Sökning: "British expats"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden British expats.

  1. 1. It’s a little bit like drawing the lottery : A study of American and British expats’ educational strategies in Berlin

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Författare :Linn Björklund Pettersson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Sociology of education; reproduction strategies; school choice; expat; Berlin; Germany; Utbildningssociologi; utbildningsstrategier; skolval; expats; Berlin; Tyskland;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines American and British middle class expats’ educational strategies in Berlin, Germany, from a Bourdieusian perspective. I argue that globalization and an increased mover population make it necessary to study the expat population, a social group that has been largely neglected in sociological research. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Attitudes towards English in post-Brexit referendum Germany :  A qualitative study on attitudes towards English as experienced by British expats in Germany

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Josefine Bergström; [2018]
    Nyckelord :English as a lingua franca; language attitudes; European Union Brexit; British expats; actual language use;

    Sammanfattning : English today has reached global dimensions no other language has reached before. While there are other lingua francas in certain geographical regions in the world, English is the most dominant lingua franca in many important international domains, including international affairs and its use as the lingua franca of official organisations, such as the European Union (EU). LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Formal and Functional Features of "Innit": A Study on its Use in Online Forums

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Alice Westlund; [2013-06-28]
    Nyckelord :innit; tag questions; follow-ups; functions; formal features; sociolinguistics; covert prestige; linguistics; English;

    Sammanfattning : This essay studies the use of "innit" as at Tag Question and a follow-up in four online forums. The aim of the study is to examine how and why "innit" is used, i.e. its formal and functional features. LÄS MER