Essays about: "Brian Davies"

Found 2 essays containing the words Brian Davies.

1. 1. Core Content and Concretised Goals in the Swedish Upper Secondary English Curriculum

   University essay from Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Brian Davies; [2012]
   Keywords : text analysis; curriculum; core contents; attainment levels; concretised goals; reception; production and interaction.;

   Abstract : The Swedish Upper Secondary English Curriculum consists of lists describing required core content and attainment levels necessary for assessing students on English courses 5, 6 and 7. These lists display relevant instructional information for individual English courses in different places, complicating efforts in course planning. READ MORE

3. 2. Contrast and Concession: The Use of However, Nevertheless, Yet and Still in Native and Non-Native Student Writing

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Brian Davies; [2011]
   Keywords : Academic writing; contrast markers; collocational patterns; concessive relationships; prototypical usage; native language transfer;

   Abstract : Previous comparative studies of usage of contrast markers have found that Swedish non-native speakers of English underuse and overuse different individual items compared to native speakers. This paper compares the use of the contrast markers however, nevertheless/nonetheless, yet and still in essays in linguistics to determine how and why they might be used differently. READ MORE