Essays about: "ULEC"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word ULEC.

1. 1. 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)

   Author : Mathilda Asker Kling; [2022]
   Keywords : grammar; second language acquisition; pronouns; Error Analysis; corpus linguistics;

   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

3. 2. 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 humaniora

   Author : Catarina Kulborg; [2020]
   Keywords : Error analysis; Swedish learners of English; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Transfer; Language and Gender; English Language Teaching ELT ; Uppsala Learner English Corpus ULEC ;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Gender differences in syntactic complexity amongst Swedish L2 learners of English

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Adam John; [2019]
   Keywords : syntactic complexity; gender; L2 learners; ULEC; linear regression;

   Abstract : Internationally, female L2 learners of English are believed to outperform males in all areas including writing. However, in the context of Sweden, the gender gap has been reducing in recent decades. READ MORE

6. 5. 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