Essays about: "ENGLISH AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the words ENGLISH AS A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.

  1. 6. “A glass half-full of opportunities” The perceptions and lived experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants using digital primary healthcare applications in Scania, Sweden. A qualitative content analysis study.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Wasim Jabari; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital health; Digital primary care; Primary care; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Health Systems; Equity; Equality; Accessibility; Experiences; Qualitative; Patients; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: There is growing concern in Sweden about health inequity and unequal access to traditional primary healthcare among different socio-economic groups, predominantly immigrants. The use of information and communication technology in the health sector has been suggested as a potential tool to overcome healthcare accessibility and equity. READ MORE

  3. 7. Identifying Base Noun Phrases by Means of Recurrent Neural Networks : Using Morphological and Dependency Features

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Tonghe Wang; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Noun phrases convey key information in communication and are of interest in NLP tasks. A base NP is defined as the headword and left-hand side modifiers of a noun phrase. In this thesis, we identify base NPs in Universal Dependencies treebanks in English and French using an RNN architecture. READ MORE

  4. 8. One for all, all for one? A study regarding collegial efficacy as a means to support English teachers in their teaching

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Emil Andersson; Jimmy Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : collegial efficacy; english as a foreign language; EFL; ESL; Teacher perspective; CTE; workplace situation; workplace communication; collegial exchanges; supportive measures; competence development;

    Abstract : This study sets out to explore English teachers’ perceptions of aspects concerning theirworkplace and collegial collaborations. At the present time in Sweden, there is a need fornew qualified teachers, and furthermore, a considerable amount of the current teachersemployed are considering resignation. READ MORE

  5. 9. Grammatical Effects of Affect A contrastive corpus analysis of the use and meaning of infant and baby

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Carl-Anders Karlsson; [2017-10-12]
    Keywords : Affective meaning; expressive meaning; semantics; Cognitive grammar;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at (1) outlining a basic understanding of how affective, or expressive, meaning can be understood relative to linguistic meaning and language at large, and (2) analysing how affective meaning may relate to epistemological status and reference type in actual language use. The thesis' theoretical framework is largely situated within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, and in particular drawing from the work of Langacker (2008). READ MORE

  6. 10. Extramural English in the Global ESL Classroom : - A study of motivation, collaboration and learning in ESL

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Rasmus Detlofsson Svensson; [2017]
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    Abstract : The purpose with this essay is to research the correlation between students’ motivation in activities and their English language learning. Since there are growing demands on young learners in Sweden to learn languages and a growing need from the global society of a shared means of communication, there is also a need to revaluate the ESL classroom activities. READ MORE