Search for dissertations about: "beginner learners"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words beginner learners.

  2. 1. Rapid neural processing of grammatical tone in second language learners

    Author : Sabine Gosselke Berthelsen; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; grammatical tone; phonology; phonetics; word accent; morphology; inflection; grammar; EEG; ERP; processing; violations; ELAN; LAN; P600; second language acquisition; SLA; beginner learners; transfer; German; Swedish;

    Abstract : The present dissertation investigates how beginner learners process grammatical tone in a second language and whether their processing is influenced by phonological transfer. Paper I focuses on the acquisition of Swedish grammatical tone by beginner learners from a non-tonal language, German. READ MORE

  4. 2. Strategic Vocabulary Learning in the Swedish Second Language Context

    Author : Richard LaBontee; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Second Language Acquisition; Vocabulary Learning Strategies; Questionnaire Instrumentation;

    Abstract : This large-scale research project represents an exploratory investigation into the reported vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) used by adult, beginner Swedish L2 learners living and studying in Sweden. A questionnaire instrument, the Swedish Vocabulary Learning Strategy Survey (SVLSS) built explicitly for data collection in this context is developed and used over the course of five studies regarding learners’ approaches to Swedish L2 vocabulary learning. READ MORE

  5. 3. Two experimental studies in foreign language learning/teaching

    Author : Peter af Trampe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Främmandespråk studier och undervisning; Främmandespråksinlärning; Språkinlärning;

    Abstract : The case for experimental research on the efficiency of methods of foreign language teaching is pleaded. In the first study, the effects of different practice materials on beginners' word-decoding ability in Russian was examined. The Russian words were divided into three categories: 1. The KTO-type. READ MORE