Essays about: "vocabulary size"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words vocabulary size.

1. 1. The Effectiveness of Visual Input for EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Sara Hallén; [2023-06-19]
   Keywords : EFL; vocabulary acquisition; listening; audiovisual;

   Abstract : Effective modes of input for EFL vocabulary learning is an ongoing discussion in research. Vocabulary is an important aspect of language learning which makes it valuable to examine how to acquire vocabulary most effectively. READ MORE

3. 2. Sorry to Burst Your Bubble : An analysis on how content by @thegirlslikeme organize resistance against anti-feminist narratives through humor and wellness fuelling participation in Nigerian feminist discourse on Instagram

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Joan Ilebode; [2022]
   Keywords : feminism; memes; Instagram; humor; wellness; oppression; Nigeria; social media;

   Abstract : In this study, I look at the content and interpretation of posts by a feminist meme account on Instagram called @thegirlslikeme, from the perspective of a sample size of Nigerian female followers through a focus group discussion, along with a visual social semiotic analysis of the posts. This study set out to answer three research questions:  i) How do the posts on TGLM use humor and wellness to portray feminism?  ii) How is the content on TGLM challenging antifeminist narratives in a Nigerian context? And finally,  iii) How do the Nigerian followers relate to the brand of feminism represented on TGLM? The theoretical approaches theories employed to help think through the data gathered in form of thematic blocks from the interview, and the textual and visual content are participatory culture, work of representation, and filter bubbles and echo chambers. READ MORE

4. 3. Measuring possible indicators of successful academic writing among EFL teaching undergraduate students

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Gustav Wibell-Kähr; Filip Nilsson Ek; [2022]
   Keywords : academic writing; information literacy; source criticism; reporting verbs; academic vocabulary; EFL;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate several potential indicators of successful academic writing and their connection to assignment grades as a possible path toward better teaching of academic writing at the upper secondary level in Sweden. These indicators are referencing (REF), academic vocabulary (AV), and reporting verbs (RV). READ MORE

5. 4. An Examination of the Correlation between Vocabulary Size and Out-of-school English

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Helena Nordquist; [2022]
   Keywords : Vocabulary size; VST; PVST; out-of-school English; second language learners; Ordförråd; VST; PVST; fritidsengelska; engelska som andraspråk;

   Abstract : This study investigates if year 9 pupils’ vocabulary size correlates with how much they engage in out-of-school English activities, and whether any specific out-of-school English activities correlate more with vocabulary size. 32 second language learners in year 9 participate in this study and the students are from two classes in the same school in a medium-sized town in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. WANNA BE ON TOP? The Hyperparameter Search for Semantic Change's Next Top Model

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Kate Viloria; [2021-09-22]
   Keywords : semantic change; language change; diachronic word embeddings;

   Abstract : Lexical semantic change (LSC) detection through the use of diachronic corpora and computational methods continues to be a prevalent research area in language change (Tahmasebi et al., 2018). READ MORE