Search for dissertations about: "writing proficiency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words writing proficiency.
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1. Writing in deaf and hard-of-hearing children : A bimodal bilingual perspective on their written products and writing processes
Abstract : This thesis presents unique insights into the written products and writing processes of Swedish deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children using a keystroke logging tool. Writing processes encompass the activities (such as planning or revision) that writers engage in during the production of the written text. READ MORE
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2. Grammatical correctness and communicative ability : a performance analysis of the written and spoken English of Swedish learners
Abstract : Written and oral material produced by a group of low-achieving learners of English from the 2-year lines of the Swedish upper secondary school was analysed from the perspective of grammatical correctness and communicative ability. The grammatical analysis focussed on the verb phrase and tests included both free production in speech and writing and elicitation tests. READ MORE
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3. Writing across the Curriculum in Compulsory School in Sweden
Abstract : We live in a mass writing society (Brandt, 2015) with high demands on the citizens’ abilities to write for full participation, and effective teaching of writing is important. This thesis explores how writing is taught in Swedish compulsory school across the curriculum, investigating both how teachers talk about and teach writing. READ MORE
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4. Writing with an Attitude : Appraisal and student texts in the school subject of Swedish
Abstract : Learning in school is in many respects done through language. However, it has been shown that the language of school assignments is seldom explicitly discussed in school. Writing tasks are furthermore assigned without clear guidelines for how certain lexical choices make one text more powerful than another. READ MORE
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5. On the impact of extramural English and CLIL on productive vocabulary
Abstract : In this thesis, the possible impact of English encountered and used in two different contexts – in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and through extramural English (EE) – on students’ writing proficiency is investigated. More specifically, students’ vocabulary use when writing different text types is explored; in particular, attention is drawn to progress in productive academic vocabulary. READ MORE
