Essays about: "Common European Framework of Reference"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Common European Framework of Reference.

  1. 1. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE

  3. 2. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  4. 3. Retirement Home in Krapina - Zagorje, Croatia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Leon Ladisic; [2023]
    Keywords : retirement home; rural depopulation; contextual architecture; residential architecture; rural revitalization; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Population decline in rural areas is observed in almost every European country. In Croatia, there are no meaningful strategies to mitigate the consequences of depopulation. As a result, many rural communities have already disappeared, while more are becoming unsustainable. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fine-Tuning Pre-Trained Language Models for CEFR-Level and Keyword Conditioned Text Generation : A comparison between Google’s T5 and OpenAI’s GPT-2

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Quintus Roos; [2022]
    Keywords : Transformed-based Pre-trained Language Models; Natural Language Processing; Natural Language Generation; Conditional Text Generation; Text Classification; Fine-tuning; English Language Learning.; Transformbaserade förtränade språkmodeller; naturlig språkbehandling; naturlig språkgenerering; betingad textgenerering; finjustering; instruktionsjustering; engelska inlärning.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the possibilities of conditionally generating English sentences based on keywords-framing content and different difficulty levels of vocabulary. It aims to contribute to the field of Conditional Text Generation (CTG), a type of Natural Language Generation (NLG), where the process of creating text is based on a set of conditions. READ MORE

  6. 5. The representation of speech acts in EFL textbooks in Sweden : An investigation of greetings, requests and refusals in input and output and teacher insights

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Cristina Alfranca Ramón; [2021]
    Keywords : Speech acts; requests; refusals; greetings; EFL textbooks; pragmatic competence;

    Abstract : The teaching of pragmatics is often neglected in foreign language classes despite the wellknown importance of pragmatic competence. No matter how well a learner masters thetarget language, errors of a pragmatic nature may lead to major communicative failure orturbulence. READ MORE