Anglistika magistritööd – Master's theses
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Item The analysis of the elements of Greek tragedy in Donna Tartt's novel The secret history(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Havrylyshyn, Anna; Gielen, Katiliina, juhendaja; Lotman, Maria-Kristiina, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondThroughout history, Greek tragedies have consistently inspired writers across generations and epochs. Contemporary writers also look to Greek tragedies as a guide for crafting narratives that both captivate and horrify readers. This thesis examines how the incorporation of elements from Greek tragedy contributes to the development of the plotline and characters in Donna Tartt's novel, The Secret History. The introduction identifies the research gap based on existing studies on Tartt's novel by examining what aspects have not been adequately addressed or explored in previous research. The first chapter introduces the theoretical framework that will be employed for analyzing the elements of Greek tragedy in the novel. Specifically, it focuses on Aristotle’s Poetics, which outlines six categories essential to a tragedy: plot, character, reasoning, diction, song, and spectacle. The emphasis is also placed on exploring the depiction of the tragic hero, with particular attention given to the investigation of a specific tragic flaw: hubris. In the second chapter, an analysis is conducted on the characters within the novel to determine whether their actions and resulting qualities correspond to Aristotle’s description of tragic characters. The analysis focuses on the character of Henry Winter, who is presented as the tragic hero of the novel. Additionally, the character of Richard is analyzed as embodying the role of the chorus within the novel. The conclusion of the thesis summarizes the main findings of the study and explores how these findings contribute to the existing research on both the novel and the use of Classical narratives in contemporary literature.Item Critical discourse analysis of Bucha massacre and Kherson liberation in the articles of New York Times and Le Monde(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Osyka, Kateryna; Marling, Raili, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondUkraine has started to appear frequently in newspaper headlines across the world, sparking a public backlash in reaction to the terrible events after the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. A number of national media across the world consistently covers the news about the development of war on the territory of Ukraine. This paper aims to investigate the articles published in two influential media outlets: Le Monde and The New York Times with attention to two events that happened during the first year of the war: the Bucha massacre and the liberation of Kherson. The articles will be analyzed through the three-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis proposed by Norman Fairclough. The thesis consists of the theoretical framework chapter, which includes a historical background to the conflict, aspects of media representation and news construction, methodology and literature review section, and an empirical chapter, which includes the analysis of 20 articles and a further discussion.Item Something be like : performativity in the post-ironic memes(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) McCormick, Vlada; Leijen, Djuddah A. J., juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondMany contemporary media objects are multimodal products, combining several channels of transferring information. One such example is post-ironic statements balancing on the verge of humor and truth. The thesis aims to study how such statements, together with a picture, are viewed as post-ironic and act as communication actors capable of constructing a representation of performative online identity. More specifically, the thesis considers for selection those statements that fulfill the content criterion of referring to subjectivity or a group of people and contain words such as "girls", "me", "women", followed by a description of the person’s action ("be like", "do") and an accompanying picture, which is not limited to selecting and might be a celebrity photo, art, or a movie shot. Multimodal Discourse Analysis as a method includes criteria such as semiotics, intertextuality, and contextuality, which are responsible for examining the selected images in accordance with the research questions and chapters. Objects are first examined for their post-ironic core with the criteria of semiotics in the first chapter. Their intertextual nature is analyzed in the next chapter dedicated to identifying tools that assist in recognizing memes and their interconnections. The last chapter deals with the objects’ ability to help construct an online identity and express oneself, considering the influence of such contextual concepts as multivoiced information dissemination, fake news, authenticity and femininity.Item Production of collective memory in The New York Times' obituaries and its Overlooked series : a corpus-based study(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Laaneoja, Karoliine; Marling, Raili, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondObituaries are a genre of commemoration where individual lives become a part of the collective memory through how the events and people they represent are portrayed. The Overlooked series published in The New York Times aims to give obituaries to people who did not receive one at the time of their death for different reasons. This thesis aims to compare the obituaries of The New York Times with its Overlooked series to find out what are the similarities and differences between the two obituary cycles, what the vocabulary used can tell us about the production of collective memory, and how it differs in the two obituary types. For this goal, corpus-assisted discourse analysis is used. The corpus tool Sketch Engine is used, with two corpora created for the aims of this thesis. One corpus consists of the regular obituaries published in The New York Times from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021 (1,388,794 words), and the second of The New York Times' Overlooked series up to and including December 2023 (241,153 words). The introduction discusses the history of the obituary genre and Overlooked together with who are the subjects of obituaries. The first chapter provides an overview of previous research into the obituary genre, its role in shaping collective memory, previous research on obituaries as a discourse, and how media has attempted to use affirmative action strategies to create a more inclusive collective memory. The second chapter introduces the methods used, Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis, the corpora used, and the key findings of the corpus-assisted analyses of the vocabulary used in