Essays about: "Monolingualism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word Monolingualism.

  1. 1. Empowerment for Whom? Evaluating Women's Empowerment under Indigenous Self-Governance in Oaxaca, Mexico

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Hugo De Geer Wikner; Klara Gullström; [2021]
    Keywords : Development; Governance; Gender Equality; Customary Law; Empowerment;

    Abstract : Recognising indigenous people's rights has been a priority for Latin American countries since the late 1990s. Yet, a legal recognition of their self-governance has been controversial as they are argued to contrast with liberal values of gender equality. READ MORE

  3. 2. What can Art Teach us about Integration? : The role of art in postmigrant integration: cases from Germany, Sweden and Luxembourg

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO); Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle

    Author : Céline Couronne; [2020]
    Keywords : integration; postmigration; societal impact of the arts; art projects; reframing integration; postmigrant migration research; postmigrant integration;

    Abstract : The term integration became a buzzword and is omnipresent in the current European discourses. Despite its broad definitions, there is a tendency in migration studies and the political narrative to focus exclusively on migrants and their descendants while upholding the vision of  a fixed “host society”, with an established national culture, in which migrants should integrate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Multilingualism in a nutshell - a study of pupil´s and teacher’s perceptions of multilingualism 
in Sweden

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

    Author : Adisa Velibasic; Julia Ekberg Blackby; [2019]
    Keywords : Multilingualism; Plurilingualism; EFL; speaking skills; teacher perspective; pupil perspective;

    Abstract : Due to globalization, diversity in the Swedish classrooms is common. This study sets out to examine the pupil’s and teacher’s perspectives of multilingualism in Sweden and how it effects English language learning. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do Bilinguals have More Cognitive Flexibility than Monolinguals?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Andreas Fajerson; [2017]
    Keywords : Bilingualism; Monolingualism; Cognitive flexibility; Task switch; Switch cost; Perseverative errors; Alternating Runs Task Switch Paradigm; Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.; Tvåspråkighet; Enspråkighet; Kognitiv flexibilitet; Skiften mellan uppgifter; Switch kostnad; Fasthållande fel; Alternating Runs Task Switch Paradigm; Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to compare between bilingual and monolingual university students to examine if there was any difference regarding two aspects of cognitive flexibility: the switch cost and perseverative errors. It was hypothesized that bilinguals should have significantly reduced switch cost and perseverative errors than monolinguals. READ MORE

  6. 5. I wiru rokku yuu in Japanese : A study of language mixing in J-pop lyrics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Josefine Kettner; [2013]
    Keywords : Japanese language; code-switching; J-pop; English; language mixing; multilingualism; bilingualism; monolingualism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with language mixing phenomena in J-pop lyrics. While previous research within this field has provided different angles on the motivation behind the use of English in J-pop, a uniform way of categorizing the type of language mixing has not yet been established. Some sociolinguistic research suggests that code-switching is used. READ MORE