Essays about: "Contemporary English Language"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 67 essays containing the words Contemporary English Language.

  1. 11. The Chinese quest for good reputation: Strategic narratives, public diplomacy and China’s mass-media strategy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Elena-Eliza Purici; [2021]
    Keywords : China; Strategic narratives; Public diplomacy; Soft power; Media analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Soft power and public diplomacy compose the new reality shaping the dynamics of contemporary international relations. Strategic narratives represent an essential means for political actors to extend their influence, gain the public opinion’s support for their actions and fulfill their foreign policy goals. READ MORE

  3. 12. Contact-induced change and variation in Middle English morphology : A case study on get

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Åberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Language contact; Language change; Middle English; Old Norse; Cognitive linguistics; Old English.;

    Abstract : The present study explores the role of interlingual identification in contact between speakers of Old Norse and Old English. The study focuses on the word get as it occurred throughout a selection of texts in the Middle English period. READ MORE

  4. 13. Communication Over Virus-Induced Distance : A Qualitative Study on the Implications of English Language Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

    Author : Theodor Möll; Joakim Arnberg; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; synchronous online teaching; ESL; PICRAT; communication;

    Abstract : As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators across the world saw a sudden shifttowards conducting their teaching online. As research has revealed that interpersonalcommunication is among the most impacted areas of education, this study aims to investigatehow English language teachers in Sweden have adapted their methods and utilized thetechnologies they have been reliant on to conduct their teaching remotely to facilitate interstudent and student-teacher communication. READ MORE

  5. 14. Japanese and South Korean Aging Populations in Media Narratives, 2006-2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Tommi Siltala; [2021]
    Keywords : Japan; South Korea; Western; Aging; Narrative; Media; Discourse; Neoliberalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rapid aging of the societies and falling birth rates across the world are among the most significant contemporary socioeconomic problems. Meanwhile, in the era of ‘Fake News’ the construction of the media narratives has become increasingly relevant. READ MORE

  6. 15. Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

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

    Author : Gerd Bexell; [2021]
    Keywords : American English; anthropology; British English; communication; culture; etymology; genealogy; kinship terms; referential; relations; respect; social control; Swedish; vocatives;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to briefly clarify the categorization and usage of kinship terms in American and British English in comparison with the Swedish kinship terms, both considering the vocative use and the referential function. There will also be a comparison with previous studies. READ MORE