Essays about: "on english language and culture"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 109 essays containing the words on english language and culture.

1. 21. Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Gerd Bexell; [2021]
   Keywords : American English; anthropology; British English; communication; culture; etymology; genealogy; kinship terms; referential; relations; respect; social control; Swedish; vocatives;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to briefly clarify the categorization and usage of kinship terms in American and British English in comparison with the Swedish kinship terms, both considering the vocative use and the referential function. There will also be a comparison with previous studies. READ MORE

3. 22. “INTEGRATED? JUST LAGOM.” Socio-cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andrea Šrut; [2020-07-03]
   Keywords : Integration; Expats; Sweden; EU mobile citizens; highly skilled migrants;

   Abstract : This thesis examines aspects of social and cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg, Sweden. It focuses on three areas – workplace, language and socialization – that came forward as the most important sites when it comes to the process of integration. READ MORE

4. 23. An Investigation of the Cultural Content in English Instructional Materials Used in Sweden’s Secondary Education

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : William Wickersham; [2020]
   Keywords : Cultural Content Analysis; power relations; socialization; international communicative competence; surface culture; deep culture; nationalism;

   Abstract : This thesis is a two-pronged analysis of the cultural content in two instructional materials series presently meant for use in the English language instruction in Swedish secondary education, and it integrates an examination of surface and deep cultural content with an ideology analysis focused on the representation of nations and the international world. The driving impetus of this thesis is an interest in the representation of culture meeting the students in their instruction. READ MORE

5. 24. An International Language? -Cultural Representation in English textbooks for Swedish Schools

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Henric Frenning; [2020]
   Keywords : culture; cultural representation; textbooks; inner circle; outer circle; expanding circle;

   Abstract : Culture and language are intrinsically linked, and the question of how to approach teaching culture whilst teaching a language is always going to be one teachers have to ask themselves. A textbook is a tool which is meant to aid teachers and remove some of the burden of decision-making from their shoulders. READ MORE

6. 25. 1970s and 1980s Representations of British Cultural Identity in Textbooks used in ESL Education in Swedish Upper-secondary Schools

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Jessica Olsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Textbook analysis; ESL education; upper-secondary school; representation; British cultural identity; discourse theory; theory of stereotyping; views on culture.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine how British culture and British cultural identity is discursively constructed and represented in two texts, including images accompanying the texts, found in two textbooks used in the foundation course for English as a second language in the Swedish upper-secondary school, the textbooks published in the 1970s and the 1980s respectively. The aim also includes to see if British cultural identity is represented in a stereotypical manner and to see which views on culture are present in the texts. READ MORE