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1. Using Climate Fiction in Education for Sustainable Development in the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / LärarutbildningsnämndenAbstract : Due to climate change, the human race faces the challenge of how to change our behaviour towards nature in order to achieve a more sustainable future. In educational settings, this is reflected in the Swedish steering documents issued by the National Agency for Education requiring teachers to implement environmental education in their teaching. READ MORE
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2. Identity Changes for Iraqi Employees in Multinational Corporations Using English as the Lingua Franca
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : With the help of this study, I aim to understand how Iraqi employees whose first language is Arabic, deal with situations where they have to speak English in their workplace, and how their identity changes. Through this study, a better understanding of how people go through and experience such a drastic change in their daily lives. READ MORE
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3. Parable of the Sower in the EFL Classroom : Ecofeminism, Empathy, and Environmental Narratives
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : In this essay, Parable of the Sower (1993) by Octavia E. Butler will be analyzed. The analysis investigates how the novel can enable discussions about empathy in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE
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4. Document Expansion for Swedish Information Retrieval Systems
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Information retrieval systems have come to change how users interact with computerized systems and locate information. A major challenge when designing these systems is how to handle the vocabulary mismatch problem, i.e. that users, when formulating queries, pick different words than those present in the relevant documents that should be retrieved. READ MORE
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5. The experiences of children and adolescents living with obesity : A descriptive literature review
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskapAbstract : Background: Obesity is a common metabolic disorder, which occurs in children andadolescents, and has attracted more and more attention. Obese children and adolescentsare experiencing multiple impacts from physical, psychological, and social aspects, andneed to improve their self-care ability and quality of life. READ MORE