One thing I often notice in student papers is the random use of dashes and hyphens. In most cases, people simply use hyphens only, probably because they are easiest to find on computer and smartphone keyboards. Another reason is that only very few seem to be able to tell the difference between -, โ, and …
“Winter in Durnover Field” by Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English poet who lived and worked between two literary eras, connecting the legacy of British Romanticism with the early 20th century poetry. Best known as a novelist, thanks to classics such as Tess of the dโUrbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, he is also rightly considered one of the finest …
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O metodama nastave stranih jezika
U nastavi stranih jezika danas se primjenjuje niz metoda. Neke od njih su tradicionalne, razvijene prije viลกe od jednog stoljeฤa, dok druge joลก uvijek imaju status eksperimentalnih. U ovom tekstu ฤemo se upoznati sa najฤeลกฤe koriลกtenim pristupima u nastavi jezika, kao i njihovim prednostima i manama. Jedna od najstarijih je gramatiฤko-prijevodna metoda. Kao ลกto samo ime …
A poem for the New Year: “Ring Out, Wild Bells” by Lord Alfred Tennyson
This poem by Tennyson is a classic New Year's poem, filled with good wishes and hopeful pleas. Read the post to find out more about its structure and metre, and you can also do a short vocabulary exercise.
