Essays about: "Modersmål"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the word Modersmål.

  1. 11. Swedish Sign Language Skills Training and Assessment

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

    Author : Dani Potrus; [2017]
    Keywords : Sign language; Sign language recognition; Video game; Efficiency; Sign language assessment; Experimental design; Statistical testing; Statistical evaluation; Teckenspråk; Igenkänning av Svenskt teckenspråk; Teckenspråks tv spel; Effektivitet; Teckenspråklig bedömning; Experimentell design; Statistisk testning; Statistisk utvärdering;

    Abstract : Sign language is used widely around the world as a first language for those that are unable to use spoken language and by groups of people that have a disability which precludes them from using spoken language (such as a hearing impairment). The importance of effective learning of sign language and its applications in modern computer science has grown widely in the modern aged society and research around sign language recognition has sprouted in many different directions, some examples using hidden markov models (HMMs) to train models to recognize different sign language patterns (Swedish sign language, American sign language, Korean sign language, German sign language and so on). READ MORE

  3. 12. Swedish or English : A Study of L1 and L2 Preference and  Speaking Proficiency among High-functioning Upper Secondary School Students within Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Tommy Jansson; [2017]
    Keywords : ASD; high-functioning; autism; EFL; language proficiency; upper secondary school; language preference; AST; högfungerande; autism; EFS; språkfärdighet; gymnasieskola; språkpreferens;

    Abstract : This study is both quantitative and qualitative in nature. In order to support or discard the hypothesis that high-functioning, autistic upper secondary school students speak more freely in English than in their native language Swedish, an experiment with a narrative format was conducted with students both within and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). READ MORE

  4. 13. The attitude of mother tongue education in correlation with academic performance -A study of the different components of attitude in Indian students living in Egypt.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för kommunikationssystem

    Author : Insiya Galely; [2014]
    Keywords : Attitude; mother tongue; behaviour and school.;

    Abstract : This essay aims to study how attitude is correlated with academic performance. The area of interest is primarily to determine which components of attitude have the strongest correlation with academic performance of the students and to determine differences in the attitude projected by teachers and fellow classmates. READ MORE

  5. 14. On Terms with Speaking : Teachers’ views on intelligibility and correctness of phonological aspects of English in Swedish schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

    Author : Boel Jordahl; [2014]
    Keywords : intelligibility; ELF; correctness; diversity; communicative framework; begriplighet; ELF; korrekthet; mångfald; kommunikativt ramverk;

    Abstract : Denna kvalitativa studie undersöker gymnasielärares inställning till begriplighet i engelskundervisning och bedömning utifrån styrdokumentens skrivning om uttal. Förhållningssätt till standarder och styrdokumentens framhållande av engelskämnets kommunikativa funktion diskuteras dels i ljuset av att engelskan har blivit ett kontaktspråk mellan talare vars modersmål inte är engelska, dels genom att fokusera på uttal generellt och på frågeintonation specifikt. READ MORE

  6. 15. Religiosity and the Development of Ego-Identity : A sequential mixed-methods study of the enculturation and acculturation process of Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

    Author : Victor Dudas; [2014]
    Keywords : Assyrian; Syrian; Sweden; religiosity; acculturation; enculturation; ego- identity; ritualization; communitas; mixed-methods.; assyrier; syrian; Sverige; religiositet; ackulturation; enkulturation; ego-identitet; ritualisering; communitas; mixed-methods.;

    Abstract : The purpose of the current sequential mixed-methods study is to bring further knowledge to the field of psychology of religion concerning the role of religion for Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden. Guiding the current study are theories concerning enculturation, acculturation, ego-identity, ritualization and communitas. READ MORE