PHRASEOLOGISM THAT CONTAIN A COMPONENT EYE
The paper deals with contrasting idioms with the component eye in Italian, Spanish and Serbian, with the aim of establishing identities, similarities and differences at the interlingual level. Considering the high phraseological potential of the somatic lexeme, the research was limited to only one conceptual field - love. The research is conducted with the aim of determining whether the members of two linguistic and cultural communities that speak typologically similar languages (Italian and Spanish) will conceptualize phenomena in a more similar way than do the members of the Serbian linguistic and cultural community whose language is typologically distant. The initial hypothesis was that genetically closely related languages would share more common phraseological features than genetically unrelated languages. In order to conduct the research, a corpus was excerpted from general and phraseological dictionaries, and then it was subjected to contrastive and conceptual analysis. The results show that members of the Italian and Spanish linguistic and cultural communities conceptualize love in a more similar way in their somatisms, but also that the Serbian phraseological fund contains a significant number of cases of absolute elvivalence, as a result of the common European origin of idioms, calquing or polygenesis.
contrastive phraseology, equivalence, love, eye, Italian, Spanish, Serbian
Copyright (c) 2023 Marija Vujović https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
PROSODIC PROPERTIES OF CLAUSAL PARENTHETICALS IN SERBIAN
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the prosodic properties of clausal parentheticals in Serbian in terms of their pitch, intensity, articulation rate and prosodic domain in relation the surrounding anchor clauses. Regarding the pitch and intensity, the results indicate that the utterance seems to follow a downward trend regardless of the parenthetical interpolation. Considering the rate of articulation, no pattern can be established in the behavior of clausal parentheticals in relation to their anchor clauses. When it comes to the intonational domain, the clausal parentheticals in Serbian tend to form separate intonational phrases, thus belonging to the group of ‘prototypical parenthesis’, in Dehé’s (2014) terms.
Copyright (c) 2024 Gordana Ćirić Ognjenović https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSLATION OF IDIOMS BY THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE MACHINE TRANSLATION PROGRAM IN THE CASE OF THE NOVELS ENTITLED "A WHOLE LIFE" AND "DER TRAFIKANT" FOR THE GERMAN-SERBIAN LANGUAGE PAIR
This paper deals with the analysis of the translation of idioms from German to Serbian by the Google Translate machine translation program. The corpus consists of Robert Zettler's novels "A Whole Life" and "Der Trafikant". The objectives of the research were (1) to examine the degree of recognition of idioms depending on their type and (2) to examine the difficulties that lead to errors in the translation of idioms by this program. Through the quantitative and qualitative analysis, it was determined that the degree of recognition of semi-transparent idioms is the lowest and that these idioms are mostly translated literally. The degree of recognition of semi-transparent idioms ranks second, while full idioms are best recognized by this program. The error analysis showed that the corpus contained errors of literal translation, wrong choice, wrong meaning, and translation from English. As it turns out, various difficulties can lead to these errors, such as not recognizing idioms in the text, the lexical and structural non-correspondence, the difficulty to choose the right sememe as well as the indirect translation from English. The additional analysis of accurate translations showed that Google Translate uses idiom translation of a similar meaning and similar or different form as well as paraphrases in idiom translation.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ljiljana Tasić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
FÖRDERUNG DER INTERKULTURELLEN KOMPETENZ MIT ZEITUNGEN UND ZEITSCHRIFTEN IM DAF-UNTERRICHT: BOSNISCH, SERBISCH, DEUTSCH. METODISCH-DIDAKTISCHE ÜBERLEGUNGEN AM BEISPIEL DES PROJEKTS „SPRACHLOS?”
