Essays about: "Swedish learner corpus research"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Swedish learner corpus research.
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1. Use of phrasal verbs among Swedish secondary school students : Do patterns and amount of phrasal verb usage correlate with the level of engagement in Extramural English activities?
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : Extramural English (EE) activities are activities in English that students spend time on outside of school. Previous studies have often concluded that EE activities have a positive effect on students’ English proficiency. The phrasal verb is a language feature which often causes problems for learners of English as a second language. READ MORE
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2. A corpus-based analysis of phrasal verbs with the particle out in two contemporary English novels used in Swedish secondary schools
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and the figurative meaning senses of out-PVs in two contemporary novels read in Swedish secondary schools. The study was delimited to PVs with the particle out. READ MORE
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3. English Errors in Swedish Upper Secondary School : A study of grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer, produced by Swedish Upper secondary students
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This is a study that employs error analysis to investigate written production in English, by Swedish upper secondary learners of English, in order to determine which linguistic errors most commonly occur amongst this group, and to compare the results between first-year students and third-year students for a possible indication of which error types continue to occur throughout upper secondary school. The error categories included in this study are grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer. READ MORE
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4. An Error Analysis of Subject-Verb Agreement by Swedish Learners of English : Corpus-Based Study of the Difficulties Surrounding Subject-Verb Agreement for Swedish Students
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This study investigates subject-verb agreement errors produced by students in upper secondary school in Sweden. The research was conducted in an attempt to understand why students acquiring English as their L2 struggle with learning subject-verb agreement, and to categorize the grammatical environments which cause students to produce errors related to subject-verb agreement. READ MORE
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5. 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 humanioraAbstract : 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
