Essays about: "speech about school"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words speech about school.

1. 1. A qualitative study about speech anxiety and its challenges from a student perspective

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Elin Zetterkvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Speech anxiety; willingness to communicate; English as a second language; upper secondary school; Sweden; qualitative study;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate, firstly, some Swedish upper secondary school students’ attitudes towards speaking in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom and, secondly, how these students suggest that speech anxiety should be dealt with. The participating students were both male and female and attended different school years and English courses. READ MORE

3. 2. Acquiring Pragmatic Knowledge through Textbooks : Explicit Teaching of Speech Acts in EFL Textbooks in the Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Tova Gustafsson; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Previous studies in the field have suggested that speech acts are underrepresented in EFL textbooks and that, in addition, these tend to have little or no presentation of meta-pragmatic information. In relation to these findings, the present study investigated the extent and manner in which speech acts are presented in EFL textbooks currently used in the Swedish upper secondary school. READ MORE

4. 3. Lost in Translation : Voice-over Translated TV as a Source for Incidental Language Acquisition

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Anna Justyna Sochacka; [2020]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; audio-visual translation; voice-over translation; lektor; subtitles; incidental language acquisition; L2; Polish learners of English;

   Abstract : Voice-over translation (or “audio subtitles”) is the only audio-visual translation (AVT) used for feature-length films on Polish television. Since the reader (lektor) only partially overrides original dialogues and some parts of the actors’ speech are clearly audible, it can be considered as marginal L2 exposure. READ MORE

5. 4. Implementation of an 8-bit Dynamic Fixed-Point Convolutional Neural Network for Human Sign Language Recognition on a Xilinx FPGA Board

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

   Author : Ricardo Núñez-Prieto; [2019]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Computer Vision; Machine Learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; FPGA; Sign Language Recognition; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis work is to implement a convolutional neural network on an FPGA device with the capability of recognising human sign language. The set of gestures that the neural network can identify has been taken from the Swedish sign language, and it consists of the signs used for representing the letters of the Swedish alphabet (a.k.a. READ MORE

6. 5. No, it is more often those with a high performance level, and good English knowledge, who experience anxiety : A qualitative study of teachers’ experiences of speaking anxiety in Swedish upper secondary school

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Elin Jansson; [2019]
   Keywords : FLSA; Foreign Language Anxiety; spoken production; student anxiety; teachers’ role.
; Oro över främmande språk; muntlig produktion; elevers ångest; lärares roll.;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study was to explore teachers’ experiences of student anxiety in the subject of English in Swedish upper secondary schools. Five teachers were interviewed to find out about their experiences of what causes anxiety in their students and what strategies they have found work best in order to decrease speaking anxiety. READ MORE