Lindita Skenderi

University of Tetova · English Language

Textbooks are a very important source of information for people who use them, especially when it comes to the role that they have in the development of general opinions of young people. Women have been often underrepresented in all spheres, and textbooks haven't been an exception of this exclusion of women, or underrepresentation of them, in other...

Feedback in general represents an essential aspect of the teaching and learning process. As such, it is also seen as closely connected to students’ academic achievement and development. This study examines students’ perceptions of three types of corrective feedback, such as explicit correction, elicitation, and recasts. Additionally, it aims to sho...

In recent years, there has been an increase in the interest of researchers of Applied Linguistics in general, and ESP specifically, regarding the development of pragmatic and sociolinguistic competence in ESP. However, the focus on Business English has not been specific as much as it is necessary. This obviously includes North Macedonia too. There...

The recent reform of education in the Republic of North Macedonia has brought innovation in the use of technology in the teaching process as well as in the use of computers as a tool, and also as a method and a way to learn. Also, projects and curricula for computer learning have been developed in both primary and secondary schools. In this context...

Idioms as phraseological expressions in English have always been a topic of interest for linguists, because they represent a rich world of words, which are always attractive to be analyzed. Every language has idioms and native speakers use them very normally. However, non-native speakers find them hard to understand and even harder to use them in t...

Working with English learners for many years, gives you the opportunity to encounter linguistic obstacles that they face while learning English language as a foreign language. Additionally, teaching for 13 years and observing the learning process, it enables you to recognize the students’ needs and at the same time, detect linguistic mistakes that...

Working with English learners for many years, gives you the opportunity to encounter linguistic obstacles that they face while learning English language as a foreign language. Additionally, teaching for 13 years and observing the learning process, it enables you to recognize the students’ needs and at the same time, detect linguistic mistakes that...

English for Specific purposes is a widely used branch of linguistics which is taught as separate subject in different schools and universities. It is known with the abbreviation ESP. Much is known about ESP generally, but little is known about how much grammar is included in the textbooks aimed for ESP teaching and learning. There are often textboo...

Reading is one of the four main language skills and as such it is taught and practiced since an early age. After learning how to read as a main skill, students are also taught by parents and teachers to convert reading to a habit which will help them develop a much needed rich language, better personality, better academic performance, self-confiden...

All levels of education seem to be highly affected by the presence of technology in the classroom. The overall impact of technology in education is discussed and researched both in developing and developed countries especially in the last decade. There are different opinions on this matter, but it is definitely unavoidable as a process. We want it...

The article discusses the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general in human life. Its impact has been spread all over work environments, entertainment and business. However, the article focuses on the help that ICT provides in education in Macedonia. The learning environment has started to become closely related to techno...

The higher educational system is witnessing changes in many countries in the world, and this is what enhances other changes in teaching. One of the fields affected by these changes is specifically the role of the higher education teacher in the classroom. The paper compares the role of the teacher in higher education in the past and the present. It...

New generations of learners come to the learning environments with their requirements regarding teaching methods. One of the reasons for these changes is learners’ dependency on technology. It is also the impact of having access to a lot of information online at any time and any place. This has brought teachers in front of new challenges in doing t...