Essays about: "intelligibility"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 69 essays containing the word intelligibility.

1. 16. Of Pronunciation and Correctness : The current impossibility of ensuring equitable pronunciation education in Sweden

   University essay from

   Author : anton sundin; Viktor Wenell; [2021]
   Keywords : Pronunciation; English as a Lingua Franca ELF ; Lingua Franca Core LFC ; Native Speaker Ideal; Syllabus; Teaching in Sweden; English education; Skolverket; Assessment; Equity;

   Abstract : This paper aims at investigating how upper secondary school teachers of English in Malmö, Sweden abide by the curriculum criteria of having their learners develop correctness in speech, as well as what support English teachers receive with regard to pronunciation teaching from official steering documents. Furthermore, this paper attempts to critically evaluate and discuss potential options for pronunciation models or standards in education which hold sway in contemporary research. READ MORE

3. 17. The Meaning of Hell : Exploring the meaning of life through the lens of the afterlife

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionsfilosofi

   Author : Henry Englund; [2021]
   Keywords : eschatology; hell; meaning; life; intelligibility; purpose; significance;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I take a closer look at the meaning of life from an eschatological point of view. More precisely, the question at hand is whether and in what sense the existence of Hell would impact the meaning of life. READ MORE

4. 18. Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2021]
   Keywords : English pronunciation; pronunciation instruction; pronunciation teaching; teachers’ views on pronunciation; English as a foreign language; language instruction; language skills; intelligibility; comprehensibility; nativeness; pronunciation model;

   Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ views and reported practices regarding pronunciation instruction in the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. It adopts a mixed-method design, analysing qualitative data collected from a focus-group interview (N=4) and quantitative data collected from an online survey (N=54). READ MORE

5. 19. Listeners’ perception of alaryngeal speech : An experimental study on the effect of presentation and speech mode

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Blom Johansson: Logopedi

   Author : Rebecka Andersson; Märta Brunnberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Laryngectomy; alaryngeal speech; tracheoesophageal speech; electrolaryngeal speech; listener perception; Laryngektomi; alaryngealt tal; trakeoesofagealt tal; elektrolaryngealt tal; lyssnares uppfattning;

   Abstract : Individuals with laryngectomy must find a new way of generating voice after the larynx has been removed. In Sweden, the two most common options for this new form of alaryngeal voicing are electrolaryngeal (EL) speech and tracheoesophageal (TE) speech. READ MORE

6. 20. Mechanical Design Solutions for Wind Resistant Microphone Ports

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

   Author : Hedvig Sannar; Erik Hagman; [2021]
   Keywords : Microphone port; wind noise; Robust Design; speech-in-noise testing; noise reduction; mechanical engineering; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This project’s objective was to gather knowledge of ways to mechanically increase speech intelligibility and decrease wind noise through the design of microphone ports. The project focused on ports that would be applied in outdoor intercom products. READ MORE