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1. The evolution of listening comprehension in Swedish policy documents for EFL between 1970 and 2022. : A content analysis of EFL policies for upper secondary school
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This paper aims to examine the evolution of the depiction of listening comprehension in Swedish curricula and attached policy documents for upper-secondary schools from the 1970s onwards to the contemporary ones by analyzing the content and placing it in relation to curriculum theory. The research approach for this paper was inductive since the prior knowledge in this field was limited. READ MORE
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2. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE
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3. Semantic change and the description of disability : A diachronic corpus study of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : With data from the Corpus of Historical American English, this study charts the semantic development of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled from the 1900s to the 2010s. Using both qualitative concordance line examination and frequency data, it attempts to determine what types of change have occurred in American English (as represented by COHA) within each adjective. READ MORE
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4. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE
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5. Icebreakers – an effective teaching strategy or a waste of time? : A study of grade 4-6 English teachers’ use of Icebreakers and their perceived effect on students
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildningAbstract : There is very little research done on the use and perceptions of icebreakers, and even fewer researchers have focused on young learners in this regard. This study investigates which icebreakers English teachers in grade 4-6 use in Swedish primary classrooms, why they use them, and what their perception is of how icebreakers can affect students’ oral production. READ MORE
