Essays about: "Pronunciation"

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  1. 11. Chinese character teaching methods in Chinese mother tongue lessons in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Li Dan; [2022]
    Keywords : Sweden; mother tongue teaching; Chinese character teaching;

    Abstract : Mother tongue teaching (modersmålsundervisning) has started from the 1960s in Sweden and is open to the students with Chinese as mother tongue. Swedish Chinese mother tongue teaching is different from the overseas Chinese education considering of it is offered by the Swedish municipalities, for example, Stockholm municipality, Huddinge municipality and etc. READ MORE

  3. 12. Lexical competition and predictive certainty in speech recognition: Modulations of pre-activation negativity amplitude by continuations, entropy and inhibition

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

    Author : Anna Hjortdal; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech perception; spoken word recognition; lexical competition; ERPs; PrAN.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : A growing body of evidence suggests that speech recognition is facilitated by rapid activation of possible lexical candidates and subsequent competition and selection. An event-related potential (ERP) component 136-204 ms after word onset, the pre-activation negativity (PrAN), correlates with lexical competition. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Evaluations of Native English Speakers Toward Two Native and Two Non-native English Accents - A study of Language Attitudes Toward English Accents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Mawj Ahmed Mahmood; [2022]
    Keywords : language attitudes; language attitudes toward English accents; stereotypes; native English speakers’ accent evaluations; social attractiveness; social status; social class; character roles; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper examined the language attitudes of native English speakers recruited from Reddit toward two native and two non-native English accents by applying the verbal-guise technique and using speech audio files from The Speech Accent Archive (Weinberger, 2017). The two native English accents are General American and Received Pronunciation. READ MORE

  5. 14. Self-perceptions of Greek teachers of English regarding their effectiveness and employability opportunities as non-native English language teaching professionals

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Stella Sakaloglou; [2022]
    Keywords : : teacher perceptions; non-native speaking language teachers; Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL ;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study is to find out what the self-perceptions of Greek non-native speaking teachers of English (non-NESTs) are regarding their effectiveness as foreign language teachers. What is more, the study aims to explore the Greek non-NESTs’ perceptions about their teaching employability opportunities, in positions for which NESTs also apply. READ MORE

  6. 15. Graphic novels: a way to broaden the repertoire of English teachers in the grades 4-6

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Camilla Torkkel; [2022]
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    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how graphic novels and comic strips can be used in English education for the grades 4-6. The results of the previous research presented in this study show a wide range of areas, and approaches, where graphic novels and comic strips can be used to further develop several aspects of pupils’ language development. READ MORE