Die interkulturelle kommunikative Kompetenz ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten in vielen Bereichen zu einer Schlüsselkompetenz geworden. Sie wird als das Vermögen definiert, „mit fremden Kulturen und ihren Angehörigen in adäquater [...] Weise zu handeln, mit ihnen zu kommunizieren und sie zu verstehen“ (Lüsebrink 2016: 8). Da Sprache und Kultur eng miteinander in Verbindung stehen, wird der moderne Fremdsprachenunterricht als der Ort für die Auseinandersetzung der Lernenden mit kulturbezogenen Inhalten gesehen. Als Repräsentanten gesellschaftlicher Diskurse eignen sich Printmedien für diesen Zweck besonders gut. Der Beitrag hat zum Ziel, am praktischen Beispiel zu zeigen, wie die interkulturelle kommunikative Kompetenz im Fremdsprachenunterricht mithilfe von Zeitungen und Zeitschriften aus unterschiedlichen Ländern gefördert werden kann. Im Rahmen des Projekts „Sprachlos“, das sich an angehende DaF-Lehrkräfte aus Bosnien und Herzegowina, Serbien und Deutschland richtet, wird eine Unterrichtseinheit entworfen und durchgeführt, in der in gemischten Studierendengruppen Zeitungen und Zeitschriften anhand einer Kriterienliste verglichen und analysiert werden. Den Korpus bilden bosnisch-herzegowinische, serbische und deutsche Zeitungen und Zeitschriften aus unterschiedlichen Gattungen. Als Ergebnis der Gruppenarbeiten werden sowohl Gemeinsamkeiten in Bezug auf Form, Inhalt, optische Gestaltung und Zielpublikum als auch deutliche Unterschiede bezüglich Geburts- oder Todesanzeigen u.a. festgestellt. Es folgt eine gemeinsame Reflexion über die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse.
Copyright (c) 2023 Danijela Vranješ, Lara Hedžić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
SERBIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE V
Copyright (c) 2024 Stefan Milošević https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH IN TEACHING THE FRENCH LANGUAGE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
The project-based approach to learning foreign languages, and especially the languages for specific purposes, is particularly suitable for developing cognitive abilities because it combines physical, mental, and linguistic activities. The advantage of learning based on project tasks lies precisely in the meaningfulness of these tasks in an authentic language communication. In teaching and learning foreign languages for specific purposes tasks include not only linguistic component, but also professional, sociolinguistic, sociocultural, and intercultural components and contribute to the professional training of students. The paper analyzes first the possibilities and advantages of the project-based approach in teaching foreign languages for specific purposes, and then the role of teachers of foreign languages for specific purposes, the necessity of serious preparation for this type of lessons, their great professional competence, imagination and patience. Using both descriptive and analytical methods, we propose a project-based model in the French language instruction for pre-service preschool and primary school teachers that would respond to the specific needs of their future professional engagement and would therefore positively influence their motivation and also lead to their better achievement. We conclude that examples of project-based assignments should be included in all textbooks of foreign languages for specific purposes because this is the best way to make the learning of this subject matter meaningful and to develop students' awareness of its importance, while the knowledge they acquire becomes more permanent as students learn through experience.
French language for specific purposes, teaching profession, project- based approach, assignment, textbook
Copyright (c) 2023 Ana Vujovic https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
THE PLACE OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE IN COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF SEMITIC LANGUAGES
Semitic languages date back to ancient times, and the area where they were spoken did not change much for about three millennia (except Ethiopia) until the spread of Islam in the 7th century. The name Semitic comes from the Old Testament from the legendary Shem, the son of Noah, because the peoples and tribes of the Arabian Peninsula who spoke and still speak numerous languages were considered his descendants. Numerous written monuments originating from the 3rd millennium BC. e. speak of the territorial distribution of Semitic languages from the Middle East to the Iranian Plateau. Later, the Semitic languages spread to the region of North Africa. There is ample evidence of the presence of Arabs in the ancient Middle East, in the lands of the Fertile Crescent and neighboring regions, but Arabic became the dominant Semitic language with the rise and expansion of Islam in the 7th century AD. e. The Arabic language had enormous importance in the Middle Ages, and it was also one of the most important languages of human civilization. In this paper, I will deal with the position of the Arabic language in a comparative study with its related Semitic languages.
Copyright (c) 2023 Stefan Jovicic https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING METHODOLOGY OF SERBIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2018–2022)
Taking into account the obvious increase in interest in the methodology of teaching Serbian as a foreign language, our goal is to present with this bibliography published scientific results in the period from the middle of 2018 to the end of 2022, as well as to make data on published monographs and scientific articles as accessible as possible to interested professional public.
methodology of teaching Serbian as a foreign language
Copyright (c) 2024 Aleksandar Novaković https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Интертекстуалне везе романа Странац и Мерсо, контра-истрага: постколонијално преиспитивање Камијевог наслеђа
The paper analyses intertextual relations between Alber Camus’ The Stranger and Kamel Daoud’s The Meursault Investigation, shaped as a postcolonial dialogue with Camus’ novel, but also with the ideological implications of European classical novel. Starting its analyses from the relation between the novels, the paper gives a short summary of two directions of interpretation of Camus: one direction is mindful of novel’s intention and the other one deconstructs it, by focusing on the implicit ideology of the said. The paper takes into account overall Camus’ work, as well as the broader context of existentialist philosophy for interpreting the intertextual relation between the two novels. The paper tries to find the middle ground between two interpretive directions, showing the ambivalence of Daoud’s re-writing of The Stranger. Finally, the paper points to a possible typological connection between Camus’ implicit narrator and early postcolonial thinkers. It also shows the connection between the oppressed and the absurd man, that is, the different use of the term absurd in Camus and Daoud’s novels.
