Sökning: "English as an L1"
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1. Bilingualism and Event Conceptualisation Patterns: Conceptual Transfer in Swedish-English Bilinguals
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/EngelskaSammanfattning : In this paper, the event conceptualisation patterns of Swedish-English bilinguals are examined. Swedish and English differ from each other with regard to the existence of grammatical aspect, which previous work has shown to affect how speakers conceptualise motion events. LÄS MER
2. WHO’S AFRAID OF COMPLEXITY? An Exploration of the Influence of Native Language Complexity on L2 Complexity
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteoriSammanfattning : The matter of linguistic complexity has been widely scrutinised in the last few decades, within theoretical linguistics, as well as in second language acquisition studies. A concept introduced in the last half of the previous century, it continues to be a matter of debate in the linguistic field, as it eludes a clear-cut definition and interpretation. LÄS MER
3. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom
L3-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelskaSammanfattning : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. LÄS MER
4. Voice or Choice? : A study about students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in English classrooms in upper-secondary school
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationSammanfattning : This study aims to explore and investigate students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in English in an upper secondary school in Sweden and whether the students’ previous experiences in reading aloud in L2 (English as a second language), as well as their language backgrounds have an impact on their attitudes towards reading aloud in L2. Additionally, the study will investigate which factors that might affect students’ attitudes towards reading aloud in L2. LÄS MER
5. LinguaMapping: The New Frontier in Language Processing : A New Online Tool for Measuring Swedish L1 Transfer in English Embedded Relative Clauses
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleSammanfattning : The structure of embedded relative clauses in English may involve several grammatical elements, generating different grammatical rules with respect to word order. Studying the impact of first language (L1) transfer in the production of English embedded relative clauses is important to reveal valuable information about specific challenges in second language acquisition (SLA). LÄS MER