Essays about: "Håkan Almerfors"

Found 2 essays containing the words Håkan Almerfors.

1. 1. Preposition and article usage in learner English : An investigation of negative transfer

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Håkan Almerfors; [2018]
   Keywords : Error Analysis; article usage; preposition usage; negative transfer; corpus study; Swedish learners of English; Portuguese learners of English; felanalys; artikelanvändning; prepositionsanvändning; negativ språköverföring; korpusundersökning; svenska elever som studerar engelska; portugisiska elever som studerarar engelska;

   Abstract : The ways in which someone’s first language (L1) influences his or her second language (L2) to create errors, that is negative transfer, is a topic that has received much attention in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Previous research has suggested that negative transfer is responsible for many errors. READ MORE

3. 2. A corpus linguistic investigation into patterns of engagement in academic writing in Swedish and English higher education settings

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Håkan Almerfors; [2018]
   Keywords : engagement; metadiscourse; corpus study; academic student writing in English; Swedish learners of English; comparative linguistics;

   Abstract : Over the last few decades, the interpersonal dimensions of academic writing have received growing attention in the field of applied linguistics. As an important concept in academic writing, engagement has been a topic of interest to reveal how writers interact with readers to, for example, guide reasoning through arguments and to abide by conventions of politeness. READ MORE