Essays about: "language acqusition"

Found 3 essays containing the words language acqusition.

  1. 1. Maximizers - completely complex adverbs : A corpus study of the maximizer usage in American and Swedish journalists' writing in English

    University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sanna Eriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : amplifiers; collocations; corpus-studies; intensifiers; linguistics; maximizers; second versus first language acqusition; semantic prosody;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible differences in the way American and Swedish journalists writing in English use maximizers, i.e. intensifying adverbs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Communication Strategies in Speaking English as a Foreign Language : in the Swedish 9th grade national test setting

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Monica Lindblad; [2011]
    Keywords : second language acqusition; communication strategies; oral production; ESL instruction;

    Abstract : Speaking a foreign language is a major part of communicating in that language. Since LGY 69, spoken English has received the same attention in teaching as the writing of English; and in the national tests today spoken English is considered 1/5 of the test grade. READ MORE

  4. 3. "My ideal boyfriend have to love me no matter what." : A comprarative study of errors in English subject-verb agreement in Swedish students' writing in Spain and in Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Kerstin Staaf; [2011]
    Keywords : second language acqusition; transfer; subject-verb agreement; error analysis; third language;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of a third language’s possible effect on learners’ second language acquisition. There is research how a first language affects the acquisition of a second language and that research has shown that a first language does affect the learning of an additional language in different ways. READ MORE