Essays about: "Martin Silva"

Found 3 essays containing the words Martin Silva.

  1. 1. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE

  3. 2. Troll detection : A comparative study in detecting troll farms on Twitter using cluster analysis

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Martin Engelin; Felix De Silva; [2016]
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    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to test whether clustering algorithmscan be used to detect troll farms in social networks. Troll farms are profes-sional organizations that spread disinformation online via fake personas. READ MORE

  4. 3. Body, Geography, Exteriority : Race and spatiality in the writings of Denise Ferreira da Silva

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Alva Gotby; [2016]
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    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the concept of race and spatiality, primarily through the writings ofDenise Ferreira da Silva. In Ferreira da Silva’s book Toward a Global Idea of Race, she traces howphilosophical and scientific discourse has instituted both ”transparent subjectivity,” associated withself-determination, temporality and interiority, and ”affectable subjectivity,” associated with outerdeterminationand spatiality. READ MORE