Essays about: "bilingualism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 93 essays containing the word bilingualism.

1. 21. “Hoy seguimos hablando y hoy estamos retomando la escritura del namui wam”  (Today we continue to speak (Namui Wam) and today we take back the writing of Namui Wam) : A case study of Language Practices and Ideologies of Namui Wam in a Misak school of Guambía

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Nina Riedel; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed more light on the role indigenous languages have in bilingual education by focusing on the language use of Namui Wam in a Misak school of the territory of Guambía in Cauca, Colombia. Based on a critical linguistic ethnographical approach, this study investigates language ideologies and linguistic practices among teachers and students. READ MORE

3. 22. CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVES ON BILINGUALISM : A qualitative study on how Somali children talk about being bilingual in a Swedish context

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

   Author : Hinda Mohammud (Mohamud) Hussen (Hussein); [2020]
   Keywords : children’s perspectives; bilingualism; heritage language maintenance; identity; Somali-Swedish bilinguals;

   Abstract : This is a qualitative study on bilingualism from Somali children’s perspectives. It aims to examine how Somali-Swedish bilinguals understand their bilingual experiences in a Swedish context. READ MORE

4. 23. Effects‌ ‌of‌ ‌Multilingualism‌ ‌on‌ ‌Working‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌and‌ ‌Subjective‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌in‌ ‌Older‌ ‌Adults‌

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Damian King; [2020]
   Keywords : Bilingualism; Multilingualism; Older adults; Successful Ageing; Working Memory; Complex span task; Subjective Memory;

   Abstract : To investigate whether multilingualism can be used to predict working memory in older adults this study has used a categorical variable as well as a continuous variable to measure multilingualism. This was done while also accounting for possible confounding variables such as intelligence. READ MORE

5. 24. Translanguaging in ESL classrooms in Sweden : from the students’ point of view

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Rojina Tabatabaei; [2020]
   Keywords : Translanguaging; L1; L2; SLA; English teaching; multicultural classrooms; Swedish upper-secondary school;

   Abstract : Translanguaging, with its connection to second language acquisition (Abrahamsson, 2009), is more useful now than ever, as multicultural classrooms are increasing drastically across the world (Hua, 2014). This is the case for Sweden, in particular, as one fifth of the students have foreign backgrounds (Torpsten, 2018). READ MORE

6. 25. Parents’ perspectives on raising bilingual and bicultural children in Sweden : a Somali Case study

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

   Author : Hinda Mohammud (Mohamud) Hussen (Hussein); [2019]
   Keywords : Bilingualism; biculturalism; Somali parents; heritage language maintenance; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis is a case-study on bilingualism and biculturalism from Somalian perspectives. The aim of the present study is to explore raising bilingual and bicultural children in Sweden from parents’ views. It focuses on three questions: 1. READ MORE