Essays about: "positive and negative aspects of english language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words positive and negative aspects of english language.

  1. 1. EFL Textbooks - Cultural Gateways?: The Depictions of Outer and Expanding Circle Cultures in Two Swedish EFL Textbooks Aimed at Upper Secondary School and the Correlation of the Depictions With the Steering Documents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Sarah Liljeblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Culture; EFL; Textbooks; Sweden; Upper Secondary School; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study examined how outer and expanding circle cultures were depicted in two English as a foreign language (EFL) textbooks aimed at English 5 in Swedish upper secondary school. Moreover, it was investigated to what extent these depictions aligned with the steering documents by helping students fulfil the aims related to intercultural competence (ICC). READ MORE

  3. 2. Are Loanwords Trendier? : A Qualitative Corpus Analysis on Adjective Collocations of English Loanword Nouns and their Native or Sino Japanese Pairs in the Japanese Language

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Erik Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Japanese; loanwords; loanword pairs; gairaigo; kango; wago; emotive adjectives; collocation analysis; corpus; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : To analyse the behaviour of English loanwords in the Japanese language using corpus analysis is a relatively new field of research. The aim of this thesis is to add to this emergent field by attempting to discover if there are any differences in how English loanword nouns and their native Japanese/Sino-Japanese near synonym pairs are used in contemporary written Japanese. READ MORE

  4. 3. Abilities and Cultural Understanding through Literature in the EFL Classroom : - A Literature Review

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Falina Leckie; [2015]
    Keywords : Literature; communicative abilities; communicative skills; cultural understanding; EFL.;

    Abstract : The English language can be seen as a lingua franca of contemporary times. Its spread and use in the globalized world has affected most levels of society and it can be argued that, in current times, English is synonymous with communication. READ MORE

  5. 4. A study of code-switching in four Swedish EFL-classrooms

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Christoffer Jakobsson; Henrik Rydén; [2010]
    Keywords : Code-switching; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; target language; attitudes;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to investigate when and why code-switching occurs and the attitudes towards code-switching among teachers and students in four EFL classrooms in two mediumsized secondary schools. To be able to reach the goals set forth for this study we used classroom observations, student questionnaires and teacher interviews. READ MORE

  6. 5. Aspects of bilingualism : Code-switching, syntactic and semantic development in a bilingual child

    University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

    Author : Kajsa Forslund; [2009]
    Keywords : Bilingualism; code-switching; children; CHILDES database;

    Abstract : The essay deals with different definitions of bilingualism and why people become bilingual. Both positive and negative aspects of bilingualism are considered. It also deals with the term code-switching and when bilingual people code-switch. The material used in the essay comes from the on-line CHILD corpus of child language. READ MORE