Essays about: "english in the world"

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1. 6. How negation influences word order in languages : Automatic classification of word order preference in positive and negative transitive clauses

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Chen Lyu; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this work, we explore the possibility of using word alignment in parallel corpus to project language annotations such as Part-of-Speech tags and dependency relation from high-resource languages to low-resource languages. We use a parallel corpus of Bible translations, including 1,444 translations in 986 languages, and a well-developed parser is used to annotate source languages (English, French, German, and Czech). READ MORE

3. 7. Strategies for Teaching and Maintaining Chinese as Heritage Language for Chinese Children in Sweden : An investigation for identifying strategies that Chinese parents use helping their children learn and maintain their heritage language

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Bertil Wanner; [2023]
   Keywords : Heritage language maintenance; mother tongue education; children learning Chinese; language proficiency; language maintenance; 承袭语言传承 母语教育 儿童汉语学习 语言能力 语言传承;

   Abstract : Chinese as a heritage language is one of the fastest lost languages in the world. In fact, in most Chinese families that have left China, the heritage language is lost by the second generation. READ MORE

4. 8. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
   Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE

5. 9. The Relevance of Social Class : A Content Analysis of EFL Coursebooks for Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Andreas Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL Coursebooks; Social Class; Neo-Marxist Theory; Upper Secondary School;

   Abstract : This study focuses on social class in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate what different social classes are represented and how much space they are given, as well as how they are portrayed in three Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at English 5 for upper secondary school. The selected coursebooks Viewpoints 1, Blueprint A 3. READ MORE

6. 10. The effectiveness of using English language film in vocabulary teaching for primary school students especially for those with dyslexia : Effektiviteten av att använda engelskspråkig film i ordförrådsundervisning för lågstadieelever med dyslexi  (Svenska)

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Emily Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Dyslexia; English as a Second Language; English Language Learners; Films; Reading Difficulties; Vocabulary;

   Abstract : This study investigates the advantages and disadvantages of using English film as an educational tool to increase ESL (English as a Second Language) classroom vocabulary acquisition. In particular what are the effects on English Language Learners (ELL) with dyslexia or reading difficulties, when using films as a tool within English Education. READ MORE