Essays about: "Native speaker"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 60 essays containing the words Native speaker.

1. 21. ESL: Gender and Confidence : A Study Into Affective Factors Connected to Communication Competence in English Among Swedish Adults

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Katarina Fällmark; [2021]
   Keywords : affective factors; adults; confidence; native English speaker; second language learning;

   Abstract : This paper is a study in the linguistic field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), with some overlap in the relation of language and gender. Focus is placed on adults' experiences and feelings towards using their learned language in different scenarios and whether there are any substantial differences related to the sex of the learner. READ MORE

3. 22. Control your home with augmented reality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

   Author : Daniel Tovesson; [2020]
   Keywords : Augmented reality; Internet of Things; Smart homes; ARKit; Interaction design; User-Centered Design; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : As connected devices, or Internet of Things (IoT), are becoming increasingly more common in our homes we need a way to control them remotely. Remote control can be achieved with native applications created by the providers of these IoT devices which can result in you needing several applications to control your IoT devices. READ MORE

4. 23. 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

5. 24. “I love using the gerund!”: An Empirical Study on the Complementation of Emotive Verbs in English

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Ann Hermansson; [2020]
   Keywords : linguistics; gerund; infinitive; verb complementation; emotive verb; English; Swedish; translation; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay concerns the complementation of the English emotive verbs like, love, hate and prefer. In English, gerund-participial and infinitival complements often receive semi-synonymous semantic interpretations when complementing emotive verbs. READ MORE

6. 25. On the morphosyntax of main and subordinate clauses in Xokleng

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : David Gert; [2019]
   Keywords : subordination; word order; Xokleng; nominalization; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This is a thesis on the Gê language of Xokleng and its means of subordination. This work is based on previous publication on the Xokleng language (Urban 1985, Gakran 2005, Gakran 2015). In this highly isolation language with almost no inflection, a large set of grammatical and lexical monosyllabic particles are used to express TAM(E). READ MORE