Essays about: "Second Language Acquisition Essays"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Second Language Acquisition Essays.
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1. WHO’S AFRAID OF COMPLEXITY? An Exploration of the Influence of Native Language Complexity on L2 Complexity
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteoriAbstract : The matter of linguistic complexity has been widely scrutinised in the last few decades, within theoretical linguistics, as well as in second language acquisition studies. A concept introduced in the last half of the previous century, it continues to be a matter of debate in the linguistic field, as it eludes a clear-cut definition and interpretation. READ MORE
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2. English Word Order in Written Production of Swedish Students
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapAbstract : This study investigates English word order errors in the written production of Swedish junior high school students. It analyzes 24 essays written by the 9th-grade students in a junior high school in Sweden in the spring semester of 2022. READ MORE
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3. Mother Tongue Influence when Learning a Second Language : A Contrastive Analysis of Swedish Gymnasium Students
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : The intended purpose of this essay was to examine student essays to find out if there are any first language interferences in Swedish students’ written English. First language interference has been researched before, which will be presented in the essay, amongst other terms such as translanguaging, acquisition and language transfer, all explained in the theoretical concepts section. READ MORE
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4. Which pronouns are the most difficult? : An Error Analysis of Swedish Students’ Usage of Pronouns: A corpus-based study
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : This corpus-based study aims to better understand the difficulties for Swedish students regarding English pronouns and based on the result give recommendations for the teaching of English pronouns within a Swedish context. The study investigates Swedish students' usage of pronouns in English writing and the result is compared with Köhlmyr’s (2001) result. READ MORE
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5. Punctuation in Swedish Upper Secondary School
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : Punctuation enhances the understanding and correct reading of written text by the use of spacing and conventional signs. When learning a language, the usage of correct punctuation is vital. This is especially important when learning a second language since punctuation rules vary between languages. READ MORE