Essays about: "Liilia Batluk"

Found 3 essays containing the words Liilia Batluk.

1. 1. Does Listening to English Songs Motivate Students to Expand Their Extramural English? : A Case Study of Swedish Upper-Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of Possible Impact of Listening to Vocal Music on Their Extramural English

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

   Author : Liilia Batluk; [2015]
   Keywords : second language learning acquisition; listening to music; lyrics and language; extramural English; motivation; improving motivation;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate whether listening to music as an out-of-school activity, and English songs in particular, motivated a group of Swedish upper-secondary students to learn extramural English. One aspect that comes into focus is whether the students perceived that there were particular aspects of second language acquisition (SLA) that improved as a result of listening to music. READ MORE

3. 2. Modality and Method: A Comparison of Russian and English Epistemic Modal Verbs through SFL and its Implications for Second Language Learners.

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Liilia Batluk; [2012]
   Keywords : epistemic modal verbs; modality; the Russian learner; foreign language acquisition; the interpersonal metafunction; the Mood; learning difficulties; Contrastive Analysis; functional approach; SFL.;

   Abstract :  This study is intended to shed light on similarities and differences in terms of functional structure of the clause when modality is expressed by use of modal operators in Russian and English, in order to arrive at findings which inform, and are applicable to, the process of English language acquisition by the Russian learner. The need for the investigation was prompted by the author’s work experience in the field of English teaching, and the lack of explicit guidance in available textbooks currently used in Russian schools and institutions with regard to the particular issue highlighted. READ MORE

4. 3. Rhythm and Rhetoric: A Linguistic Analysis of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Liilia Batluk; [2011]
   Keywords : rhetoric; rhythm; lexical chain; parallelism; alliteration; foregrounding; political speech; personal deixis; context; semantics; Barack Obama;

   Abstract : In this essay I shall analyze Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, January, 2009 from the perspective of various linguistic techniques. More specifically, I shall propose and focus on the idea that the composition of the speech has an aim to create a unity of the speaker and the audience in order to deliver the message. READ MORE