Essays about: "the acquisition of English by native speakers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words the acquisition of English by native speakers.
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1. Students with English as an L1 in EFL-classes in Swedish Schools
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : Abstract:Much research has been conducted on bilingualism, L2 learning and teaching/learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Sweden. However, few studies are concerned with the situation that may arise when students in Sweden speak English as their first language. READ MORE
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2. Grammar "bores the crap out of me!": A mixed-method study on the XTYOFZ construction and its usage by ESL and ENL speakers
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Different from Generative Grammar which sees grammar as a formal system of how words are put together to form sentences, Construction Grammar suggests that grammar is more than just rules and surface forms; instead, grammar includes many form-and-meaning pairings which are called constructions. For years, Construction Grammarians have been investigating constructions with various approaches, including corpus-linguistics, pedagogical, second language acquisition and so on, yet there is still room for exploration. READ MORE
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3. Three Swedish students’ experiences of EMI at three Swedish universities : Semi-structured interviews exploring preparedness, content acquisition and conceptualisations of English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This paper aims to explore Swedish students’ experiences of English-medium instruction (EMI) in Swedish higher education. Previous research shows that students’ experiences of EMI in higher education are closely related to attitudes towards the proficiencies of lecturers and peers, which in turn are based on students’ conceptualisations of English. READ MORE
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4. English spelling errors in Swedish high school : An investigation of English spelling errors among Swedish high school students and their possible causes
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This study investigates spelling errors among Swedish students of English. The purpose of this research is to develop a better understanding of the causes of spelling errors and to investigate whether there are any differences between program orientation and gender. The participants are English A students from Swedish high schools in year 1. READ MORE
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5. Nog är ju viktigt : The role of modal particles nog and ju in responsibility attribution in L1 and L2 speakers
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : The present study investigates whether advanced adult L2 speakers comprehend the subtle linguistic cues that modal particles entail and seek to find if modal particles affect them in their responsibility attribution. Two groups of advanced L2 speakers of Swedish were tested; one group of L1 German speakers and one group of L1 English speakers. READ MORE
