Essays about: "sounds in english"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words sounds in english.

1. 11. Dyslexia In L1 And L2 Teaching In K-3

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

   Author : Levy Aquino Andersen; Pia Huotilainen; [2016]
   Keywords : Dyslexia; ESL; Learning difficulties; L1; L2; Language learning; Pedagogical support; Reading and writing difficulties;

   Abstract : Approximately five percent of the Swedish population suffer from dyslexia. Therefore, this degree project aims to gain an insight into what pedagogical support in Swedish and English teaching can be offered to dyslexic pupils. Firstly, this paper provides an overview of theories and literature on dyslexia in L1 and L2. READ MORE

3. 12. I Perceive, Therefore I Produce? : A Study on the Perception and Production of Three English Consonantal Sounds by Swedish L2 learners

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Jevring; [2015]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; phonology; affricate; fricative; English; Swedish; perception; production; Speech Learning Model; Ontogeny Phylogeny Model; L2.;

   Abstract : This study set out to investigate the relationship between perception and production of English / tʃ, dʒ/ and / ʒ / by native speakers of Swedish learning English in secondary school. The aim was to find out if Flege’s Speech Learning Model (SLM) (1995) and Major’s Ontogeny Phylogeny Model (OPM) (2001) are suitable to describe young learners’ L2 phonological attainment. READ MORE

4. 13. Charlie likes sherry and chips, Shirley likes cherries and ships : New sounds in a new language

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Jevring; [2015]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; second language phonology; Speech Learning Model; Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis; phoneme; English; Swedish; Phonology;

   Abstract : This study aims at investigating the suitability of the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis and the Speech Learning Model in describing young Swedish learners’ L2 phonology difficulties. It also explores what L1 sounds they replace L2 sounds with, and whether spelling has any influence on pronunciation. READ MORE

5. 14. Investigating the Yooper Dialect : A Study of the Dialect in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Sara Waernér; [2014]
   Keywords : American; Age-grading; Dialect; English; Ishpeming; Marquette; Michigan; Sociolinguistics; Yooper;

   Abstract : This paper aims to explore the linguistic features of the dialect in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The study sets out to define what the distinct features of the dialect are, and investigate frequencies among Upper Peninsula natives, specifically from Marquette County. READ MORE

6. 15. Learning non-Swedish speech sounds : A study of Swedish students’ pronunciation and ability to learn English phonemes

   University essay from Centrum för språk- och litteraturdidaktik; Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Tommy Reinholdsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Pronunciation; learning; english; phonemes; speech sounds; non-Swedish phonemes;

   Abstract : Previous research has shown that L2 students have difficulties producing and even recognising sounds that do not exist in their mother tongue. It has also been concluded that accented speech not only compromises intelligibility but also makes the listener negatively biased towards the speaker. READ MORE