Essays about: "Conversation oral -rules"

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1. 1. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
   Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

3. 2. Which Foot Forward? : An analysis of footing in the Dungeons & Dragons stream Critical Role

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Emma Lindhagen; [2019]
   Keywords : footing; english; tabletop roleplaying games; ttrpgs; dungeons and dragons; games; conversation analysis; critical role;

   Abstract : Tabletop roleplaying games are a type of social, narrative game driven by a group conversation in which a narrative which is co-created by the participants and propelled forward by some mechanical component (for example dice rolls used to determine the narrative outcomes of actions). As mode of spontaneous conversation that has a unique set of specific characteristics, it might be fair to claim that TTRPGs constitute a unique oral genre (or, in conversation analytic terms, a unique speech-exchange system). READ MORE

4. 3. Teaching speaking in the English classroom : Teacher practices in Swedish upper secondary schools

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jorge Villegas Martínez; [2018]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language EFL ; speaking; communicative competence; oral proficiency; target language; pedagogical materials; textbook analysis; assessment; communicative approach;

   Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate how teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) work to develop their students’ oral proficiency. The study analyses interviews and pedagogical materials to elucidate how the interviewed teachers regard their students’ oral proficiency, what kind of activities they use for teaching speaking and how they assess oral proficiency. READ MORE

5. 4. Task design and students’ interactional skills : A qualitative study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Nitia Islam; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Classroom interaction plays a very important role in second language acquisition and it is therefore worth investigating. This paper aims to explore the different types of strategies that participants use while performing oral tasks. READ MORE

6. 5. A Lexical Analysis of Contemporary Medical Terms in Japanese

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Li Jin Yang; [2014-02-24]
   Keywords : Japanska; lingvistik; medicin; vokabulär; låneord; Sino-Japanese; native Japanese;

   Abstract : Medical terminology is an important subset to any language, and completely indispensable to oral and written communication in healthcare related professions. There is also a known divide between technical medical vocabulary used by medical professionals and general medical vocabulary that is easily understood by non-professionals and seen more frequently in everyday use. READ MORE