The work on iqtiḍāun-naṣṣ explores the theoretical interpretations of Ḥanafi scholars in relation to the necessarily assumed meaning of the legislative text (iqtiḍāun-naṣṣ) and the consequences of such an interpretation on the regulations to which the Ḥanafis came in their legal reasoning (ijtihād). At the beginning of the paper, the linguistic and...

By Šukrija Ramić

At a time when information technology has a strong impact on society, it is important to identify the level of its influence on foreign language teaching and learning. The paper presents research into the effectiveness of English language computer aided instruction in high schools. The research is based on a twelve-week long project carried out in ...

By Aida Tarabar, Senaid Fejzić

The aim of the research was to investigate the psychological role and significance of artistic creative expression in older age through the personal experience of people who paint or mold as a hobby. Seven participants (six female and one male), aged 65-69, took part in the research. A qualitative research method, i.e. a semi-structured interview, ...

By Almira Isić-Imamović, Adis Elias Fejzić

Exploring the attitudes of students and teachers of Islamic religion, this study aimed to determine the characteristics of the implementation of cooperative learning in comparison to traditional teaching in elementary schools. The research was based on the assumption that there are some features of cooperative learning which make it more effective ...

By Hasudin Atanović, Esad Memić

The motif of dreams, in addition to the motif of a woman and space, is very significant and frequent in Andrić’s literary work. In fact, the motif of dreams presents a different way of realizing the motif of space, Andrić’s characters are equally realized through it, they live and act in it. This is the result of Andrić’s general interest in human ...

By Ikbal Smajlović

Qira'ats present a very significant study of the Qur'an in terms of understanding and interpreting the Qur'anic text. They are not only exotic styles of voice variations and modulation, but an integral part of the language of the Qur'an, its lexical, morphological and syntactic structure. Understanding that aspect is a prerequisite for a correct in...

By Safet Husejnović

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By Adil Makić

The development of Krashen`s theory of second language acquisition has been disadvantaged due to the dispute over its untestable hypotheses. In his Monitor Model Krashen (1981; 1982; 1985) claims that linguistic competence can only be acquired subconsciously, while conscious learning mainly depends on learners’ mood and emotions at the time of lear...

By Mersad Dervić, Nizama Spahić

The objective of this study was to make a scientific description of motivation factors in maktab teaching by analyzing the attitudes of students, mualims and parents. We supposed that mualims use various strategies and actions to motivate their students. A method of theoretical analysis and a descriptive-analytical method were employed, while the f...

By Safet Beganović, Derviš Varešlija

Language accompanies people in time and space, but also in all their social environments and professional activities, which affects the language and leads to its stratification based on all these grounds, since various environments impose different language varieties we use to communicate. The extent to which a language is stratified is conditioned...

By Amrudin Hajrić