Search for dissertations about: "academic writing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words academic writing.

2. 16. The Relationship among Vocabulary Knowledge, Academic Achievement and the Lexical Richness in Writing in Swedish University Students of English

   Author : Zakaria Lemmouh; Philip Shaw; Britt Erman; Tess Fitzpatrick; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; vocabulary knowledge; depth; receptive size; productive size; Swedish university students; lexical richness; take-home essays; course grades; learners; Linguistics; Lingvistik; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

   Abstract : The main aims of the thesis are: to explore the development of Swedish university students’ vocabulary knowledge, size and depth and vocabulary use (i.e. lexical richness) in their written output, to examine the relationship between these, their relationship to examination grades, and to investigate how these relationships develop over time. READ MORE

4. 17. Narration and reading comprehension in Swedish children and adolescents with hearing impairment

   Author : Lena Asker-Árnason; foniatri och audiologi Logopedi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reading comprehension; writing process; narrative; Hearing impairment; Complex langage skills; pause time; lexical development;

   Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to explore reading comprehension and narration in children and adolescents with different degrees of hearing impairment (HI). In Study I, reading comprehension was investigated in 16 children with cochlear implants (CI), aged 7-13 years. READ MORE

5. 18. (Re)harmonising the Academy: Integrating life-long learning and science communication in Swedish higher education

   Author : Maria Cervin-Ellqvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-regulated learning; science communication; metacognition; life-long learning; policy; higher education; generic skills; academic scholarship;

   Abstract : Higher education today performs a complex system of functions with a variety of goals and expectations, including research, teaching, and disseminating research to the surrounding society. It is however not always clear what these functions should entail, and how they should be played out. READ MORE

6. 19. The Second Journey : Travelling in Literary Footsteps

   Author : Maria Lindgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; travel; travel writing; tourism; guide books; authenticity; intertextuality; influence; recognitions; disappointments; images of home; gender roles; heroism; feminisms; biography; autobiography; museums;

   Abstract : In a time dominated by mass tourism and the search for what has been termed authenticity, travel narratives are again of academic interest. This study seeks to demonstrate how travel writers from the 1980s and 1990s increasingly turn to earlier texts for inspiration and guidance. READ MORE

7. 20. Teacher Identity as Discourse : A Case Study of Students in Swedish Teacher Education

   Author : Johan Christensson; Mona Blåsjö; Anna Edin; Rodney H. Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; teacher identity; teacher education; mediated discourse theory; nexus analysis; social action; oral presentation; essay writing; teaching placement; Scandinavian Languages; nordiska språk;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises three separate studies that together explore how Swedish student teachers construct or produce professional identity in interaction while navigating different institutional and professional instances of teacher education. As a discourse analytical contribution to research on teacher identity, the main theoretical framework is mediated discourse theory (e. READ MORE