Sökning: "conceptual proficiency"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden conceptual proficiency.
1. Age differences in first language attrition : A maturational constraints perspective
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates age-related differences in first language (L1) attrition in a second language (L2) setting. The thesis is based on four individual studies. LÄS MER
2. Snakes and Ladders : Developmental Aspects of Lexical-Conceptual Relationships in the Multilingual Mental Lexicon
Sammanfattning : One phenomenon causing issues for language learners in the form of cross-linguistic influence (CLI) is translation ambiguity (Eddington & Tokowicz, 2013). Translation ambiguity refers to a situation where word meanings are different in a speaker’s languages. LÄS MER
3. Learning aspect in Italian as a third language : Transfer patterns among multilingual learners in the Swedish context
Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the impact of previously acquired or learned background languages (BL) on the learning of Italian as a third language (L3) among undergraduate students in the Swedish context. Focusing on the learning of past tense-aspect (TA) inflectional categories in Italian, the thesis investigates the influence of Swedish, English and Romance languages, French or Spanish, in light of four factors. LÄS MER
4. Novice Programming Students' Learning of Concepts and Practise
Sammanfattning : Computer programming is a core area in computer science education that involves practical as well as conceptual learning goals. The literature in programming education reports however that novice students have great problems in their learning. These problems apply to concepts as well as to practise. LÄS MER
5. Testing English Collocations : Developing Receptive Tests for Use with Advanced Swedish Learners
Sammanfattning : The research reported in this thesis has two main aims. The first aim is to develop tests capable of yielding reliable and valid scores of receptive knowledge of English collocations as a single construct, for use with advanced L2 learners of English. LÄS MER