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Opis: This master’s thesis explores the expanding discrepancy and subsequent outcomes between prevailing pedagogical approaches and the realities of conventional assessment practices, where a fundamental understanding of a syntactic organisation is a prerequisite for engagement. Thus, the thesis aims to examine Slovene EFL primary school students’ familiarity with the English sentence structure and its elements guided by the assumptions addressing the syntactic influence of students’ L1, their limited syntactic competence, and their explicit awareness of English sentence structure and its constituent parts. Adopting a mixed methods research design and grounded in a comprehensive theoretical framework, the empirical study involved of 75 participants aged between 11 and 14 years (±1 year), which were in turn tasked with completing a grammar awareness task, language function task, word order task, and a sentence structure in translation task. The findings ultimately indicate students’ shortcomings in the identification of core sentence elements, the emergence of explicit syntactic knowledge, and a salient reliance on Slovene syntactic frameworks.
Ključne besede: English as a Foreign Language, metalinguistic awareness, cross-linguistic influence, syntactic competence, English sentence structure
Objavljeno v DKUM: 18.09.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 7
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Opis: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a disruptor increasingly impacting foreign language learning and teaching. This paper explores the theoretical framework of AI, its application in foreign language teaching, and the question of whether AI is displacing foreign language teachers. The empirical part presents findings from a survey of English and German teachers (n = 112) in Slovenian primary and secondary schools regarding their views on AI in foreign language teaching. Statistical analysis reveals a constructively critical attitude towards AI among teachers, acknowledging its presence in and influence on teaching strategies, methods, and teacher roles but not perceiving it as a fundamental threat. Furthermore, statistical tests and correlations indicate no significant differences in attitude towards AI in the classroom based on whether they are English or German teachers or whether they work in primary or secondary schools.Umetna inteligenca (UI) je kot disrupcija močno posegla tudi v učenje in poučevanje tujega jezika. V prispevku najprej osvetlimo teoretski okvir pojmovanja UI, razpravljamo o UI pri pouku tujega jezika in se posvečamo tudi vprašanju, ali UI izpodrinja učitelje in učiteljice tujega jezika. V empiričnem delu predstavljamo izsledke raziskave, v kateri so svoja stališča o UI pri pouku tujega jezika izrazili učitelji in učiteljice angleščine in nemščine (n = 112) v osnovnih in srednjih šolah v Sloveniji. Statistična analiza podatkov anketiranih je pokazala, da so do UI konstruktivno kritični, da se zavedajo njene prisotnosti in da zelo vpliva na strategije, metode dela pri pouku in delo učiteljev in učiteljic, jih spreminja, a jih ne ogroža. S statističnimi testi in korelacijami pa smo ugotavljali tudi, da ni statistično pomembnih razlik med stališči anketiranih do UI pri pouku glede na to, ali učijo angleščino ali nemščino, niti ne, ali delajo v osnovni ali v srednji šoli.
Ključne besede: artificial inteligence, teaching a foreign language, English as a foreign language, German as a foreign language
Objavljeno v DKUM: 22.07.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 5
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Opis: The monograph »Collected Papers of Thomas A. Heller« brings together the significant scholarly contributions of Thomas Heller, an esteemed American legal expert whose academic influence has resonated well beyond the borders of his home country. In his academic writings, Heller explored a broad spectrum of legal topics, reflecting both the depth of his expertise and the diversity of his intellectual interests. His work addressed important issues in criminal and civil procedure (such as attorney fees, remedies), topics that lie at the core of any legal system and continue to provoke scholarly debate. Particularly noteworthy are his contributions related to medical-legal issues such as medical malpractice, vaccination policies, and abortion law, mainly last analyzed through the lens of recent and landmark judicial decisions in the US. These topics are of enduring legal, ethical, and social significance. In addition, he also contributed to the field of English legal writing and composition, helping to clarify and elevate the standard of the English language.
Ključne besede: criminal and civil procedure, obligatory insurance, human rights, medical law, English language
Objavljeno v DKUM: 14.07.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 7
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Opis: Exposure to mass media in today’s world is metaphorically starting to equal the process of breathing air; scrolling through social media has become a part of everyday routine, and students use their smartphones for lengthy durations and for a variety of chores that stem from responsibilities as well as from their hobbies. The aim of this master's thesis is to offer an insight into the possibility of integrating TikTok and English language education, as perceived by Slovene students in the third triennium of primary school. We employed a questionnaire to explore the opinions of students (grades 7 – 9) in the Podravje region. The results revealed that students are loyal users of the app, on which they encounter English content to a greater extent and share a good understanding of the language. They recognize TikTok’s potential for improving different language skills (predominantly speaking), and are familiar with English teaching channels on the app. The results portray a moderate preference for using TikTok in the ELT classroom, mostly due to inexperience and linking social media solely to leisure time. Teachers should at least consider incorporating TikTok in accordance with their students’ needs and preferences or share advice on finding valuable resources on the platform.
Ključne besede: ICT, social media, English language learning, extramural activities, language skills
Objavljeno v DKUM: 04.10.2024; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 123
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Opis: The rapid spread of the English language, which is frequently referred to as a lingua franca, has had a significant impact on other languages and the peculiar language of computer-mediated communication. What is more, the Internet, social media and digital influencers are the key agents of both language change and changes in the modern society. Due to the globally growing popularity of social media influencers, the purpose of this thesis is to explore the ways in which their language use is affected by the globality of English, with a focus on Croatian influencers. Therefore, data for this paper are drawn from altogether 270 social media posts published by the eight most successful Croatian influencers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The research methods include linguistic, thematic and content analysis. The results reveal that the use of ‘ad hoc loanwords’ and intra-sentential code-switching are more common among Croatian influencers in comparison with outdated Anglicisms and inter-sentential code-switching. While the most frequently used loanwords among Croatian influencers belong to the categories of cyberculture and popular culture, the use of loanwords belonging to particular semantic fields is not strongly related to their thematic content categories. The importance and originality of this thesis are that it is the first study to provide new insights into the language use of Croatian influencers in relation with English as a global and leading online language. However, due to practical constraints, it is limited in terms of the research sample size and generalizability, which offers implications for further research.
Ključne besede: English as a global language, influence of English on Croatian, Croatian social media influencers, computer-mediated communication, loanwords, code-switching
Objavljeno v DKUM: 04.01.2024; Ogledov: 544; Prenosov: 109
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