Essays about: "trends in english language"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words trends in english language.

1. 11. Characterisation in two translations of "I am a cat"

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Joel Nilsson; [2018-06-12]
   Keywords : japanska; Translation Studies; role language; Japanese; shoseikotoba; Natsume Sôseki;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to examine if the characterization in different translations of Natsume Sôseki’s I Am a Cat correspond to the trends in translation studies at the time of publication. Yoko Hasegawa (2012) provides an overview of the history of the discipline of Translation Studies. READ MORE

3. 12. The Ministry of Post-Truth: Using George Orwell’s 1984 to Develop English as a Foreign Language Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Hudberg; [2018]
   Keywords : EFL; Critical thinking; George Orwell; 1984; Dystopian Fiction; Post-truth; Alternative Facts; Fake News; Critical literacy pedagogy;

   Abstract : In 2016, “post-truth” was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries. This is a concept that has come to be associated with a type of political discourse in which objective facts are less important than factual inaccuracies which appeal to emotion to influence people’s attitudes. READ MORE

4. 13. Suburban Swedish maturing : Examining variation and perceptions among adult speakers of Swedish contemporary urban vernacular

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Nathan Young; [2014]
   Keywords : Rinkeby Swedish; slang; Suburban Swedish; contemporary urban vernacular; normalized pairwise variability index; nPVI; prosodic rhythm; linguistic artifacts; sociophonetic variation; meta-pragmatic stereotypes; prestige forms; rinkebysvenska; förortsslang; förortssvenska;

   Abstract : Up to now, adolescent speakers have been the primary focus when researching contemporary variation in the language of Sweden’s urban areas. This study contributes to the growing body of research on the topic by examining and reporting on adult speakers of what is here referred to as förortssvenska (English: Suburban Swedish). READ MORE

5. 14. To What Extent is the English Language Present in Modern China?: An Analysis of Key Words and Trends Within Popular Chinese Entertainment, Media, and Cultural Mediums From a Sociolinguistic Perspective, Primarily Focusing on Southeast China, and the Reasons Behind the Scope of This Phenomenon

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

   Author : Morgan Ericson Dryden; [2012]
   Keywords : English Language in China; Sociolinguistics; Chinese Sociolinguistics; Chinese Culture; Chinese Media and Entertainment; Popular Chinese Culture.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study is designed to analyze the sociolinguistic situation in China with regard to the extent to which the English language has become audible and visible within modern, and present-day, Chinese society. This critical examination is from a sociolinguistic and culturally analytical standpoint, and employs theories and concepts from the field of sociolinguistics to assess the phenomenon of the spread of, specifically, the English language in different facets of Chinese culture. READ MORE

6. 15. Exposure to English outside the Classroom

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

   Author : Fraser MacLeod; Pia Larsson; [2011]
   Keywords : media; culture; English; language; acquisition; learning; input; L1; L2; outside classroom;

   Abstract : This study attempts to outline the exposure to English language students between the ages of 14 and 16 experience in Swedish schools. Due to the relatively small scope of our study we have limited our parameters and concentrated on two schools with predominantly Swedish pupils. READ MORE