Essays about: "Second Language Acquisition Essays"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words Second Language Acquisition Essays.

1. 6. English spelling errors in Swedish high school : An investigation of English spelling errors among Swedish high school students and their possible causes

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Gule Akman; [2019]
   Keywords : Spelling error; Swedish English learners; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Transfer; Language Gender; Gender spelling mistakes; Program orientation; Uppsala Learner English Corpus ULEC ;

   Abstract : This study investigates spelling errors among Swedish students of English. The purpose of this research is to develop a better understanding of the causes of spelling errors and to investigate whether there are any differences between program orientation and gender. The participants are English A students from Swedish high schools in year 1. READ MORE

3. 7. Swedish L2 Learners’ acquisition of grammatical morphemes : A cross-sectional study on how well Swedish Learners of English as a second language at upper secondary school use morphemes in their writing.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Hugues Samuelfolk; [2018]
   Keywords : Morpheme acquisition order; natural order hypothesis; L2 acquisition and learning; corpus; Swedish learners; Morfem förvärvsorder; naturlig ordning hypotes; andra språkinlärning; korpus; svenska elever.;

   Abstract : The main aim of this paper has been to examine if Swedish students at upper secondary school were able to use the morphemes The progressive –ing, The irregular past and The irregular third person. In addition, it has also addressed if the students examined in this essay were able to use some morphemes better than others. READ MORE

4. 8. Discourse markers and English acquisition. : A corpus-based comparison of essays in year 9 of junior high school and year 3 of senior high school in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Annika Åborg; [2018]
   Keywords : Discourse markers; spoken grammar; written grammar; English acquisition; extramural English;

   Abstract : Using a corpus of school essays of Swedish students in year 9 and 12 of junior and senior high school, the present study compares the level of formality and frequency of discourse markers in the respective year groups. Based on previous literature, discourse markers found in the essays are categorized as either formal or informal. READ MORE

5. 9. A Corpus Study of Signalling Nouns in L2 English Essays by Swedish Students

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Jannina Korhonen; [2018]
   Keywords : noun phrase; syntax; noun phrase complexity; corpus; second language acquisition;

   Abstract : This study is about the structure of the noun phrases used with with signalling nouns, which are abstract nouns that are hard to understand without a context. The inspiration for the study comes from work by John Flowerdew. READ MORE

6. 10. L2 English spelling error analysis : An investigation of English spelling errors made by Swedish senior high school students

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Amir Kusuran; [2017]
   Keywords : Spelling error analysis; misspellings; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Swedish learners of English; learner English; English spelling; Felanalys av stavning; stavfel; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; svenska elever i engelska; learner English; engelsk stavning;

   Abstract : Proper spelling is important for efficient communication between people with different first languages in the 21st century. While Swedish functions as an intranational language within Sweden, it sees little to no use outside of Scandinavia. READ MORE