Essays about: "an example of a comparative essay"

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  1. 6. World Wide English. An Evaluation of the First Teaching Material Developed After the Introduction of Gy11’s Criteria for the Initial Course in English at Upper Secondary Level

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Johanna Hauptmann; [2012-04-27]
    Keywords : Syllabus; Course Syllabus 2000; Gy11; textbook analysis; World Wide English; Solid Ground;

    Abstract : A new curriculum was introduced in Sweden 2011, which increased the debate about education. The subject of English was exposed to minor changes; one example is that a criterion was introduced in the syllabus concerning the use of English as working language and another criterion demanding that students should benefit from the surrounding world as a source of contacts, information and learning not only as a source of comparison of different English speaking cultures as before. READ MORE

  2. 7. Onomatopoeia and iconicity : A comparative study of English and Swedish animal sound

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Elin Dofs; [2008]
    Keywords : Iconicity; onomatopoeia; arbitrariness; sound symbolism;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine whether language is iconic or arbitrary in the issue of onomatopoeia, i.e. whether animal sounds are represented in the same way in different languages. READ MORE

  3. 8. The Savage and the Gentleman : A Comparative Analysis of Two Vampire Characters in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Ramona Anttonen; [2000]
    Keywords : vampire; Bram Stoker; Anne Rice; Lestat; Dracula; Lombroso; Gothic Fiction; Neo-Gothic Fiction;

    Abstract : The creatures known as vampires have inspired authors for several hundred years. These beings are stereotypically described as belonging to a “nocturnal species” who live “in shadows” and drink “our lives in secrecy” (Auerbach 1). READ MORE