The Meursault Investigation (Meursault, contre-enquête)
Copyright (c) 2022 Јована Иветић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Integration of metacognitive strategies into the macrostructure of a foreign language textbook
This paper, which represents our attempt to define the concept of metacognition, offers a brief overview of its definitions from its introduction until the present day. We also tend to define metacognitive strategies and accentuate their significance in education, especially in foreign language teaching. Metacognitive strategies play an immense role in the process of learning, planning and organizing the learning environment. Relying on metacognitive strategies, learning becomes a meaningful process, governed by a learner. Although all learners have a knowledge of and use certain metacognitive strategies, it is evident that not all of them own a wide enough range of metacognitive strategies or that they do not use them enough. Therefore, it is necessary that both teachers and teaching materials contribute to the development and understanding of metacognitive strategies as well as to their use. This paper deals with a thorough analysis of the classification and features of metacognitive strategies and their effect on communicative activities. It also contemplates which of these strategies can be incorporated into a foreign language coursebook, and how they can be incorporated so that a learner can understand and use them independently.
Copyright (c) 2022 Весна Алексић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The determining factors in the formation of the Italian alphabet
This paper describes the main historical factors that have influenced the form of the Italian alphabet as we know it today and the reasons for its persistency in maintaining its incomplete orthographic transparency. The analysis is carried out following a chronological order, i.e., starting from the form of the Latin alphabet and then describing the problem of neo-Romance phonemes and the various graphic solutions of the medieval manuscripts. The paper then moves on to the centuries-long process of language standardization and the question of the literary authorities, which, naturally, also influenced the orthographic choices. A part of the analysis is dedicated to the attempts of reforming the alphabet and the reasons why they were never taken on. The aforementioned elements lead us to the conclusion that the conservatism of the Italian writing is due to the continuous presence of the authority of the Latin heritage, and consequently to the prestige attributed to the Latin forms, which do not allow orthographic innovations and force the language to keep within the confines of the existing alphabet.
Copyright (c) 2022 Ana Živković https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The Comedy of absurd - how an architect read Beckett's reading of Dante
This paper interprets an architectural project from David Bilobrk’s Master's studies, The Comedy of Absurd (2013), but due to the many facets of this architectural solution, it also enters the spheres of literary criticism and literary history. The project that is submitted to hermeneutic study is in its essence hermeneutic, having in mind that it contains evident prototexts – Dante’s Divine Comedy and the works of Beckett – which are implicitly interpreted through the architectural expression. The third intertextual link is of theatrological nature due to the fact that, in a sense, the project finds its explication in postdramatic theatre. The final result of Bilobrk’s exploration is essentially humanistic insofar as The Comedy of Absurd testifies to contemporary human existence.
Copyright (c) 2022 Tatjana Ristić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Presence of idioms with the component "eye" in the translation of the Bible into Italian, Spanish and Serbian
The subject of this paper is the analysis of idioms with the component "eye" that exist in today's phraseological fund of Italian, Spanish and Serbian, as well as their presence in the translation of the Bible into these languages. Using the method of contrastive analysis the type of equivalence between them was established, assuming that the existence of absolute translational equivalence between the idioms of three typologically (un)related languages would imply absolute equivalence in translations of the Bible text. Italian was the source language, and Spanish and Serbian the target languages. The aim of the research was not to find those idioms that have biblical origin, but to find somatisms with the component "eye" present in today's phraseological corpus of three analyzed languages, in order to determine if their use is equally represented in analyzed translations and if there are deviations and asymmetries in the translation. The results of the analysis showed the existence of similarities, but also of formal interlingual divergence in the translation, even in cases where there is absolute equivalence between idioms, although the semantic realization of the verses remained unchanged.
