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Hedges and Boosters in 19th century British Fiction 19 世纪英国小说中的绿篱和助推器

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.5

Fatma Yuvayapan, Emrah Peksoy

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The Dutiful Daughters of the British Empire: Psychosocial Topology of The British Hospital in Smyrna 大英帝国的孝女们：士麦那大英医院的社会心理拓扑图

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.3

Nurten Birlik, Orkun Kocabıyık, Hasan Baktır

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Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of the Southern Caribbean - Book Review 语言学习与教学的创新：南加勒比地区的案例 - 书评

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.9

Antony Hoyte-West

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A Model for Teaching Critical Reading in an ESL Curriculum ESL 课程中的批判性阅读教学模式

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.7

U. Tshering

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The Significance of Victorian England for the Cottagecore Aesthetic 维多利亚时代的英国对 Cottagecore 美学的意义

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.8

Edgar James Ælred Jephcote

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On the Verge between Retranslation and Revision: Revisiting Translations of Modernist Novels in Türkiye 徘徊于重译与修订之间：重新审视土耳其现代主义小说的翻译

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.2

Doğan İrem Ceren

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Incredulity toward Heroism: Ackroyd as a Gallant Storyteller against the Heroic Tradition 对英雄主义的难以置信阿克罗伊德作为一个勇敢的故事讲述者，反对英雄主义传统

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.4

Nazan Yıldız

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It Takes Three to Tango: How a Cuban Ballerina Interpreted for Castro and Khrushchev 探戈需要三个人古巴芭蕾舞演员如何为卡斯特罗和赫鲁晓夫做翻译

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.1

Boris Naimushin

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The Recurring Issue of Aviation English Test Validity: Echoes from Test-takers and Assessors of the English for Aviation Language Testing System in Algeria 反复出现的航空英语测试有效性问题：来自阿尔及利亚航空英语测试系统测试者和评估者的回声

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-12-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.2.6

Tarek Assassi, Tarek Ghodbane

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Translator's Voice in Harmony with the Poet's Voice Traced via Paratexts 译者的声音与诗人的声音和谐共生

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English Studies at NBU Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI: 10.33919/esnbu.23.1.7

Fatma Bilge Atay

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