Essays about: "understanding of proverbs"

Found 3 essays containing the words understanding of proverbs.

1. 1. Proverbial Language Of American Presidents (1945-2008) : A Digital Methods Approach of the Use of Proverbs in Political Discourse

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Eirini Koutroumpi; [2023]
   Keywords : American presidents; computational; correlation; digital humanities; digital methods; frequency; paremiology; patterns; political discourses; politics; proverbs; python; speeches; visualization; Presidenti Americani; computationale; correlazione; digital humanities; scienze umanistiche digitali; metodi digitali; frequenza; paremiologia; modelli; discorsi politici; politica; proverbi; python; discorsi; visualizzazione;

   Abstract : Political language's power to influence public opinion drives the present investigation into proverbs used by presidents during 1945-2008. The study’s purpose is to explore the proverbial language of American presidents, employing a digital methods approach. READ MORE

3. 2. Swedish adolescents' understanding of concrete and abstract English proverbs

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Heidi Meininger; [2020]
   Keywords : understanding of proverbs; later language development; second language acquisition; gender and language development; language acquisition and language development;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to find out how well Swedish adolescents understand concrete and abstract English proverbs, if concrete proverbs are easier to understand than abstracts ones, if there are differences between boys’ and girls’ and between monolinguals’ and bilinguals’ understanding of these. In a multiple-choice questionnaire, Swedish 7th to 9th graders read 15 short stories followed by three choices. READ MORE

4. 3. When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do : Proverbs as a Part of EFL Teaching

   University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Maria Hanzén; [2007]
   Keywords : proverbs; EFL; ESL; culture; metaphors; communication; teaching; language;

   Abstract : This essay was underpinned by the premise that the proverb plays an important role in language teaching as a part of gaining cultural knowledge, metaphorical understanding and communicative competence. The purpose with this essay was to examine whether proverbs are a part of the EFL (English as Foreign Language) teaching in the county of Jönköping, Sweden. READ MORE