Copyright (c) 2022 Marija Vujovic https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The importance of multicultural literature and its role in the English language teaching
The aim of this paper is to emphasise the importance of adequately selected literary texts in the English language teaching with the aim of helping students develop intercultural competence. The contemporary society consists of intercultural encounters, in order for the communication to be successful, multicultural teaching is recommended as a potential link between the members of the native and target culture. In this paper, we will emphasize the importance of multicultural texts that should be used in the classroom from an early age to help students not only develop language skills, but also learn about the world, and create a personal and critical attitude towards it. Choosing an adequate text (e.g. picture books, fairy tales, folk tales, short stories, contemporary prose) is of the utmost importance. Depending on the students' interests, age and the level of language proficiency, well-chosen text and the adequate approach to the literary anlysis will help students develop empathy towards the Other. The application of contemporary cultural theories can affect student's ability to recognize ideologically colored texts. In this paper, several activities and tips that can be applied in teaching will be proposed in order to help students develop intercultural competence by using literary texts.
Copyright (c) 2022 Јована Николић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Performance-based and authentic assessment for Cambridge PRE A1 Starters exam
The aim of this paper is to present possibilities of transforming activities from English courses for Young Learners into activities which will help them become aware of the elements that comprise Pre A1 Starters, formerly known as Cambridge YLE Starters Exam. The proposed activities focus on two important aspects of an exam: the ways to minimize student-related unreliability and the ways to maximize test validity, to bring test format closer to students. It also considers important aspect of learning – background knowledge, since new knowledge is most effectively acquired by building on existing one. This has led to using alternative assessment as the most suitable way to implement prior knowledge, as well as make young students reflect on their own learning. The paper presents ways of self-assessment and peer assessment of authentic and performance-based activities as they best fit the student’s book and portfolio tasks prescribed by the course book used.
Copyright (c) 2022 Лора Петронић Петровић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The use of morphologically feminine forms when referring to the occupational and other titles of women in the online newspaper Blic from 2000 to 2018
In this paper, we examine the use of the morphologically feminine forms when referring to the occupational and other titles of women in the journalistic texts of the online newspaper Blic from 2000 to 2018. The aim of this paper is to show whether the use of these forms increased during the mentioned period. For the purposes of conducting the aforementioned analysis, we gathered a corpus of 285 journalistic texts. Our hypothesis is that the use increased due to the efforts dedicated to achieving linguistic gender equality and raising awareness of its importance. However, we expect to find inconsistencies in its use because media outlets are allowed to decide independently on the application of linguistic and other aspects of media gender equality. The conducted research confirmed both stated hypotheses.
Copyright (c) 2022 Сања Маркељић https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Prepositional complements in Serbian and German: Analysis of realisations in a Thomas Mann’s short story
After a brief presentation of the fundamentals of dependency grammar, on which this paper is based, and after introducing the characteristics of prepositions as a word class, of prepositional phrases and prepositional complements in German and Serbian language, this paper primarily aims to demonstrate an analysis of the realisations of prepositional complements in the original and the translation of Thomas Mann’s short story Schwere Stunde (Weary Hour), in order to identify similarities and differences that exist in this area, but also to determine other tendencies that are typical for this class of complements. As the analysis of the selected corpus showed, the prepositional complement is present in both Serbian and German to a large extent and is characterized by numerous realisation possibilities. One of the most important conclusions reached in the process of comparing these possibilities in both languages include a relatively large similarity in terms of potential realisations. It should also be mentioned that there are numerous variances that partly depend on interlinguistic differences and partly come from artistic or translational freedom.
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ONLINE ASSESSMENT IN THE LIGHT OF COVID-19-IMPOSED CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN SERBIA
In this article, we present a qualitative analysis of online learning environments set up in response to the pandemic-induced lock down in higher education institutions in Serbia. The focus is on competence-based assessment approaches and the possibility of their implementation in higher education in Serbia. Through interviews with six teachers, we aim to outline some characteristics of higher education online courses and platforms used. Furthermore, we discuss the means of extending these approaches as to include online assessment. We also analyse prerequisites and issues in online assessment in the examined context. We argue that assessment in higher education is in a need of a profound change and could greatly benefit from the implementation of peer and self-assessment.
Glottodidactics and Language Education Policy
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PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF SERBIAN LEARNERS OF L2 SPANISH
The purpose of the present communication is to provide insights into interlanguage variation in speech act realization by examining the speech act of refusal produced by Serbian-speaking learners of L2 Spanish. Therefore, production data from Serbian learners of L2 Spanish will be collected and compared to those of a native control group as a benchmark. More precisely, the aim is to find out which semantic formulas Serbian learners of L2 Spanish employ when performing refusals in different social status situations and how this relates to the refusals produced by Spanish native speakers. To achieve the goal, a discourse completion task (DCT) will be used and the data will be classified and analysed according to Beebe, Takahashi and Uliss-Weltz’s (1990) taxonomy of refusal strategies.