Search for dissertations about: "oral presentations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words oral presentations.

  2. 1. Influences of Statistical Analyses on Result Presentations of Oral Implant Treatment

    Author : Irene Herrmann; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Statistical methods; oral implants; dependence; prognostic risk factors; multivariate analysis; bone-combination; Jackknife; log rank test; variance;

    Abstract : Abstract Evaluation of oral implants involves at least three major components: statistical methods, study design and success criteria. The aims of the current thesis were to investigate how different statistical methods affect the outcome of oral implant treatment and to statistically determine if any dependence among implants placed in the same jaw exists. READ MORE

  4. 2. Nativelike Performance : A Corpus Study of Pragmatic Markers, Repair and Repetition in Native and Non-native English Speech

    Author : Annika Denke; Britt Erman; Anna-Brita Stenström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fluency; oral presentations; Swedish and native speakers of English; pragmatic markers; repair; repetition; nativelike communicative performance; English language; Engelska språket;

    Abstract : This is a corpus study of native (N) and non-native (NN) communicative performance in speech as realised through pragmatic markers, repair and repetition. The concept of fluency and what it encompasses is discussed in the section dealing with the theoretical background of the study. READ MORE

  5. 3. 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

  6. 4. Computer support for learners of spoken English

    Author : Rebecca Hincks; David House; Robert H. McAllisster; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the use of speech technology to support the process of learning the English language. It applies theories of computer-assisted language learning and second language acquisition to address the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students of English for specific purposes. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cannabis discourses in contemporary Sweden : Continuity and change

    Author : Josefin Månsson; Mats Ekendahl; Alexandra Bogren; Sveinung Sandberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cannabis; Sweden; discourse; social construction; prohibition; legalization; de-criminalization; internet; online; media; professional; symposia; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how cannabis is constructed in contemporary Sweden, which policy responses are promoted as rational, and how international cannabis trends are received in this context. The four papers are the result of analyzing empirical material from three different sub-studies: 1) a qualitative study of online discussions about cannabis and drug policy, 2) a qualitative and comparative study of print media articles from 2002 and 2012, and 3) a qualitative study of oral presentations from cannabis information symposia. READ MORE