Essays about: "Australian English"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Australian English.

  1. 1. Dare. Dream. Done. [Sparkles emoji] : Pragmatic functions and sentiment of emojis in tweets by American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian users

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Kristoffer Olsén; [2024]
    Keywords : ambiguity; computer-mediated communication; cyberpragmatics; emoji; emoji usage pattern; national variety; pragmatics; sentiment; tweets; användningsmönster för emojis; attityd; cyberpragmatik; datorförmedlad kommunikation; emoji; nationell variation; pragmatik; tvetydighet; tweets;

    Abstract : Emojis can be ambiguous, even when used within one and the same language and geographic region, but they are also a globally accessible language in computer-mediated communication. This paper aims to examine if emoji usage across five different national varieties of English (American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian), geographically located on five different continents, exhibits similar pragmatic functionality and sentiment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tjänstehundar inom Polismyndigheten : skadepanorama och hundförares uppfattning om riskmoment för skada

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Isabella Gregeman; Ida Svedenius; [2022]
    Keywords : belgisk vallhund malinois; hundförare; polis; polishundar; Polismyndigheten; riskmoment; rörelseapparaten; skadepanorama; tjänstehundar; tysk schäferhund;

    Abstract : Det övergripande syftet med arbetet var att undersöka skadepanoramat hos polishundar samt intervjua hundförare om riskfaktorer för skada. Detta för att i framtiden kunna förbättra hälsan hos svenska polishundar. Undersökningen utgjordes av en journalstudie, en enkätstudie och en litteraturinsamling. READ MORE

  4. 3. Teachers' attitudes toward different English varieties in upper primary school EFL classrooms

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elisabeth Byers Runberg; [2022]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; English varieties; upper primary school; teachers attitudes; American English; Australian English; British English; Indian English; Swedish English;

    Abstract : This study investigates teachers' attitudes towards aural recordings and written English from different English varieties in the Swedish upper primary school EFL-classroom. Data from 27 online surveys and four semi-structured interviews are analyzed. The results show that British and American English are the most accepted varitetis. READ MORE

  5. 4. University Staff and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Australia and South Korea : A Critical Realist Scoping Study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Summer Bennett; [2022]
    Keywords : internationalization; Australia; South Korea; university staff; scoping review; critical realism;

    Abstract : Though more recognition has been placed on the cruciality of university staff in their roles supporting the internationalization of higher education (HE), research-based understandings of micro level engagement have been largely neglected. This critical realist scoping study explores the extent of peer-reviewed articles published between 2017 and 2022 regarding university staff experiences and perceptions of internationalization in Australian and South Korean HE. READ MORE

  6. 5. "What Variety Do You Think I Should Use?" : Seven Swedish EFL Teachers' views on language varieties in the classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Antonia Alfredsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Language varieties; Teachers attitudes; Second Language Learning; AmE; BrE;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to gain knowledge about attitudes towards the use of different varieties of English in the classroom from the perspective of seven English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school. The study was carried out through interviews with teachers from different upper secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE