Search for dissertations about: "language testing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 swedish dissertations containing the words language testing.
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1. Testing for ASP—ASP for Testing
Abstract : Answer-set programming (ASP) is a prominent approach for declarative problem solving with roots in non-monotonic reasoning, knowledge representation, and logic programming. As a problem solving paradigm, it means that properties of problem solutions are modelled using declarative rules so that an ASP solver can then be used to search for solutions which are referred to as answer sets. READ MORE
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2. Debating Swedish : Language Politics and Ideology in Contemporary Sweden
Abstract : This thesis is concerned with three language debates that reached their most crucial peaks in Sweden at the beginning of the twenty-first century: (i) the debate on the promotion of the Swedish language, (ii) the debate on language testing for citizenship, and (iii) the debate on mother tongue instruction. The main scope of the thesis is to take a theoretically multi-pronged approach to these debates trying to shed light on the following aspects: Why did such debates emerge when they did? Which discourses were available in those specific historical moments? Who are the social actors that intervened in these debates? What is at stake for them? What do they claim? What systems of values, ideas and beliefs – i. READ MORE
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3. Language testing and citizenship: a language ideological debate in Sweden
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4. Constructions of Language Competence : Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Assessing Second Language Interactions in Basic Adult Education
Abstract : The current thesis is concerned with constructions and perceptions of what it means to be ‘a competent language user’ in the context of a language programme in basic Swedish called Swedish for Immigrants (SFI). A particular focus is given to the testing and assessment of oral interaction. READ MORE
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5. Interaction and Language Assessment in Aphasia and Dementia : A Comparative Perspective
Abstract : Language problems in dementia resemble the symptoms of aphasia in many respects. A growing body of research discusses the cognitive deficits associated with aphasia. Despite common denominators, very little is written with a comparative perspective on the two clinical groups. READ MORE