Essays about: ".importance of english in social life."

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  1. 1. Att mäta med stadslivet som insats : en validitets- och reliabilitetsanalys av ett verktyg som kvantifierar sociala värden i urban miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ida Lövgren; Ida Sjöberg; [2020]
    Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; stadsplanering; kvantifieringsverktyg; stadsliv; urbana miljöer; sociala värden; social hållbarhet; hållbarhet; mäta; mätbarhet; omätbar; kvalitativ; kvantitativ; kvantifiering; validitet; reliabilitet; expertkunskap; demokrati;

    Abstract : Samhället förlitar sig idag mer och mer på att mätbara variabler ska kunna fånga och förenkla den komplexa värld vi lever i. Människan vänder sig till kalkylerande metoder och går mot en “pedantisk byråkrati” där generaliseringen får oss att förlora det unika i situationer och individer (Bornemark 2018). READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Interactions and Friendships of adolescents with vision impairments : A scoping review

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Eleftheria Beteinaki; [2019]
    Keywords : social interaction; social inclusion; friendships; adolescents; vision impairment; blindness; low vision; scoping review;

    Abstract : Background: Social exclusion of people with vision impairments is an ongoing issue. Since social inclusion emphasizes social and emotional aspects as distinct from academic ones and the aspects concerning opportunities, the focus is turned on the domain of social interactions and friendships. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chinese Students at Uppsala University: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” : A sociological analysis of ten students’ trajectories

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Jinjin Li; [2018]
    Keywords : Chinese students; Bourdieusian tradition; Trajectories; Species of capital; Habitus;

    Abstract : The idea of knowledge economy initiated by the World Bank, the increasing importance of English proficiency in the global labour market, and the expansion of Chinese higher education, all leads to the phenomenon of Chinese student migration to western countries for getting advantageous educational experiences and credentials. Through a qualitative, interview-based method and Bourdieusian sociological perspective focusing on species of capital (cultural, economic, social and symbolic capital), habitus and mode of reproduction, this study focuses on the analysis of the relation between social background of Chinese students and their adoption of a western education system and perception of future career through the trajectories of ten Chinese students at Uppsala University, one of the most renowned universities in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Book of Kindness : Social Reformers Use of Kindness: 1760-1800

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Samantha-Jo Armstrong; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the English socio-cultural landscape of the late eighteenth-century, the concept of kindness inhabited a place of importance for its proponents. For kindness was regarded as actions derived from the capacity of humans to do good. Which resulted in the experience and creation of good qualities, situations, and interactions. READ MORE

  6. 5. An attempt to get access to a speaker’s mind : The expectation marker actually in spoken conversation

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; [2015]
    Keywords : pragmatics; discourse particles; actually; context;

    Abstract : The use of the expectation marker actually in spoken conversation is an interesting topic. This study investigates the different functions of actually and the importance of context in eight spoken conversations from the Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English. READ MORE