Essays about: "Online reading"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 100 essays containing the words Online reading.

1. 11. Exploring Resilience Building in Soulsborne Games

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Chushu Ye; [2023]
   Keywords : Soulsborne games; Psychological benefits; Resilience; Positive behavior change; Game design; Self-efficacy theory; Self-Determination Theory; Close reading; Content analysis.;

   Abstract : This study investigates how players experience psychological benefits, specifically in promoting resilience and positive behavior change, in Soulsborne games. It is important to note that this study does not suggest video games as a substitute for professional therapy or mental health treatment. READ MORE

3. 12. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Xinwen Hu; [2023]
   Keywords : Danmei fandom; Chinese subculture; fanfiction; Censorship; Cultural studies;

   Abstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE

4. 13. Automatic generation of definitions : Exploring if GPT is useful for defining words

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Fanny Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Definitions; NLG; prompt engineering; GPT; GPT-SW3; text-davinci-003;

   Abstract : When reading a text, it is common to get stuck on unfamiliar words that are difficult to understand in the local context. In these cases, we use dictionaries or similar online resources to find the general meaning of the word. READ MORE

5. 14. A quantitative study of upper-secondary ESL students’ reading comprehension abilities in relation to reading strategies, metacognitive awareness, and motivation

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Emma Lovisa Zels; [2022]
   Keywords : ESL; high motivation; metacognitive awareness; reading comprehension; reading strategies; upper-secondary school;

   Abstract : This study investigates reading comprehension strategies amongst 298 Swedish ESL students in upper-secondary school, possible relationships between high motivation to learn and high strategy use, and whether more experienced readers tend to use reading strategies more frequently than lesser experienced readers. Data was collected through online surveys, and the findings were analysed using quantitative analysis. READ MORE

6. 15. An online study of L2 relative clause processing: Evidence from self-paced reading in Persian learners of English

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Abdolnoor Khaleghi; [2022]
   Keywords : relative clause; online L2 processing; second language comprehension; attachment preference; self-paced reading; heuristic processing; good-enough approach; working memory span.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study examines relative clause (RC) processing in Persian learners of English and native speakers of English to explore whether or how different task demands, referential context information with three potential RC antecedents along with the variables noun type (definite, indefinite), RC length (short, long) and RC type (extraposed, non-extraposed) affect their processing, using both an online non-cumulative self-paced reading task and an offline questionnaire. In the self-paced reading task, the online processing of RC attachment resolution was examined when participants read temporarily ambiguous sentences with RCs preceded by one clause or two clauses containing three NPs followed by comprehension questions to explore L2 RC attachment preferences. READ MORE