Essays about: "second language readers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words second language readers.

1. 1. The effectiveness of digital reading for motivating student reading and vocabulary development : Effektiviseringen av digital läsning för att motivera elevernas läsning och ordförrådsutveckling

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

   Author : Lavan Jiawook; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital; reading; books; motivation; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : Even though vocabulary skills are the essential key to achieving proficiency in a target language, there are some students who do not like reading. Thus, the purpose of this study is the potential use of digital technology for facilitating and motivating reading and vocabulary building in English. READ MORE

3. 2. Linguistic approaches to Swedish authorities' web-based information in English

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Lena Persbeck; [2020]
   Keywords : comprehensibility; acceptance of wording; reliability; informative texts; machine translation; cross-linguistic influence; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Most authorities in Sweden provide an English language version of their web sites, in the form of a translation or an adaptation of the Swedish original text. The first part of this thesis includes an analysis of the linguistic quality of a selection of texts from authorities on three administrative levels: state, regional and municipal. READ MORE

4. 3. The journey of the Valentinian hero - Outlining the imaginative world of early Christian apocalyptic narratives : A comparative study of the Apocalypse of Paul (NHC V, 2)and the First Apocalypse of James (NHC V, 3 & TC 2)

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Eirini Bergström; [2019]
   Keywords : Gnostic literature; Nag Hammadi scriptures; Valentinians; Early Christianity; Comparative mythology; Apocalyptic literature; The hero’s journey.;

   Abstract : Background: This thesis aims to show that the narratives of the Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Pauland First Apocalypse of James are written for a Valentinian audience. The purpose is to broaden the field of research on Valentinianism by showing how the authors and their implied readers composed and perceived the texts in question. READ MORE

5. 4. “Our readers consider themselves activists” : A Mixed-Method Study of Consumption Discourses and Activism in Teen Vogue

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

   Author : Sofia Kvarnström; [2018]
   Keywords : Lifestyle journalism; Teen Vogue; Identity; Consumption; Ethical Consumption; Activism; Content analysis; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : During the year of 2017 and 2018, the online magazine Teen Vogue saw an immense rise in reader statistic after laying all efforts on digital channels and increasing content about social issues to attract audiences of young people. Teen Vogue is a form of lifestyle journalism. READ MORE

6. 5. Complex Word Identification for Swedish

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Greta Smolenska; [2018]
   Keywords : complex word identification; lexical complexity; natural language processing; automatic text simplification;

   Abstract : Complex Word Identification (CWI) is a task of identifying complex words in text data and it is often viewed as a subtask of Automatic Text Simplification (ATS) where the main task is making a complex text simpler. The ways in which a text should be simplified depend on the target readers such as second language learners or people with reading disabilities. READ MORE