Essays about: "Culture Languages"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 114 essays containing the words Culture Languages.

1. 1. Afan Oromo and Code-switching - Mixing Amharic into Afan Oromo A Case Study of the Relationship between Afan Oromo (Oromo language) and Amharic/Amhara Language in Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Tesfa Abdisa; [2024]
   Keywords : Keywords: Language; power; religion; immigration; identity. Culture and Metropolitans.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract Tesfa Abdisa Afan Oromo and Code-switching - Mixing Amharic into Afan Oromo Kandidatuppsats SOCK10 15 hp Handledare – Axel Fredholm Sociologiska institutionen, höstterminen 2023 This study is about code-switching or mixing Amharic with Afan Oromo in Ethiopia. The writer of this essay was born and grew up in Oromia and lived with the issue in question. READ MORE

3. 2. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
   Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

   Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

4. 3. The Overstory: A Blueprint for Cultural Change in the Anthropocene

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Isak Sköld; [2023]
   Keywords : the Anthropocene; Cultural Change; Richard Powers; The Overstory; Trees; Literature; Climate Change Literature; Ecocriticism; Activism; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Within the field of ecocriticism, there is an ongoing discussion about climate change fiction and the capacity for literature to inspire cultural change in relation to the climate crisis of the Anthropocene. Relatively new novels explore the inherent conflict between consumerist features of contemporary human culture and scientific facts regarding human impact on life on Earth. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Intercultural Communication through Film & Television

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

   Author : Leen Abo Leil; [2023]
   Keywords : Intercultural communication; competence; Film; Television Series; Edutainment; culture; adaptation; Interkulturell kommunikation; kompetens; Film; TV-serier; Edutainment; kultur; anpassning;

   Abstract : This study explores the elements that can or must be changed in a film or television series for it to be successfully adapted and translated into other languages, in order to be accepted and understood by other cultures. By conducting two focus groups and individual interviews with experts in the matter, this study demonstrates that film and television can be an intercultural communication tool that serves as a bridge between different cultures, breaking the barriers and providing an understanding of one another’s norms. READ MORE

6. 5. "It is not just a theory you should check off": Influences on grammar teaching practices, a case by case review

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Alva Thyr; [2023]
   Keywords : English grammar teaching; language teacher cognition; grammar teaching pedagogy; pedagogical knowledge; teacher cognition; teacher experience; grammar teaching practices; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Research about grammar teaching practices in Sweden has shown that grammar is something which many teachers value. To further facilitate the development of different teaching practices the present thesis hopes to provide teachers with a reference point for how different teaching practices are constructed. READ MORE