Essays about: "Native speaker NS"

Found 3 essays containing the words Native speaker NS.

1. 1. Pronunciation Teaching in the Swedish EFL Classroom

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

   Author : Sigrid Andersson; [2020]
   Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Pronunciation; Syllabus; Native Speaker Ideal; NS; Native Speaker; Teaching in Sweden;

   Abstract : This essay aims to explore how Swedish teachers of English view the shift from a Native Speaker ideal to English as a Global Language in connection to pronunciation teaching. The essay also aims to explore how the teachers teach this in practice. READ MORE

3. 2. ‘Neutral, native-like or authentic’ : Investigating attitudes and beliefs of expanding circle speakers of English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Bianca Melchien; [2016]
   Keywords : accent; expanding circle; language attitude; varieties of English; sociolinguistics; ELF; language ideology; identity; Germany;

   Abstract : The status of English as the language of international communication is by now well-established. However, in the past 16 years, research has tried to emphasize the fact that the English spoken in international contact situations and between people with other first languages than English has different needs than the English spoken locally amongst native speakers, resulting in the emergence of English as a lingua franca (ELF) as a scholarly field. READ MORE

4. 3. Effects of conventionality and proficiency in metaphor processing : A response time study

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Peter Eriksson; [2013]
   Keywords : Language processing; Metaphor comprehension; Conventionality; Conventional metaphor; Non-conventional metaphor; Automaticity; Proficiency; Native speaker NS ; Non-native speaker NNS ; Response time RT .;

   Abstract : Some researchers that work with metaphor theory claim that metaphors and figurative language are understood and processed just as easily as literal language. However, as this thesis will explore in detail, other research indicates that such is not always the case. READ MORE