Essays about: "gender influence on language"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 essays containing the words gender influence on language.

  1. 21. Does Gender Influence the Way People Provide and Receive Politeness? : A Research Study on the Differences or Similarities Between Gender and Linguistic Politeness

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

    Author : Saga Thellman; [2018]
    Keywords : Gender; Politeness Principle; Cooperative Principle; Negative face; Positive face;

    Abstract : This essay examines the relation between gender and adherence to Brown and Levinson's Politeness Principle. Women and men tend to use language for different purposes and for the purpose of achieving various goals. In order to examine this relation, a research study was conducted. READ MORE

  3. 22. Influence of soft materials on student engagement with STEM : Combination of technology, programming, and textiles in a maker movement activity

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Ali Hamidi; [2018]
    Keywords : STEM students; Maker Movement tools; fabric textile; Flow theory;

    Abstract : While the computer programing becomes a fundamental skill in the last century, it has been globally acknowledged that there is a decline in number of graduates in disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Many scholars have been addressing this lack of interest and studied student engagement with STEM through variety of engagement programs and activities. READ MORE

  4. 23. Divided by a common language : A comparative study of preferences for, and use of, American and British English vocabulary among students in Swedish upper secondary and tertiary education

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mattias Bergström; [2016]
    Keywords : American English; British English; EFL; variety preference; variety use;

    Abstract : This comparative study aims to discover and demonstrate the potential division in preferences for, and use of, AmE and BrE vocabulary by examining the possible influence of variety shift, motivation, gender, and language contact among 181 EFL students in one upper secondary school and one university in Sweden. Accordingly, the material, a questionnaire, was distributed to probe the preferences and potential inclination factors through solicitation of background information and personal attitudes towards English. READ MORE

  5. 24. No Homo? : Heteronormativity and LGBTQ content in London Art Museums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Jasmine Kuylenstierna Wrede; [2016]
    Keywords : LGBTQ; Sexual minorities; National museums; Art museums; Normativity; History month; HBTQ; normer; konstmuseer; museisamlingar;

    Abstract : Purpose - This thesis investigates how London art museums work to deconstruct heteronormative filters. The aim is to study how museums relate to LGBTQ content, and the influence of internal power structures. I have chosen to focus on the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Wallace Collection, and the British Museum. READ MORE

  6. 25. Qualitative differences in L3 learners' neurophysiological response to L1 versus L2 transfer

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Alejandra Keidel Fernández; [2016]
    Keywords : EEG; Language acquisition; Morphosyntax; TLA; grammar; P300;

    Abstract : In the present study, the influence of morphosyntactic aspects of L1 and L2 on L3 comprehension is investigated using ERP (Event-Related Brain Potentials). The study examines the processing of verb and gender agreement incongruences in Spanish by native Swedish speakers that are fluent in English and learning Spanish, in comparison to a control group of native Spanish speakers. READ MORE