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Murti, Bayu Dewa; Nababan, M. R.; Santosa, Riyadi; Wiratno, Tri – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
This study investigates extra causers, their types, and their application in "Angels and Demons," a novel by Dan Brown. This study also attempts to establish the function of extra causers in constructing a mysterious conflict between religion and science throughout the various stages of the novel. The study was conducted using a…
Descriptors: Novels, Conflict, Religion, Sciences
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Thomas, M'Balia – Teacher Educator, 2018
The following exploratory study examines the effects of a "Harry Potter"-inspired "border crossing" analogy (HPBCA) on preservice teachers' (n = 25) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) content knowledge and disposition toward English language learners (ELLs). The analogy capitalizes on the prior and shared…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Methods Courses, Preservice Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Thomas, Angela – English in Australia, 2016
According to Peha (2016), fiction is all about character. What a character wants, how they go about getting it, and how they change throughout the trajectory of the narrative are key factors that drive a story and make it meaningful. This paper integrates strategies from both narratology (Nikolajeva, 2002; 2005; Rimmon-Kenan, 2002) and linguistics…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Fiction, Story Grammar, Novels