Essays about: "Verbal production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Verbal production.

1. 1. Navigating accountability in humanitarian photography at sea : a snapshot of embedded photographer practices in obtaining informed consent during I/NGO search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Arran Smith; [2022]
   Keywords : humanitarian photography; accountability; informed consent; migration; NGO; INGO; search and rescue; Mediterranean; protection;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to ethical discussions on the production of photography in different humanitarian contexts, and in circumstances where it is facilitated by non-governmental and international non-governmental organisations (I/NGOs). Humanitarian photography is often reproduced and circulated in various forms by different actors, highlighting the need for research on the actions, decisions, and interactions that influence how these images are produced. READ MORE

3. 2. Students’ Perspectives on Verbal Engagement in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Pernilla Farmakas Westphal; [2022]
   Keywords : Verbal production; Foreign language anxiety; Foreign language classroom anxiety scale; Stable influences; Situational influences; Willingness to communicate;

   Abstract : This study sought eight grade students’ experiences of verbal production in the English classroom. From the perspectives of foreign language anxiety (FLA) and willingness to communicate (WTC), what are the students' experiences of verbal production, in what situations are students willing to communicate and in what situations are they not? A quantitative study was conducted using a self-report paper questionnaire, consisting of Nilsson’s (2019) modified version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) in conjunction with open-ended questions. READ MORE

4. 3. Branding the Others

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Ha An Nguyen; [2019]
   Keywords : nation branding; postcolonialism; feminism; Western popular culture; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In view of the fact that Western films are one of the most consumed forms of popular culture in the world market, this study argues that they are, therefore, integral to the nation branding process of non Western countries. Anchored in postcolonial theory, this research purposely turned to Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis model as a matching analytical framework. READ MORE

5. 4. Emblem use in parent-child interaction : A longitudinal study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Sofia Tahbaz; [2017]
   Keywords : Emblem use; language acquisition; formulaic gestures; parent-child interaction; productive vocabulary; Emblemanvändning; barns språkutveckling; fasta gester; förälder-barn interaktion; produktivt ordförråd;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates emblem use exploratory in parent-child interaction. Emblems are conventional gestures with a verbal equivalent. The aim of this study was to answer if emblem use facilitates language acquisition. Formulaic gestures – fixed gestures accompanying songs – were examined as a subgesture of emblems. READ MORE

6. 5. No Laughing Matter : A study of the use of comedy in public service announcements

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Josefin Johansson; [2017]
   Keywords : Public service announcements; Advertisements; Advertising; Semantics; Pragmatics; Ambiguity; The United Kingdom; The United States; Australia;

   Abstract : This essay is a study which is intended to explore how public service announcements in broadcast media use humour as a method of conveying their core messages in a manner which is both memorable and persuasive; to consider why humour is chosen as a strategy; and to identify the similarities and differences in the use of humour in PSAs and commercial broadcast advertising. Six video commercials were analysed in total: three PSAs and three advertisements. READ MORE