Essays about: "language variety"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 220 essays containing the words language variety.

  1. 1. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : My Olsson; Alice Osborne; [2024]
    Keywords : effective teaching; English as a Foreign Language; intelligibility; secondary education; pronunciation;

    Abstract : This study provides a literature review of the most effective ways to teach pronunciation to EFL secondary school students in Sweden. There is limited time allocated to pronunciation leading to a scarcity of available effective methods. This impacts the important role which intelligibility holds in pronunciation. READ MORE

  3. 2. The “Magic Gathering” of Comprehension Devices : A diachronic systemic functional linguistics analysis of MTG game card texts

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Schiller; [2024]
    Keywords : Systemic Functional Linguistics; Magic: The Gathering; keywords; card text; action; process; mood; transitivity; comprehension;

    Abstract : This study investigates the diachronic shift of revised card texts in the tabletop collectible card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’.  The lexicogrammatical patterns found are compared to theories on comprehension and learning, and to the development of the game. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dare. Dream. Done. [Sparkles emoji] : Pragmatic functions and sentiment of emojis in tweets by American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian users

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Kristoffer Olsén; [2024]
    Keywords : ambiguity; computer-mediated communication; cyberpragmatics; emoji; emoji usage pattern; national variety; pragmatics; sentiment; tweets; användningsmönster för emojis; attityd; cyberpragmatik; datorförmedlad kommunikation; emoji; nationell variation; pragmatik; tvetydighet; tweets;

    Abstract : Emojis can be ambiguous, even when used within one and the same language and geographic region, but they are also a globally accessible language in computer-mediated communication. This paper aims to examine if emoji usage across five different national varieties of English (American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian), geographically located on five different continents, exhibits similar pragmatic functionality and sentiment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluating ChatGPT’s Ability to Compose Music Using the MIDI File Format

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

    Author : Marcus Warnerfjord; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the capabilities of the artificial intelligence model (AI), ChatGPT 3.5-turbo, to compose valuable music in a digital format (MIDI) from natural language prompts. Implementing a multifaceted quantitative approach, the study combines objective musical metrics with subjective user evaluations. READ MORE

  6. 5. FIRMS AND BUSINESS GRADUATES: EXPLORING CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TALENT ACQUISITION, AND PERCEPTIONS ON EMPLOYABILITY SOFT SKILLS

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Nuru Aidan Silikale; Melia Zinou; Jiranan Khamphai; [2023]
    Keywords : Firms; Business Graduates; Soft skills; Career Development; Talent Acquisition;

    Abstract : Purpose:                            To explore how firms attract and develop newly graduated business students and review the different marketing strategies that firms use to promote different career paths to newly graduated business students. Additionally, the paper aims to examine the soft skills that hiring firms consider important and explore the perceptions of recent business graduates regarding soft skills and employability. READ MORE