Search for dissertations about: "oral communication"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words oral communication.

2. 16. Masking Moments : The Transitions of Bodies and Beings in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

   Author : Ing-Marie Back Danielsson; Bo Petré; Julian Thomas; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Masking practices; masks; transitions; Iron Age; Scandinavia; kuml; body; metaphorical thinking; miniaturization; queer theory; feminism; sex; gender; personhood; rune stones; gold foil figures; oral literacy; food preparation; burials; Archaeology; North European; Arkeologi; nordeuropeisk; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : This thesis explores bodily representations in Late Iron Age Scandinavia (400–1050 AD). Non-human bodies, such as gold foil figures, and human bodies are analysed. The work starts with an examination and deconstruction of the sex/gender categories to the effect that they are considered to be of minor value for the purposes of the thesis. READ MORE

4. 17. The Making of a Reading Society : Developing a Culture of Reading in Rwanda

   Author : Pierre Canisius Ruterana; Ingrid Andersson; Monica Sandlund; Karin Aronsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Reading culture; oral tradition; emergent literacy; Rwanda; students’ literacy experiences; responsibility for early literacy; children’s literature;

   Abstract : Following a growing concern among education stakeholders about the lack of a reading culture and low literacy levels among Rwandans in general and university students in particular, the aim of this thesis is to increase the awareness of Rwandans about the development of a reading culture and early literacy. To achieve this aim, four studies with participants representing different experiences related to reading culture were performed. READ MORE

5. 18. Oral health and behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

   Author : My Blomqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ADHD ; adolescent; behavioral science ; child; cortisol; dental anxiety; dental caries; dentistry; health behavior; HPA axis;

   Abstract : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder and has a substantial impact on many situations in the child s daily life. The present thesis investigates the behavior of children with ADHD in a dental setting that is, behavior management problems (BMP), interaction between child and dentist, dental anxiety, and stress and the oral health of these children compared to a control group. READ MORE

6. 19. Language and interaction in online asynchronous communication in university level English courses

   Author : Julie Skogs; Solveig Granath; Mats Deutschmann; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Discussion forums; asynchronous CMC; net-based learning; interaction; discourse; English; Engelska; Intercultural Studies;

   Abstract : Interaction involves people communicating and reacting to each other. This process is key to the study of discourse, but it is not easy to study systematically how interaction takes place in a specific communicative event, or how it is typically performed over a series of repeated communicative events. READ MORE

7. 20. Palatal plate therapy in children with Down syndrome : a longitudinal study of effects on oral motor function

   Author : Kerstin Carlstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Articulation; children; communication preference; craniofacial growth; Down syndrome; dental maturity; functional appliances; growth hormone; muscle tone; oral dysfunction; tonsils; video registration;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of palatal plate therapy on the oral motor function children with Down syndrome (DS) during 4 years by comparing the baseline values of the treatment group with those of a control group (CG). The effects of palatal plate therapy on speech production errors and communicative preference after 4 years of treatment were also studied and articulation was analyzed. READ MORE