Essays about: "English grammar in use"

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1. 1. How negation influences word order in languages : Automatic classification of word order preference in positive and negative transitive clauses

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Chen Lyu; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this work, we explore the possibility of using word alignment in parallel corpus to project language annotations such as Part-of-Speech tags and dependency relation from high-resource languages to low-resource languages. We use a parallel corpus of Bible translations, including 1,444 translations in 986 languages, and a well-developed parser is used to annotate source languages (English, French, German, and Czech). READ MORE

3. 2. Grammar in the English Language Classroom : Teachers’ perspectives on grammar knowledge and instruction

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildning

   Author : Stavroula Papalexi; [2023]
   Keywords : Grammar teaching; explicit and implicit instruction; deductive and inductive instruction; teachers’ beliefs; metalinguistic awareness; writing skills in EFL; Grammatikundervisning; explicit och implicit undervisning; deduktiv och induktiv undervisning; lärares uppfattningar; metaspråklig medvetenhet; skriftlig färdighet i EFL;

   Abstract : The purpose of this work is to examine the teaching methods secondary and upper secondary teachers apply to teach grammar in the EFL classroom, as well as their perceptions about the benefits of having grammar knowledge and its benefits to students’ writing. Previous research reveals that grammar teaching is an integral part of language teaching; explicit and implicit methods along with deductive and inductive instruction are the main practices teachers use to transfer knowledge to their students. READ MORE

4. 3. An Intervention Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the ESL Classroom: English teacher perspectives on the Effectiveness of ChatGPT for Personalized Language LearningEn

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

   Author : Abrar Mohammad Ali; [2023]
   Keywords : ChatGPT; AI-based tools; Personalized language learning; ESL classroom; ESL; L2; Individualized learning; Tailored tasks; Digital-tools; Chatbots; Artificial Intelligence TPACK; Adaptive learning; educational tools;

   Abstract : The recent release of AI tools for public use allows for the development of novel teaching approaches for goals that often present challenges in the classroom, such as the need for personalized learning materials. The current study enlists a four-week ChatGPT-based personalized learning intervention in tandem with a teacher questionnaire and interviews in two upper-secondary schools in Southern Sweden to investigate English teacher perceptions of the benefits and challenges of using AI for personalized language learning. READ MORE

5. 4. Breaking Language Barriers: Swedish Upper Secondary Teachers' Attitudes Towards and Use of Swedish in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Caroline Tiihonen; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL teaching; Translanguaging; Codeswitching; L1 in L2 classroom; Teacher attitudes; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary English teachers’ attitudes towards and use of Swedish in the EFL classroom. In addition to examining teachers’ attitudes, the study investigated when teachers feel it is beneficial to use Swedish and why in these specific situations. READ MORE

6. 5. It’s no laughing matter! The changing use of the semicolon and its application in various genres

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Magnus Boström; [2023]
   Keywords : punctuation; semicolon; linguistics; prescriptivism; grammar; syntax; prosody;

   Abstract : The function of the semicolon has changed considerably since the 15th century, from primarily indicating the length of a pause, to providing syntactic information. According to prescriptive grammar, the semicolon is used to join independent clauses and to avoid complexity by separating items in a list. READ MORE