Essays about: "comparison Native with foreign language"

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1. 1. Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Preposition Acquisition in an ESL Context with Arabic Learners

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Louie Al Emam; [2019]
   Keywords : : ESL; SLA; prepositions; cognitive linguistics; Arabic-speaking students; traditional approaches; spatial relations.;

   Abstract : Teaching prepositions in the context of English as a foreign language (ESL) can be particularly challenging. The present research explored the ability of Arabic-speaking students to understand and use prepositions and examined the efficacy of using cognitive linguistics to train them on the for and to prepositions. READ MORE

3. 2. Grammatical gender in Italian by Swedish-speaking L2 learners: a third age perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Italienska

   Author : Irene Lami; [2016]
   Keywords : Foreign language learning; age; Italian L2; grammatical gender; gender agreement; geragogics; gerontology.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The language learning process by third age learners has recently become a field of interest for linguistic research. However, it has been studied mostly regarding psychological and cognitive considerations (stress, motivation, attention, memory, etc.), rather than according to language internal factors. READ MORE

4. 3. Attitudes Towards and Uses of the Japanese Adverbzenzen by Swedish Learners of Japanese

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Jonas Wallgren; [2015]
   Keywords : linguistics; second language acquisition; word usage; adverb; language variation;

   Abstract : The word zenzen is an adverb that is used frequently in daily conversational Japanese. From the Meiji period (1868-1912) until the early Showa period (1924-1989) the word was used together with both affirmative and negative words to form expressions. READ MORE

5. 4. Teaching Methods of Foreign Languages : Teaching and learning of Spanish language in Kabul

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Freshta Zahir; [2013]
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   Abstract : Second languages which are also called foreign languages are learnt beside native spoken languages and they are learnt in a systematic way (Hinkel, 2005). Spanish and English are widely spoken around the globe and they have improved a lot in Afghanistan, especially SPanish after Spanish military existence in teh country as part of ISAF after 2001 to Afghanistan and after the establishment of some private schools where Spanish is a part of curriculum. READ MORE

6. 5. Communicative Language Teaching at two schools in Sweden and France

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

   Author : Jenny Andersson; Cimen Batak; [2010]
   Keywords : Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR ; Communicative Language Teaching CLT ; France and Sweden; Teacher beliefs; Teaching methods;

   Abstract : The following dissertation aims to scrutinize amongst other things, some English teachers’ beliefs and thoughts concerning communicative language teaching at two schools in Sweden and France. Since the steering documents of both countries clearly promote a communicative approach to language teaching, we wanted to see how it could be applied in these two different contexts as well as how it was interpreted by some teachers. READ MORE