Search for dissertations about: "foreign languages"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words foreign languages.
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1. Enhancing intercultural communication in teaching chinese as a foreign language : An action research study
Abstract : Over the past few decades, the rapid development of information communication technology, internationalization and globalization worldwide have required a shift in the focus of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) towards competence in intercultural communication in which the role of culture in the acquisition of CFL and in the pragmatic use of the language is emphasized and promoted. However, most of the current research in this academic area remains only on a theoretical level. READ MORE
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2. The Role of Linguistic Context in the Acquisition of the Pluperfect : Polish Learners of Swedish as a Foreign Language
Abstract : This work consists of two parts: the theoretical and the experimental. In the theoretical part, some general and some language specific theories of tense, aspect and aktionsart are presented, and the temporal systems of Swedish and Polish are compared. The theoretical part is not a mere review of the literature on the subject. READ MORE
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3. French as a foreign language : a comparative study on factors affecting student achievement
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4. Room for Improvement? : A comparative study of Swedish learners’ free written production in English in the foreign language classroom and in immersion education
Abstract : The present study examines the effects of immersion education on the English of two groups of advanced Swedish learners at upper secondary school. In immersion education, or CLIL, subject content is taught through a second language as a means of enhancing target language competence. READ MORE
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5. Images of an Empire : Chinese Geography Textbooks of the Early 20th Century
Abstract : In 1901 the Qing regime, in power 1644-1911, took wide-ranging measures to reform the Chinese Empire. Fundamental changes were carried out within the field of education, resulting in the completion of China’s first modern educational system in 1904. READ MORE