Essays about: "english is changing"

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  1. 1. It’s no laughing matter! The changing use of the semicolon and its application in various genres

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Magnus Boström; [2023]
    Keywords : punctuation; semicolon; linguistics; prescriptivism; grammar; syntax; prosody;

    Abstract : The function of the semicolon has changed considerably since the 15th century, from primarily indicating the length of a pause, to providing syntactic information. According to prescriptive grammar, the semicolon is used to join independent clauses and to avoid complexity by separating items in a list. READ MORE

  3. 2. Demanding a Seat at The Table: Brazil’s and South Africa’s Role Conception in their Quest for Permanent Seats at the United Nations Security Council

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Betty Wehtje; [2023]
    Keywords : Brazil; South Africa; emerging middle power; UNSC Reforms; role conception; international society; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In a changing world order, emerging middle powers from the global South may seek new positions in international societies. Using the United Nations as an international society, this thesis aims to investigate what roles the emerging middle powers, Brazil and South Africa, enact in pursuing permanent seats at the Security Council. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Use and Effects of Explicit Reading Strategies in the EFL Classrooms of Upper-Secondary School

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

    Author : Angelica Bercic; Petter Gleisner; [2023]
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    Abstract : The study aims to investigate the impact of reading strategies within the EFL educational context. It emphasises their implementation within the educational context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in upper-secondary schools, addressing the current decline of adolescents’ reading comprehension in English. READ MORE

  5. 4. Let’s Talk about Sex...uality, Consent and Relationships: Teachers’ Views on and Approaches towards Teaching Sexuality, Consent and Relationships in the English Classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Jeanette Rolfsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sex education; sexualitet samtycke och relationer; fundamental values; EFL; teacher attitudes; critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In recent years, it has been reported that sex education in Swedish schools has been lacking, and, thus, in 2022, new guidelines for sex education were implemented (sexuality consent and relationships, SCaR). This change meant that sex education is part of all curricula and that the responsibility to teach it rests on teachers of all subjects. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ahtesham-Grunebaum-Stark’s The Tale of the Missing Man: a Dāstāṃ of a Bhopālī Lāpatā

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : S Tareq Khan; [2022]
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    Abstract : Mazoor Ahtesham is a renowned writer in the modern Hindi literature. He is one of the fewMuslim voices in the modern Hindi literary canon.2 He gives a detailed picture of the Muslim society, which is undergoing a change within and, at the same time, is confronted by the change outside. READ MORE