Essays about: "global English"

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  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. “But as a deeper dive, I want to focus on this” : Discourse reflexivity in TED talks

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Eidvilė Poškė; [2023]
    Keywords : metadiscourse; reflexivity; TED talks; discourse functions; monologic discourse;

    Abstract : Metadiscourse, or discourse about discourse, manifests itself in both spoken and written genres. However, the focus of existing studies of spoken metadiscourse remains mainly on academic speaking (Hyland, 2017), whereas research on metadiscourse in spoken non-academic genres is much less common. READ MORE

  4. 13. Re-imagining the World Through Popular Poetry Set in Motion by the Ultimate Signalling Officer Alan Alexander Milne

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Anja Skogberg Lundin; [2023]
    Keywords : 20th Century war-poets; Alan Alexander Milne; Winnie-the-pooh; The Great War; soldiers; pacifism;

    Abstract : Alan Alexander Milne’s authorship was never limited to being the author of the very beloved teddy-bear, far from it. In addition to being a successful playwrite and editing Punch, Milne also wrote several poetry collections which all have been out of print since the 1940s in the entire English-speaking world. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Four Dimensions of Western-centric Ideologies in Upper Secondary English Textbooks in Sweden : An ideological square analysis of Blueprint A 3.0 & Solid Gold 1

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Aleyna Baser; [2023]
    Keywords : Ideological square; qualitative research; postcolonialism; English education in Sweden; textbook evaluation; semantic discourse; Orientalism.;

    Abstract : Swedish upper secondary schools are assigned the responsibility to promote cultural diversity and foster democratic global citizens according to Läroplanen för gymnasieskolan (Skolverket, 2022). Naturally, as English textbooks try to incorporate this, the potentially problematic outcome arises of the depictions of the Westerner and the non-Westerner. READ MORE

  6. 15. Practical Analysis of the Giskard Consensus Protoco

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Leon Sandner; [2023]
    Keywords : Distributed Ledger; Blockchain; Consensus Protocol; Giskard; Hyperledger Sawtooth; Distribuerade Huvudbok; Blockchain; Konsensus; Giskard; Hyperledger Sawtooth;

    Abstract : Consensus protocols are the core of modern blockchain systems, such as the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Algorand networks. Thanks to these protocols, participants in a blockchain network can reach consensus on which blocks to add to a blockchain, to have a consistent chain of blocks in the whole network. READ MORE