Search for essays about: "english in the world"

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  2. 1. Different perspectives concerning communication in a global company

    University essay from Högskolan Halmstad/Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET); Högskolan Halmstad/Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Pernilla Nilsson; Carl-Johan Holst; [2010]
    Keywords : Communication;

    Abstract : The international company used in this study has their head quarters located in Sweden. This is a ‘born global’ company which means that they are not bound to a home market; instead they use the world as their market. It does not mean they passed over their home market and went global directly, but their main market was not their home market. READ MORE

  4. 2. A comparison between students’ mental health in Sweden and Cambodia.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Akademin för hälsa och arbetsliv; Högskolan i Gävle/Akademin för hälsa och arbetsliv

    Author : Maria Nyman; Sofie Bjärntoft; [2010]
    Keywords : Mental health; Sense of coherence; students; health promotion.;

    Abstract : Mental illness is seen as a public health problem around the world, especially among adolescents. Cambodia is one of Asia's poorest countries, and has one of the lowest health statuses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Attitudes and Use of English in Swedish Society - a survey of preferences and actual use

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

    Author : Sara Lidblad; [2010]
    Keywords : British English; American English; Mid-Atlantic English; varieties; attitude; language; linguistics;

    Abstract : AbstractMany would agree that English has become a global language that has spread all over the world. English has been the primary foreign language in the Swedish school curriculum since the Second World War and most Swedes have some English language proficiency. READ MORE

  6. 4. Us and Them :  A study concerning how culture is perceived and taught in Sweden and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    University essay from Högskolan i Kalmar/Humanvetenskapliga institutionen; Högskolan i Kalmar/Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karen Swartz; Junije Polozhani; [2010]
    Keywords : Culture; English; Sweden; Macedonia; FYROM; Language;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate whether culture is perceived and taught in similar ways in regard to the study of English during the final year of compulsory schooling in Sweden and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In order to achieve this, relevant parts of policy documents and teaching materials from both school systems are analyzed – based on a framework which was devised using Claire Kramsch’s definition of culture as a foundation – and discussed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Förloppslandskap : ett sätt att betrakta landskap

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture

    Author : Hanne Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : förloppslandskap; landskapsbegrepp; Torsten Hägerstrand; landskapsprocesser; landskapsdynamik; europeiska landskapskonventionen;

    Abstract : Begreppet landskap kan betyda både utsiktslandskap, så som det används på engelska , och område, region, som är grundbetydelsen i de germanska språken. Torsten Hägerstrand introducerade i början på 1990-talet begreppet förloppslandskap, som vänder sig mot ett statiskt betraktande av landskap och istället tar fasta på landskapets processer. READ MORE