Essays about: "productive vocabulary"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words productive vocabulary.

  1. 11. Feeling Set Up by The Set-up : A Study on Swedish Junior High School Students’ Understanding of Phrasal Verbs

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Jonsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Phrasal verbs; SLA; L1; L2; idiomaticity; explicit teaching instruction; exposure; frequency; AmE; BrE.;

    Abstract : Existing research on phrasal verbs is ample due to their prevalent existence in the English language and the difficulties they bring out as a result of their lack of transparency (Liu, 2011, p. 661). However, more research is necessary to cover new generations of English learners who cross paths with phrasal verbs. READ MORE

  3. 12. Gesture-speech combinations in child language : Form, function, and how they relate to language acquisition

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Freya Eriksson; [2018]
    Keywords : gesture-speech combinations; language acquisition; complementary; supplementary; discourse; parent-child interaction; gest-ordkombinationer; språkutveckling; komplementär; supplementär; diskursiv; förälder-barninteraktion;

    Abstract : The present study investigates children's production of gesture-speech combinations and how they relate to language acquisition. 16 children were observed at seven age points (0;9, 1;0, 1;3, 1;6, 1;9, 2;0 and 3;0), and their gesture-speech combinations were classified into the categories complementary, supplementary and discourse combinations. READ MORE

  4. 13. 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

  5. 14. A list of productive vocabulary generated from second language learners' essays

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Lorena Llozhi; [2016-09-15]
    Keywords : SweLL list; Corpora; second language L2 ; SVALex; Swedish Kelly-list; NLP;

    Abstract : Corpora for second language (L2) learning may contain a receptive vocabulary, i.e., vocabulary that is understandable by learners or productive vocabulary that L2 learners themselves are able to actively use. Corpora containing productive vocabulary could assist both students and teachers, e. READ MORE

  6. 15. Teaching "The hunger games"; Read - Write - Speak - Listen

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Cecilia Stridsberg; [2012-06-28]
    Keywords : The hunger games; interdisciplinär; language skills; socio-cultural perspective; language competence;

    Abstract : This essay explores how the best-seller The Hunger Games can be applied in the classroom. In the curriculum for the English courses in Upper Secondary School the students should develop an all-round communicative competence including receptive, productive and interactive language skills. READ MORE