Essays about: "vocabulary usage in a english"

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  1. 1. Our Bula Spirit Awaits You! The Usage of Interlingual Compound Words Consisting of English and the Fijian Greeting Bula in Fijian Tourism Advertisement Online

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Jonathan Ruus; [2023-03-17]
    Keywords : English; Fiji; Fiji-English; Global Englishes; Linguistics; Corpus Linguistics; Instagram; Tourism; Advertisement; Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : This study investigates the Global English variety spoken in the South Pacific Island nation Fiji, often referred to as Fiji-English. Specifically, this paper examines how interlingual compound words consisting of the Fijian greeting bula + various English words are used in Fijian tourism advertisement on the social media platform Instagram. READ MORE

  2. 2. The effectiveness of using children’s literature in an ESL classroom to develop vocabulary acquisition

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

    Author : Julia Griffin; Amanda Travell; [2023]
    Keywords : Children s literature; vocabulary acquisition; children s books; vocabulary development; English as a second language; ESL classroom;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of using children's books to promote vocabulary acquisition for young learners in an English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Researchers have been debating the use of children's literature to develop a new vocabulary. READ MORE

  3. 3. Document Expansion for Swedish Information Retrieval Systems

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Tobias Hagström; [2023]
    Keywords : Information retrieval; Natural language processing; Deep learning; informationssökningssystem; språkteknologi; djupinlärning;

    Abstract : Information retrieval systems have come to change how users interact with computerized systems and locate information. A major challenge when designing these systems is how to handle the vocabulary mismatch problem, i.e. that users, when formulating queries, pick different words than those present in the relevant documents that should be retrieved. READ MORE

  4. 4. English Can Be Efficient within Swedish Business, Although Code Shifting Often Appears : A Study of English as a Lingua Franca in a Business Context at a Swedish Company

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Sandra Verrone; [2023]
    Keywords : English as a lingua franca ELF ; business English as lingua franca BELF ; semi-structured interviews; code shifting; native languages; foreign languages; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore how the application of Business English as a Lingua Franca (BELF) is perceived among the employees at a chosen company, exploring to what extent BELF is used, and identifying opportunities and challenges of BELF. Using a qualitative research methodology conducted through semi-structured interviews, consisting of six participants, the study delves into the usage of BELF in a bigger Swedish company, how the employees experience it, and what factors matter for its outcome. READ MORE

  5. 5. EFL Teaching Materials for Students in Grade 6: A Corpus-Based Investigation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Rebecca Skoglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Vocabulary acquisition; English as a Foreign Language; Textbooks; Repetition; Incidental learning; Intentional learning; Word frequency; Frequency lists; Workbook Exercises;

    Abstract : Vocabulary is a crucial component for language acquisition and EFL lessons are often dictated by the usage of textbooks and workbooks. The current study therefore aims to investigate how effective textbooks are in helping learners acquire high, mid, and low-frequency words as well as to what degree high and mid-frequency words are repeated throughout the textbooks. READ MORE