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2. 1. Interpreting The Denizens of The Hundred Acre Wood : Freudian & Lacanian psychoanalytical concepts in Winnie-The-Pooh

   University essay from Växjö universitet/Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Timothy Pettersson; [2009]
   Keywords : Winnie-the-Pooh; Sigmund Freud; Jacques Lacan; psychoanalytic literary criticism; Oedipus complex; psychoanalysis; psychoanalytic interpretation; literary criticism; Christopher Robin; unconscious; Nalle Puh; Sigmund Freud; Jacques Lacan; psykoanalys; litteraturteori; psykoanalytisk litteraturteori; oedipuskomplex;

   Abstract : In this paper I have strived to provide a new view on a timeless classic of children’s literature, Winnie-The-Pooh. In psychoanalytic literary criticism concepts and theories of psychoanalysis is implemented while interpreting literature; in this paper, I have interpreted the novel incorporating concepts of the psychoanalytic schools of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan while arguing that the denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood are manifestations of parts of the narrator’s unconscious. READ MORE

4. 2. Newspaper Readability : a Broadsheet vs. a Tabloid

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Kristina Järvbäck Hillbom; [2009]
   Keywords : newspapers; readability; sentence complexity;

   Abstract : Is it possible to trace differences in the syntax used in various newspapers and how these differences influence the readability? Earlier studies confirm this and show that it is possible to make a wider distinction between the languages used in for example a broadsheet compared to the language used in a tabloid. In this study, both sentence length and sentence complexity of a broadsheet and a tabloid with a similar political stance were examined in order to find out if it is possible to show differences in readability between the two newspapers. READ MORE

5. 3. Use Case Explorer - A Use Case Tool

   University essay from Chalmers tekniska högskola/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

   Author : Usman Ashraf; Johan I Helldahl; [2009]
   Keywords : Use cases; action blocks; requirements specification; visualization; användarfall; action blocks; kravspecfikation; visualisering;

   Abstract : Use case modeling is a popular way to specify software requirements for a system. When workingwith use cases, it is important that they are easy to read and of high quality. In this report severalideas for improving readability and supporting the author in producing high quality use cases havebeen developed. READ MORE

6. 4. Approaching authentic texts in the second language classroom - some factors to consider

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Mark Welbourn; [2009]
   Keywords : Authentic texts; readability; ; EFL; language acquisition.;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the underlying factors involved in introducing authentic literature to the EFL classroom. The purpose has been to establish which factors should be considered in order to facilitate both the discrepancies between more literate pupils and less literate pupils, and the differing experiences and backgrounds of the class as a whole. READ MORE

7. 5. Complete vs Abridged: A Readability Study of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för kommunikation och information

   Author : Jessica Åkerhage; [2008]
   Keywords : Readability; noun phrase; verb phrase; clause;

   Abstract : This essay deals with the issue of readability, the term readability referring to what it is that makes a reader perceive a text as difficult or easy. Some factors are related to the reader but there are also those which depend on the text as such, one such factor being style which is the one that will be focused on in this essay. READ MORE