Essays about: "Contemporary English Language"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 67 essays containing the words Contemporary English Language.

  1. 6. A Literature Review of the Barriers and Attitudes Towards ICT Integration in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Martin Andersson; Jakob Skoglund Olsson; [2022-08-03]
    Keywords : ICT; technology; EFL; barriers; teacher attitudes;

    Abstract : The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has become more widespread in all areas of the world which has made it more relevant to use ICT in schools as well. Therefore, it is important to understand what barriers can block the integration of ICT in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

  3. 7. Using Literary Theories to Acquire Critical Consciousness in the EFL Classroom : A Critical Approach to Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Gustaf Bärlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Marxist literary theory; Virginia Woolf; Mrs. Dalloway; ideology; critical pedagogy; critical literacy pedagogy; upper secondary school; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : This essay applies a critical lens to Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf. The aim of this essay is to investigate if and how Mrs. Dalloway can be utilized for students to practice critical consciousness in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Study of Semantic Change in the Word viral

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Eldar Jusovic; [2022]
    Keywords : Semantics; Semantic change; Diachronic change; Corpus; Collocation; Context analysis; viral; WWW; dictionaries;

    Abstract : With diachronic corpus over the time periods, I selected a word that might be suitable for this type of study for detecting if potential semantic changes have occurred. In this study, I explored the lexical semantics of the word viral to see if the World Wide Web (WWW) has influenced the word. READ MORE

  5. 9. Cactuses or Cacti? : A corpus-based study on the use of Latin nominal inflection in American English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bengtsson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : As a result of language contact and influence, the English language contains a significant amount of lexical items borrowed from other languages. Whilst the borrowing of inflectional morphology is not very common, English does use several Latin plurals in their original form. READ MORE

  6. 10. He passed away watching people die on TV : A corpus study about euphemisms for to die, dying or dead in American English

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Hampus Kamph; [2021]
    Keywords : Taboo; Euphemisms; Death; Dead; Dying;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate the use and frequency of euphemisms for die, dying or dead in the American English-language using the Corpus of Contemporary American English. To fulfill the purpose, three research questions were answered. READ MORE