Essays about: "active reading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words active reading.

1. 1. Pleasure reading for development of English as a second language : Pleasure reading at home and its effects in the English classroom. How pleasure reading in English can improve children’s comprehension of and proficiency in English as a second language.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Elin Moberg; [2023]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; grades 4 to 6; English as a second language; language development; reading; pleasure reading; reading for language acquisition; language learning; Engelska; svenska; årskurs 4 till 6; engelska som andra språk; språkutveckling; läsning; nöjesläsning; läsning för språkinlärning; språkinlärning;

   Abstract : This study aims to find an understanding of how pleasure reading outside of a classroom context can assist in the development of English as a second language. The study primarily seeks to examine what teachers and parents say about how the access to and active reading of English books in children’s home environment can benefit their language skills development in the classroom, and this has been done through qualitative interviews. READ MORE

3. 2. Making a Mess : Sociomaterial collaboration in a library renovation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Joel Wranning; [2023]
   Keywords : Collaboration; digital humanities; actor-network theory; library and information science; organization studies; sociomateriality; library renovation;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the roles played by digital information and communication technologies in a Swedish public library’s three-year long renovation project. As a case study of technology-influenced collaboration in a cultural heritage institution, this study addresses a gap in digital humanities research on the practical details of sociotechnical collaboration, as well as a lack of documentation of an ongoing trend of renovations and rebuildings of Swedish public libraries. READ MORE

4. 3. Lights, Camera, BERT! : Autonomizing the Process of Reading andInterpreting Swedish Film Scripts

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

   Author : Leon Henzel; [2023]
   Keywords : NLP; Active Learning; Transformers; BERT;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the autonomization of extracting information from PDFs of Swedish film scriptsthrough various machine learning techniques and named entity recognition (NER) is explored.Furthermore, it is explored if labeled data needed for the NER tasks can be reduced to some degreewith the goal of saving time. READ MORE

5. 4. A Jungian Reading of The Midnight Library : Individuation Theory and Literary Criticism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : HANA MIKAEILI; [2023]
   Keywords : Jung; Matt Haig; Jungian literary criticism; individuation; mother archetype; animus; complex; shadow; library; mental health;

   Abstract : The essay is a Jungian reading of the novel The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, using Jung’s individuation theory. The author attends to the psychological journey of Nora, the protagonist on a quest of finding her identity. She struggles with anxiety and depression and commits suicide. READ MORE

6. 5. SOCIOTECHNICAL IMAGINARIES OF LOCAL ENERGY TRANSITION:CO-PRODUCING LOCK-INS IN THE STUDY OF ENERGY COMMUNITY ON GOTLAND

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Orlando Loy; [2023]
   Keywords : Sociotechnical imaginaries; energy transition; energy community; Gotland; co-production; framework analysis; diffractive reading;

   Abstract : The emergence of energy communities entails the development of alternative energy systems, where consumers become active participants in the complex networks of material and semiotic actors. This paper looks at how local sociotechnical imaginaries are performed on island of Gotland, in Sweden. READ MORE