The current study aims to assess the relationship between thinking styles and cognitive load of regular students and of the students with learning difficulties. It also evaluates to what extent cognitive load is related with patterns of thinking according to Harrison and Bramson’s theory. Random samples of 105 male and female regular students’ along with 79 male female students with learning disabilities were chosen for the study. An interview form was used to identify the family situation of the samples and the Raven matrix sequence test was used to determine the intelligence level of those with learning difficulties. To diagnose the nature of samples’ learning difficulties, Michael Best’s scale was used and to measure five thinking patterns (synthetic, ideal, pragmatic, analytical, and realistic) researchers’ self designed tool was used. To measure cognitive load, a scale prepared by ASRC was used. The results of the study indicated that those with learning difficulties think random, i.e. they do not use the five methods of thinking in an organized way for their academic achievements and in problem solving which burdens their cognitive faculty. As for regular students, their thinking was organized, and they used the five methods of thinking in a regular manner to enhance their academic achievement, which eventually reduces their cognitive load.

Hailed as the first great Brexit novel (Lyall, 2017), Ali Smith’s Autumn (2016) has been warmly welcomed by critics as a subtle analysis of the fractured national and personal identities in contemporary Britain. By repeatedly acknowledging the wounds inflicted on the British body politic by the divisive 2016 referendum, the novel yields readily to the new subgenre. As politics in the novel inevitably provokes criticism from the other side of the political spectrum, it comes as no surprise that Autumn is read as an overtly intellectual middle class response to Brexit crisis, from those interested in the mindsets of Leavers and of the less visible Remainer segments of British society. Starting with the slipperiness of the terms “political novel” and “Brexit novel”, this paper discusses the ways in which Autumn addresses the complex inscrutable present alongside ghosts from the past. It examines the novel’s representation of Brexit’s divisive effect, and relates it to the inherent subversiveness of the novel as a genre. Finally, the paper identifies Smith’s ultimate political statement in her celebration of the transforming power of language

Positive effects of cooperative and collaborative learning have been investigated by a large number of studies. When using cooperative learning in blended or online learning the use of online forums is a popular means to organize the cooperation between learners in order to assist the learning process besides the lessons in presence. In the last years the introduction of instant messengers like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and such were becoming more popular and enjoy the reputation to be easier to use as they run on mobile phones and are always at hand. It can be expected that students behave differently depending on the device and communication tool that they use. Consequently, this would have an impact on the learning outcomes. Recent researchers claim a negative impact of the use of mobile phones on the students’ grade point average (GPA). Within this article cooperative online assignments were used as instruments to compare the use of an instant messenger compared to communication using traditional online forums. The results show a significant impact on the length of contributions within the cooperative tasks and a significant impact on the working times of the learners. The GPA of learners was not significantly influenced.

Drawing on the researches of Rotim (2012) and Macut (2012), two posters of the same kind published by the State Reporting and Promotion Office under the Prime Ministers Office (Drzavni izvjestajni i promicbeni ured pri Predsjednistvu vlade; Further in the text: DIPU) are analysed from the perspective of critical discourse analysis as well as multimodal analysis. Thus, the analysis of the text as well as images of the two posters was conducted and different linguistic and non-linguistic devices employed in this type of an advertising poster were identified and explained. The poster is observed as a social practice and different Discourses used in the text are identified. Thus, the use of a masculine man who represents the Croatian people and ideas in this image and the non-human, animalistic representation of the Jews are clarified in terms of dominant ideology of the period in question and vividly portrayed through the poster. The paper also points to the unavoidable impact such posters and the promoted ideologies have on the society’s perception of the Jews.

This paper aims to describe and analyse various effects that COVID-19 pandemic might have on online learning and multicultural education. The following questions will be investigated: Has COVID-19 pandemic made an impact on the development on multicultural education during online classes?; How have the teachers contributed to enhance online multicultural education?; and What are the positive effects of COVID-19 pandemic on multicultural online education? Multicultural online learning received unfavourable criticism and was characterized with prejudice primarily due to stereotypes that have been present from the very beginning of online education. The paper proposes constructive ways of online collaboration, various strategies applied by both teachers and students, and applicable activities and materials provided for students in order to sustain a multicultural online learning environment. Findings demonstrate that cultural diversity is beneficial for learners and that their involvement in online activities as well as their overall achievements and grades improved due to efficiently organized online lessons. Further, other factors like motivation, communication, anxiety, and confidence all proved to have been positively impacted by crosscultural learning, where students themselves contributed to learning and understanding of cultural knowledge. A multicultural community was formed during online classes and students generated their own community of learning following the guidance from their teacher. Ethnicity and cultural backgrounds of students only encouraged them to learn from their peers and merged them into a united multicultural environment.

Attitude of students towards learning and learning outcomes is one of the main predictors on the basis of which teachers can establish a productive and successful learning environment. This study aims to investigate the negative attitudes that students may have towards language learning in high school. This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The data has been collected from 160 high school students in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) using a questionnaire adapted by researchers. The data analysis encompasses means, standard deviations, frequency, multiple comparisons, Pearson correlation coefficient, ttest and One-way ANOVA. We looked into the frequency of reported attitude towards English language learning, the differences between positive and negative attitude, as well as the differences between genders and grades in terms of the representation of reported attitudes. The results show that our participants report more negative than positive attitudes towards language learning and that the factors which influence their negative attitudes are school policy, learning environment and teaching methodology. The results also indicate that there exists no statistically significant difference between genders, as well as between four high school grades in terms of their interpretation on positive and negative attitude towards English language learning

This paper discusses the main structures and processes of globalization in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. It begins by revisiting the historical processes that have led to interstate economic, cultural, political, and security interdependence, and the consequent erosion of the capabilities of nation - states. The paper then proceeds to examine the inability of global institutions to cope with the pandemic, which has demonstrated that the nation – state remain the primary actor at the global political map. Yet, the discussion also shows that there is no viable alternative to global interdependence, and there is the resultant need for a more effective transnational governance.

Property relations of spouses in Bosnia and Herzegovina are subject to regulation by Family law, but since they contain a large number of reference provisions, they are subject to regulation and many other substantive and procedural laws. As a consequence of the above mentioned, in practice, but also in legal theory, many questions and dilemmas have arisen to which it is necessary to find adequate answers. In this regard, the paper presents the basic elements of marital property, with an emphasis on controversial issues regarding its content. The paper draw attention towards the inadequacies of the regulation related to marital property and make proposals for improvement of current legislation