Essays about: "linguistic prejudice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words linguistic prejudice.

  1. 1. A Literature Review of Trends, Attitudes and Multilingual Learning in Research on Cross-Linguistic Influence

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Malin Bergman; Alma Engström; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : cross-linguistic influence; transfer; multilingualism; third language acquisition; language learning;

    Abstract : This literature review identifies what trends and attitudes can be found and how the multilingual learning process is depicted in research on cross-linguistic influence (CLI) between 2009 and 2023. The aim of this is partly to investigate the changes that have followed the EU’s commitment to reinforce multilingualism and to compare current research with historical findings. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Farmers need illegal immigrants ‘to pick the crops’” : Examining News Values on immigration Discourse in CNN and Fox News

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Admiral Salameh; [2023]
    Keywords : CNN; critical discourse; DNVA; Fox News; immigrants; news values; political ideologies; racial prejudice; stereotypes;

    Abstract : Media outlets play a pivotal role in the shaping of society's perception on different matters. The research of this thesis consists of 20 articles in total from two of the larger media outlets in the US, CNN and Fox News. Each dataset contains 10 articles consisting of 5269 words, for the former, and 4516 words, for the latter. READ MORE

  4. 3. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bixo; [2023]
    Keywords : Language; gender; sexuality; ELT; stereotypes; textbook research; norm critical pedagogy;

    Abstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE

  5. 4. Swedish Students’ Perceptions of and Attitudes toward Stereotypical Gender Images in Speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Sara Bogren; [2015]
    Keywords : Gender; stereotype; speech act; perception; attitude; awareness; prejudice; dominance.;

    Abstract : The research conducted within the linguistic subdiscipline of language and gender was carried out as early as in the 1970’s, when Lakoff (1975) identified nine main traits for female language. Based on Lakoff’s research, this project investigates Swedish students’ attitudes to and perceptions of gender stereotypes in speech. READ MORE

  6. 5. “I’m come to have lessons, I am” - Pygmalion, Power and Pronunciation University

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Anna Hammarstrand; [2012-05-09]
    Keywords : Pygmalion; pronunciation; teaching; communicative approach; linguistic prejudice;

    Abstract : The Swedish steering documents for English in upper secondary school put emphasis on the communicative approach, which focuses on function instead of form. Goals and criteria do not formulate a systematic awareness of language but knowledge of language as a tool for communication. READ MORE