Essays about: "simplified texts"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the words simplified texts.

  1. 11. Robinson Crusoe for L2 Learners. A study in simplified literature

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Emelie Björnkvist; [2011-03-29]
    Keywords : simplified texts; high low frequency words; easy readers; readability;

    Abstract : In this study the issue of simplification of literary texts has been analysed. A comparison between passages from the original text of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and the simplified versions of these texts. READ MORE

  3. 12. Advantages and disadvantages with Simplified Technical English : to be used in technical documentation by Swedish export companies

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Karin Disborg; [2007]
    Keywords : Simplified Technical English; Controlled languages; Technical Documentation; Readability; Comprehensibility; Translatability;

    Abstract : Understanding technical documentation is of vital importance, since instructions and descriptions are given about how technical products are used, maintained and repaired. Because of the increased economic globalization, more and more documentation is both written in English by non-native English writers, and delivered to non-native English readers. READ MORE

  4. 13. Authentic texts or adapted texts - That is the question! The use of authentic and adapted texts in the study of English in two Swedish upper secondary schools and a study of student and teacher attitudes towards these texts

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Konstantinos Daskalos; Jeppe Jellum Ling; [2006]
    Keywords : English; authentic texts; adapted texts; student motivation; simplified material meaning; authentic material meaning; topic selection;

    Abstract : AbstractDaskalos, Konstantinos & Jellum Ling, Jeppe (2005)Authentic texts or adapted texts – That is the question! The use of authentic and adapted texts in the study of English in two Swedish upper secondary schools and a study of student and teacher attitudes towards these texts. Skolutveckling och ledarskap, Lärarutbildningen 60 p, Malmö HögskolaThe aim of this paper is to find out which attitudes teachers and students have towards authentic and adapted texts used in the teaching of English in two Swedish grammar schools. READ MORE