Sökning: "Second language acquisition"

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  1. 1. Spelling in the Digital Age: Spell- checkers’ Impact on Writing : A quantitative study on the effects of spell- checkers on English grammar

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Författare :Naba Hussein; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Language acquisition; spell-checkers; technology; spelling; misspelling; transposition; substitution; omission; insertion;

    Sammanfattning : Due to the increased usage of technology and its indicated aid in writing acquisition, it is important to investigate the effects of spell-checkers on the English language. Thus, this essay has conducted a quantitative study to ascertain if there has been an improvement or regression in English spelling with the aim of gathering an indication of if and how spelling has evolved and changed with the development of spell-checkers. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Bilingualism and Event Conceptualisation Patterns: Conceptual Transfer in Swedish-English Bilinguals

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Emma Knudsen; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Linguistic relativity; Conceptual transfer; Grammatical aspect; Endpoint encoding; Event conceptualisation; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : 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

  4. 3. Incidental Vocabulary Learning in EFL Through Reading, Listening, and Watching

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå,

    Författare :Julia Ekman; Nawar Saleh; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Incidental vocabulary learning; Vocabulary retention; Digital tools; Language acquisition; Multimedia learning; Vocabulary retention; English as a foreign language EFL ; Second language L2 ;

    Sammanfattning : Incidental vocabulary learning is a form of acquiring new words without having a specific intention in the acquisition, and it can occur in or out of the educational frame (Hatami, 2017). In the digital age, incidental vocabulary acquisition is increased as learners encounter and assimilate new words through different online platforms and technological tools. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Making of My Own Future : Student-centred education for African adult students in a CPIA in Verona, Italy

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Författare :Nadia Ricci; [2024]
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    Sammanfattning : With the institution of Provincial Centres for Adults’ Education in 2015, Italy has created a new system for adults’ and especially adult migrants’ education, responding to the needs for language alphabetization, higher education for immigrants, and a response to scholastic dispersion. These Centres offer courses for the obtainment of middle school and high school diplomas, and certifications for language proficiency following the regulations of CEFR. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A quantitative study of Swedish high school L2 learners' receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Louise Frifelt; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Collocations; Multi-word units; Formulaic language; Second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This paper investigates receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations among Swedish high school students. The study tests the claim that L2 (second language) learners of English have a low level of collocational competence and tend to recognise high-frequent collocations more than low-frequent since the former have been encountered more. LÄS MER