Essays about: "bilingualism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 93 essays containing the word bilingualism.

  1. 16. Object categorisation in French-Swedish early bilinguals : Are gender effects modulated by grammar or culture?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Marie Fournier; [2022]
    Keywords : Linguistic relativity; Grammatical gender; French; Swedish; Cultural gender effect;

    Abstract : If most scholars tend to agree that the native language of a speaker does influence the way they will understand the reality around them, the question becomes ambiguous when it comes to bilingual speakers’ cognition. How is their reality affected by the combination of their languages? This study aimed at exploring this question under the angle of grammatical gender. READ MORE

  3. 17. Students with English as an L1 in EFL-classes in Swedish Schools

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emily Crowe; [2022]
    Keywords : English as an L1; native English speakers; English as a foreign language; EFL; teaching EFL; home language lessons; TLM; first language acquisition; second language learning; proficiency; competence;

    Abstract : Abstract:Much research has been conducted on bilingualism, L2 learning and teaching/learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Sweden. However, few studies are concerned with the situation that may arise when students in Sweden speak English as their first language. READ MORE

  4. 18. A multilingual advantage, or lack thereof? : A comparative study of executive functions in bilinguals and multilinguals

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Matilda Greek Selin; Calum James; [2021]
    Keywords : multilingualism; bilingualism; executive functioning; cognition; inhibition; switching;

    Abstract : The present study aimed to examine how bilinguals and multilinguals performed in executive functioning measures as well as potential differences in performance in terms of number of languages spoken and language proficiency. A sample of 191 participants between the ages 50-75 who spoke 1-5 languages were administered six executive functioning tasks measuring inhibition and switching performance. READ MORE

  5. 19. Analysis of the English language produced by a Swedish 4-year-old child in the light of the innatist perspective : A case study

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Ida Wistrand; [2021]
    Keywords : Bilingualism; Second Language Acquisition; Child Second Language Acquisition; First Language Acquisition; Language development; Innatism; U-shaped learning; Overgeneralization.;

    Abstract : This is a case study that focuses on the oral proficiency in English manifested by the 4-year-old sonof the author. He speaks Swedish as his L1 like his both parents but has been exposed to Englishsince he was one year old from using a tablet. READ MORE

  6. 20. “Be-heš gofte ke da’fe-ye dige fuska koni bebin če kāret mikonam.” : Code-switching among Persian-speaking Youths in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Nadia Sahlin; [2021]
    Keywords : Code-switching; bilinguals; bilingualism; minority and majority language;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study is to investigate code-switching at a structural level among youths in Sweden speaking Persian. According to the theoretical framework of this essay code-switching occurs at certain places in sentences and follow certain grammatical rules. READ MORE