Essays about: "British English BrE"
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6. Divided by a common language : A comparative study of preferences for, and use of, American and British English vocabulary among students in Swedish upper secondary and tertiary education
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This comparative study aims to discover and demonstrate the potential division in preferences for, and use of, AmE and BrE vocabulary by examining the possible influence of variety shift, motivation, gender, and language contact among 181 EFL students in one upper secondary school and one university in Sweden. Accordingly, the material, a questionnaire, was distributed to probe the preferences and potential inclination factors through solicitation of background information and personal attitudes towards English. READ MORE
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7. Collective nouns in English used in Sweden : A corpus-based study on number concord with collective nouns
University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Swedes writing in English construct number concord with collective nouns. This was done by studying three primary corpora: the Swedish English Newspaper Corpus (SWENC) and the press sections of Frown (American English) and F-LOB (British English). READ MORE
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8. Englishes Online: : A comparison of the varieties of English used in blogs
University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This study is based on data gathered from two corpora. It investigates and analyses the written English of second language users, in this case English used by Swedes, with the English used online in blogs found in the Birmingham Blog Corpus, which includes blogs written in English by authors of various nationalities. READ MORE
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9. Swedish upper secondary school teachers and their attitudes towards AmE, BrE, and Mid-Atlantic English.
University essay from Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate what English teachers’ attitudes are towards British English, American English and Mid-Atlantic English. What variety of English do teachers use in Swedish upper secondary schools today and what are their reasons for using that variety? Do upper secondary school teachers think it is important to expose students to several varieties of English and do they teach differences (e. READ MORE
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10. Two Sides of the Same Coin : A study of EFL-teachers‟ knowledge regarding the divergences between British and American English; and the challenges which arise from having more than one accepted variety of English in EFL teaching.
University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)Abstract : Institution: Halmstad University/School of Teacher Education (LUT) Course: C-level paper, 15 credits Term: Spring 2010 Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin - A study of EFL-teachers knowledge regarding the divergences between British and American English; and the challenges which arise from having more than one accepted variety of English in EFL teaching. Pages: 41 Writer: Linda Jensen Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to ascertain if Swedish EFL teachers have sufficient knowledge regarding the differences between BrE and AmE, the two major varieties of English. READ MORE
