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  1. 6. Swedish Upper Secondary English Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices Regarding CLIL

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Tina Erlvik; Alexander Rau; [2023]
    Keywords : Content and Language Integrated Learning; CLIL; Teacher beliefs; Teacher practices; Foreign language instructions;

    Abstract : English has been on the rise on the global stage for the last half century, and is now the most studied second language, being used regularly in international academia, social and mainstream media and international relations. In Sweden, the increase in the use of English is particularly noticeable in the country’s higher education system, with recent studies reporting a significant increase in English as the language of instruction. READ MORE

  3. 7. Determinants of Capital Structure : A study of Swedish companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Delblanc; Andréas Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Capital structure; Determinants; Leverage; Trade-off theory; Pecking order theory; Macroeconomic factors; Firm specific factors;

    Abstract : The choice of a corporation’s capital structure is a complex process determined by several factors. The academia and the business industry have both been enamored with finding the determinants of capital structure, as there has been evidence that the profitability of firms is influenced by financing decisions. READ MORE

  4. 8. Staying alive - On the composition of corporate boards and financial distress risk

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Markus Nilsson; Joel Robling; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; Financial distress; Agency theory; Logistic regression; Board composition;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and financial distress, considering a sample of 237 publicly listed Swedish firms between 2011 and 2021. The two phenomena have been frequently discussed in academia, and in line with prior literature, an agency theory perspective permeates the analysis. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Scientific Article: A Critical Interpretation of Twenty-First Century Scientific Communication

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Daniel Widén; [2023]
    Keywords : scientific article; practice of research; communication; paradigm; identity reason; commodity; capitalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the doing of research from the standpoint of communication. The ambition is to offer a historically specific critical interpretation of how to conceptualize the scientific article and its relation to contemporary sociological research. READ MORE

  6. 10. Virtually Immersed in Language: a DTI Study on Rapid Neural Plasticity and Virtual Learning Environments in L2 acquisition

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Inari Tuulia Kuusela; [2023]
    Keywords : language learning; diffusion tensor imaging; fractional anisotropy; virtual reality; virtual environment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objective Second language learning continues to be a field of growing interest both in academia and everyday life. As such, a more comprehensive understanding of the best learning methods remains an important area of focus. READ MORE