Essays about: "Creole"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word Creole.

1. 6. The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Development of Mauritius: The Marginalization of the Creole Community

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Marie-Laure Sundman; [2015-07-29]
   Keywords : Mauritius; India; poverty reduction; development strategy; foreign direct investment; economic growth; ethnic groups; Creole community; marginalization;

   Abstract : The success of Mauritius has often been mentioned as a lesson for African countries to learn from involving a decreased inequality gap, improved living standards and full democracy in Africa, which is unique for the continent. The liberalization of its policies has resulted in openness to trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to attain increased investment from abroad and a rapid economic growth. READ MORE

3. 7. Paths, Palimpsests and Voids of Dé kolon εl í za shɔn - Memorials and Memorial Cultures - Based on Examples/Voids in Sierra Leone_ and Germany_- A Path, Detours and [Proposal]-Essay in Notes and Images

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sonja Hohenbild; [2014]
   Keywords : Decolonial; Memorial Cultures; Coloniality Sierra Leone Germany; Sankofa;

   Abstract : This essay attempts to discuss the decolonial memorialscape in Germany and Sierra Leone, bringing into focus the few existing examples. Coming from the visual arts, my wish is to bring art-practice into the communication for development feld. READ MORE

4. 8. Complex Creoles? : A corpus-based study of the different functions ofthe progressive particles a, de and gwain inJamaican Creole

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Ida Nordin; [2013]
   Keywords : progressive; creole language; grammar; Jamaica; aspect markers; complex; creole grammar; creole progressive;

   Abstract : This study shows how the different ways of expressing the progressive in Jamaican Creole,using the three aspect markers a, de and gwain, differ from each other. It is a corpus study thatshows that these three particles that are used have different other functions and meanings. READ MORE

5. 9. Relationships and Ambiguous Feelings in Kate Chopin's The Awakening

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Annika Brandt; [2013]
   Keywords : Creole society; feminism; influence; marriage; relationships; sexuality.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate how personal relationships in a Creole society, including the one with art, might influence the main character Edna Pontellier's search for personal freedom in Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899). The essay discusses, on the one hand, Edna's female relationships with Adele Ratignolle and Mlle. READ MORE

6. 10. English Language Teachers’ Perception of their Role and Responsibility in three Secondary Schools in Jamaica

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Andreas Åberg; Jakob Waller; [2012]
   Keywords : literacy; orality; creole; standard Jamaican English; L1; L2; diglossic; bilingualism; identity; language ideology;

   Abstract : This descriptive research paper looks at English teaching in Jamaica, and examines what perceptions upper secondary school teachers have of the teaching mission, the teacher role and the responsibility that comes with the teacher profession. The paper also examines the teachers’ attitudes towards Jamaican Creole and Standard Jamaican English and the relation between these two languages. READ MORE