The New York Times' obituaries and its Overlooked series. The conclusion summarizes the overall findings of the thesis.Item Exploring neologisms : two Ukrainian translations of Aldous Huxley's Brave new world(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Hrebenata, Svitlana; Gielen, Katiliina, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondAldous Huxley’s Brave New World uses neologisms to paint a detailed picture of a future society, making it especially interesting to study how this aspect is handled in translation. This thesis looks at the two existing Ukrainian translations of the novel by Marenko in 1994 and Morozov in 2016, focusing on how each translator approached Huxley’s unique use of language and what these approaches mean considering the construction of the novel’s dystopian setting. The thesis also examines why Morozov felt compelled to create a new translation so soon after Marenko’s, trying to pinpoint what changed in translation tactics and why. The thesis is structured as follows: an introduction that sets the stage for the exploration of neologisms in translation, followed by Chapter 1, which establishes a theoretical framework discussing neologisms, their role in literature, and their translation challenges, particularly in dystopian settings. Chapter 2 offers a comparative analysis of the translation techniques of neologisms used by Marenko and Morozov, providing a systematic categorization to enhance clarity and support the discussion. The thesis concludes with a final chapter that summarizes the findings and discusses the broader implications of these translations for understanding the language and cultural adaptation in literature.Item A corpus-assisted comparative study of the representations of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine (2013-2014) and the Belarus protests (2020-2021) in The New York Times(Tartu Ülikool, 2024) Smuk, Kateryna; Marling, Raili, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituut; Tartu Ülikool. Anglistika osakondMedia representation plays a crucial role in (de-)legitimizing social movements and their participants. This thesis aims to compare the representations of two consequential events in Eastern Europe—the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine (2013-2014) and the Belarus protests (2020-2021)—in The New York Times, a major global media outlet. The study specifically concentrates on the naming strategies used for the events and social actors and the attribution of responsibility for violence. To achieve this goal, a corpus-assisted approach to discourse analysis and van Leeuwen’s framework for social actors’ analysis are employed. The Sketch Engine tool is used to analyze two corpora, which together encompass 167 articles (192,111 words). The thesis consists of five sections. The introduction delves into media power and representation. The first chapter discusses the process of news construction and the role of language in it, the media coverage of social movements, the background of the analyzed events, the ethical policy of The New York Times, and previous research on the analyzed events and protests in general. The second chapter presents the methodological approaches employed (critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and van Leeuwen’s framework for analyzing social actors) and details the methodological procedure. The final chapter reports and discusses the findings of the analysis. The conclusion summarizes the main results and implications for further research.Item Reported speech in the I love English textbook series(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Voss, Merike; Sigus, Anneli, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Using authentic materials to teach EFL grammar and their effects on students' test results and motivation(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Veski, Linda; Türk, Ülle, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Creating and piloting additional listening material for year 9 students(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Valk, Sofia; Tammekänd, Liina, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem The relationship between self-reported foreign language writing anxiety and text quality amongst secondary school students in Tartu(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Vaher, Anna; Leijen, Djuddah, A. J., juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Creating a CLIL course for teaching everyday life in mid-Victorian England(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Treu, Carmen; Rajamäe, Pilvi, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Effectiveness of culture-based input in the I love English textbook series for development of pluricultural competences(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Sepping, Liisa Helene; Marling, Raili, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Competing discourses in the classroom(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Saksa, Tuuli; Marling, Raili, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Pre-empting attention loss: exploring methods to stay focused in the EFL classroom(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Rist, Milvi Marle; Sigus, Anneli, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem The application of a book club as a teaching method in the EFL context in an Estonian vocational school(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Pernik, Eke; Rein, Eva, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem The CLIL approach in practice: creating, conducting and evaluating a history-English CLIL course(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Naar, Marju; Türk, Ülle, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Using the flipped classroom model with lower-secondary English as a foreign language students: an experimental study(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Merilaid, Andre; Türk, Ülle, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Creating CLIL materials for teaching local history in English(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Maripuu, Relika; Gielen, Katiliina, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Enhancing intrinsic motivation in EFL classroom: implementing SDT concepts on homework(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Laur-Põder, Ilona; Gielen, Katiliina, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Maailma keelte ja kultuuride instituutItem Designing a syllabus and piloting lesson plans for an elective course on British culture for upper-secondary students of August Kitzberg Gymnasium(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Laanejärv, Liina; Rajamäe, Pilvi, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Inglise filoloogia osakond; Tartu Ülikool. Humanitaarteaduste ja kunstide valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. 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