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Teaching and learning phrasal verbs: how they are presented in teaching books, dictionaries and mobile applications, and a proposal of possible alternatives
(2013)[Abstract]This assignment is intended to present more efficient and entertaining methods to teach phrasal verbs to students of English as a foreign or second language by looking at different materials that deal with them. -
The American Dream in the spotlight
(2014)[Abstract] "The American Dream" is the concept of America that the foundig fathers of the country, among other, built during the early years of the United States of America. But analysing two contemporary films that openly ... -
Zelda Fitzgerald: Flapper and Writer
(2014)[Abstract] Zelda Fitzgerald has ramained under Scott's shadow for too long and this is one of the reasons why I try to show she deserves literary recognition. Contrary to what some critics think, she is the author of decent ... -
The enduring nature of the British monarchy from 1837 to 1952
(2014)Se estudian los cambios sufridos en la monarquía inglesa durante los siglos XIX y XX, en que reinan los Hanover. La monarca más característica en el primero de estos siglos es la reina Victoria. El siglo XX en cambio, se ... -
Historical license in films narrating British history: inaccuracies and point of view
(2014)The objective of this essay is to prove that films based on historical events are not reliable sources for academic purpose, as they present historical inaccuracies and biased points of view. -
The represetation of Southern women in the literary works of Flannery O'Connor and Zora Neale Hurston: a comparative approach
(2014)Both authors try to demythologize two stereotypes associated with women in the American South during the first half of the twentieth century: the white Southern lady ad the black woman as the mule of the world. Each writer ... -
A Slow process of Dulling: slavery and science fiction in Octavia Butler's Kindred
(2014)Science fiction has historically been associated with white male Anglo writers. However in this essay I focus on an African American writer, Octavia Butler, and her pioneer science fiction novel Kindred (1979) because she ... -
The surfing experience and its main issues acquired from a comparative literature study on surfing literature
(2014)The study will try to undertand the view of surfing literature authors about surfing and which issues are for them the most relevant. The study will comprehend why surfing means much more for them than a simple hobby or sport -
A feminist approach to the work of Virginia Woolf: Orlando and A Room of One's own
(2015)[Abstract]The following paper focuses on the analysis of two works of great importance, regarging on the feminist vision of Virginia Woolf, applied on her texts. These texts were highly important for the development of the ... -
Exploring Gender, Sexuality and Identity Formation in Works about Peter Pan
(2015)[Abstract]This study focuses on works that revolve around Peter Pan, which include: James Barrie’s novel Peter and Wendy (1904), Walt Disney’s Peter Pan (1953) and Return to Neverland (2002), and Damion Dietz’s Neverland ... -
The Study of Kennings in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf
(2016)[Abstract] Beowulf is an anonymous poem written in the Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066 AD), considered nowadays an English literary masterpiece and the most relevant epic poem in existence. It springs from Germanic oral ... -
Analysis of Errors in Learners of Spanish as a Second Language
(2016)[Abstract] In this dissertation we present a description about certain linguistic aspects those Anglophone speakers who are learning Spanish as a second language might have. In order to accomplish this, we have used the ... -
The Other in the Eye: A Transgeneric Approach to the Neo-Baroque Monster
(2016)[Abstract] My purpose on this degree dissertation is to examine horror creatures in English-language fiction. To achieve this, three different texts have been selected: Arthur Machen's short story ““The Great God Pan”” ... -
The impact of the Great Famine upon Irish Poetry
(2016)[Abstract] This paper analyses the importance that Irish history has in relation to Irish Literature, specifically in this case, a thorough investigation of the Great Famine and its impact upon Irish poetry. Moreover, I ... -
Contact between Languages: the case of English and Spanish
(2017)[Abstract] The relationship of language contact is characterized by historical phenomena such as internal borrowing, loanblend, loanword, loan translation, loanshift and semantic borrowing, indicating the proximity and ... -
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho: a Gender Studies Perspective
(2017)[Abstract] This undergraduate thesis pursues a gender study of the renowned Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960), the masterpiece of his filmography. The personality of the director will also be analyzed due to his turbulent ... -
Language Attitudes and Motivations: towards learning English in A Coruña
(2017)[Abstract] The following pages of this paper will reflect upon the concepts of attitudes and motivations and on a study carried out in the city of A Coruña which focused on adults learning English in a small language ... -
Life in Between Floors : British Society through Period Drama
(2017)[Abstract] In this dissertation I will highlight some of the issues and events that occurred in Britain between 1903 and 1930 and link them to the portrayal of that specific time in the TV format that is known as period ...