Essays about: "immersion program"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words immersion program.

  1. 1. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Design Of A Check In Application For User Safety : Development of a user centered application, adapted to a wide user group with the purpose of specific location human activity forecasting

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Dennis Jusufovic; Aly Bardan; [2021]
    Keywords : Prototype; Smartphone Application; Usability; Wide User Group; User Centered Design; UX UI; Information Design;

    Abstract : The covid-19 pandemic initiated this master thesis project. The pandemic has spread globally causing a lot of fear and uncertainty. We noticed the big shift in people’s daily routines, with the current state being that many individuals are stuck at home, scared to go outside, scared to meet with family members that are within the risk group. READ MORE

  4. 3. Detection of artefacts in FFPE-sample sequence data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Hugo Swenson; [2019]
    Keywords : Cancer; FFPE; Sequence Artefacts; Precision Medicine; Bioinformatics; Program;

    Abstract : Next generation sequencing is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool in the clinical setting. This is driven by the vast increase in molecular targeted therapy, which requires detailed information on what genetic variants are present in patient samples. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Sultanate of Oman as a Venue for Inter-faith Dialogue and Intercultural Immersion : A Case-Study on Christian Semester Abroad Students living in a Muslim Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Matias Uusisilta; [2019]
    Keywords : interfaith dialogue; religious dialogue; dialogue; transformative learning; Islam; Christianity; Muslim-Christian dialogue; OMan;

    Abstract : This paper is a case-study on a group of American students, who spent a four- month period in Oman on a semester abroad program hosted by Al Amana Cen- tre. This paper examines the changes that have occurred in the students concep- tual thinking, their attitudes towards Muslims, Arabs and Islam and their personal theology, and identifies causes of those changes. READ MORE

  6. 5. LANGUAGE RELATED OUTCOMES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FROM 2000 TO 2016

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Lucio Lazzarino; [2017]
    Keywords : Bilingual Education; Minority Children; Language Outcomes; Preschool; Primary School; Systematic Literature Review;

    Abstract : Good language skills are essential to academic success. Immigrant and refugee children who enter school without previous knowledge of the societal language are more prone to failure and need of special support. READ MORE