Sökning: "language intervention"

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  1. 6. Interaction and Language Assessment in Aphasia and Dementia : A Comparative Perspective

    Författare :Karin Myrberg; Christina Samuelsson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Heidi Hamilton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aphasia; Dementia; Assessment; Testing; Interaction; Language; Cognition;

    Sammanfattning : Language problems in dementia resemble the symptoms of aphasia in many respects. A growing body of research discusses the cognitive deficits associated with aphasia. Despite common denominators, very little is written with a comparative perspective on the two clinical groups. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Signs for Developing Reading : Sign Language and Reading Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

    Författare :Emil Holmer; Mikael Heimann; Mary Rudner; Ruth Campbell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Deaf and hard-of-hearing; intervention; sign language; reading development; word reading; reading comprehension; working memory; imitation; Theory of Mind; Döva och hörselskadade barn; intervention; teckenspråk; läsutveckling; ordläsning; läsförståelse; arbetsminne; imitation; Theory of Mind;

    Sammanfattning : Reading development is supported by strong language skills, not least in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The work in the present thesis investigates reading development in DHH children who use sign language, attend Regional Special Needs Schools (RSNS) in Sweden and are learning to read. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Learning Language (with) Grammars: From Teaching Latin to Learning Domain-Specific Grammars

    Författare :Herbert Lange; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Latin; