Search for dissertations about: "native language"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words native language.

  2. 11. English-medium instruction for young learners in Sweden : A longitudinal case study of a primary school class in a bilingual English-Swedish school

    Author : Jeanette Toth; Monica Axelsson; Christina Hedman; Angel Lin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English-medium instruction EMI ; content and language integrated learning CLIL ; bilingual compulsory school; English in Sweden; young learners; native speaker teachers; language ideologies; translanguaging; språkdidaktik; Language Education;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to highlight the policies, perspectives, and practices of language use in a bilingual English-Swedish primary class during Grades 4–6, where English was the medium of instruction in several subjects. A rapidly increasing number of Swedish compulsory schools offer these programs, which are often associated with high status and academic achievement (Skolverket, 2010). READ MORE

  4. 12. Computer support for learners of spoken English

    Author : Rebecca Hincks; David House; Robert H. McAllisster; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the use of speech technology to support the process of learning the English language. It applies theories of computer-assisted language learning and second language acquisition to address the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students of English for specific purposes. READ MORE

  5. 13. The impact of macro socioeconomic trends on the future of the English language

    Author : David Graddol; Philip Shaw; Kingsley Bolton; Alan Davies; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Englishes; ELT; English as a lingua franca; language policy; language and economy; language demographics; English; engelska;

    Abstract : This thesis by compilation consists of four books and articles published between 1997 and 2006, each dealing with issues related to the increasing use of English as a global language, together with an introductory chapter which reviews the literature relating to world Englishes and the Sociology of Language, and discusses the methodology employed in the research. The publications included are: (i) Graddol, D. READ MORE

  6. 14. The introductory it pattern in academic writing by non-native-speaker students, native-speaker students and published writers : A corpus-based study

    Author : Tove Larsson; Merja Kytö; Erik Smitterberg; Randi Reppen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; The introductory it pattern; stance markers; non-native-speaker students; native-speaker students; published expert writing; learner language; corpus linguistics; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : The present compilation thesis investigates the use of a pattern that is commonly found in academic writing, namely the introductory it pattern (e.g. it is interesting to note the difference). The main aim is to shed further light on the formal and functional characteristics of the pattern in academic writing. READ MORE

  7. 15. Reactions to non-native English : native English-speakers' assessments of errors in the use of English made by non-native users of the language. Part 1,  Acceptability and intelligibility

    Author : Pär Hultfors; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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