Essays about: "english language testing"

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1. 1. Head-to-head Transfer Learning Comparisons made Possible : A Comparative Study of Transfer Learning Methods for Neural Machine Translation of the Baltic Languages

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Mathias Stenlund; [2023]
   Keywords : machine translation; transfer learning; Latvian; Lithuanian; low-resource languages; transformers; parent language; child language; comparative study;

   Abstract : The struggle of training adequate MT models using data-hungry NMT frameworks for low-resource language pairs has created a need to alleviate the scarcity of sufficiently large parallel corpora. Different transfer learning methods have been introduced as possible solutions to this problem, where a new model for a target task is initialized using parameters learned from some other high-resource task. READ MORE

3. 2. Disambiguating Italian homographic heterophones with SoundChoice and testing ChatGPT as a data-generating tool

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Matilde Nanni; [2023]
   Keywords : ChatGPT; Homograph disambiguation; Italian; SoundChoice;

   Abstract : Text-To-Speech systems are challenged by the presence of homographs, words that have more than one possible pronunciation. Rule-based approaches are often still the preferred solution to this issue in the industry. READ MORE

4. 3. LinguaMapping: The New Frontier in Language Processing : A New Online Tool for Measuring Swedish L1 Transfer in English Embedded Relative Clauses

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

   Author : Henrik Salomonsson; [2023]
   Keywords : L1 transfer; English embedded relative clauses; language processing; eye-tracking; self-paced reading; LinguaMapping;

   Abstract : The structure of embedded relative clauses in English may involve several grammatical elements, generating different grammatical rules with respect to word order. Studying the impact of first language (L1) transfer in the production of English embedded relative clauses is important to reveal valuable information about specific challenges in second language acquisition (SLA). READ MORE

5. 4. Climate Change on the English Wikipedia

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Sanyal Rukshin; [2023]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; Traces; Controversy; Climate change; ANT; Conflict; Society;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity, and yet society is unable to agree on its existence, causes and mitigation actions. This controversy in society manifests in all areas of public life including online channels. READ MORE

6. 5. “They don’t even know this because they haven’t even heard about it” : A Qualitative Study Concerning Gaps in Grammatical Knowledge in Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Christel Törnskog; [2022]
   Keywords : grammar teaching; grammar experiences; grammar problem areas; grammar syllabus; English as a Foreign Language;

   Abstract : This study investigates what can cause significant gaps in grammatical knowledge in a class of English 5 and how such gaps can be healed or avoided. By triangulating results from two diagnostic tests, a focus group of pupils and a semi-structured interview with their teacher, data were analysed statistically and through a phenomenographic perspective. READ MORE