Search for dissertations about: "speaking skills"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words speaking skills.

2. 1. EXPERIENCES OF SPEAKING WITH CONVERSATIONAL AI IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

   Author : Elin Ericsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Conversational artificial intelligence; Dialogue-based computer-assisted language learning; Educational experience; Embodied conversational agent; Student–conversational-agent interaction framework; Lower-secondary students; Speaking skills; Spoken dialogue system; Teachers;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the application of digital tools in Swedish language education, specifically in relation to speaking skills. It focuses on dialogue- based, computer-assisted language learning, which enables students to practise and develop their speaking skills in a target language. READ MORE

4. 2. Developmental aspects of text production in writing and speech

   Author : Victoria Johansson; Sven Strömqvist; Lunds universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Writing; speaking; writing development; cognitive aspects of writing; keystroke logging; genre development;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at describing the developmental patterns of text production in four text types: spoken and written narrative texts, and spoken and written expository texts (n=316), produced by four age groups: 10-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 17-year-olds and university students (n=79). It explores material from an experimental study with a cross-sectional design comprising spoken texts recorded on video and written texts recorded by means of keystroke logging, which makes it possible to investigate the real-time process of written text production. READ MORE

5. 3. Child bilingualism in Sweden and Lebanon : A study of Arabic-speaking 4-to-7-year-olds

   Author : Rima Haddad; Ute Bohnacker; Virginia C. M. Gathercole; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; bilingualism; Sweden; Lebanon; Swedish; Arabic; preschool-aged children; early school-aged children; vocabulary; narrative macrostructure; CLT; MAIN; language exposure; joint book reading; code-switching; SES; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates the vocabulary and narrative skills of 100 Arabic-Swedish-speaking children (aged 4–7 years) in Sweden cross-sectionally and the development of these skills (4 to 6) in a subgroup of 10 children longitudinally. Also, the vocabulary skills of 100 Arabic-speaking bilingual children (aged 4–7 years) in Lebanon are investigated cross-sectionally and compared to the Swedish cross-sectional study. READ MORE

6. 4. Extramural English Matters : Out-of-School English and Its Impact on Swedish Ninth Graders' Oral Proficiency and Vocabulary

   Author : Pia Sundqvist; Solveig Granath; Hugo Wikström; June Miliander; Magnus Ljung; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Extramural English; out-of-school learning; implicit learning; learner language; oral proficiency; oral fluency; second language acquisition; second language learning; ESL; EFL; vocabulary acquisition; assessment; speaking tests; language diary; motivation; self-efficacy; anxiety; speech; oral communication; core vocabulary; peripheral vocabulary; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : The present study examines possible effects of extramural English (EE) on oral proficiency (OP) and vocabulary (VOC). The study is based on data collected from Swedish learners of ESL in grade 9 (aged 15-16; N=80; 36 boys, 44 girls) over a period of one year. READ MORE

7. 5. Social Interaction Involving Non-speaking Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability : The role of communication partners and speech-generating devices

   Author : Helena Tegler; Ingrid Demmelmaier; Monica Blom Johansson; Niklas Norén; Ulrika Ferm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Speech-Generating Device; Partner Strategies; Social Practices; Cerebral Palsy; Intellectual Disability; Multiparty Interaction; Classroom; Ethnomethodological Conversation Analysis; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of speech-generating device (SGD)-mediated interaction with children with anarthria, severe physical impairments and intellectual disabilities due to cerebral palsy with a focus on partner strategies and social practices.Studies I and II were cross-sectional studies that used questionnaires, which were analyzed using descriptive statistics and directed content analysis. READ MORE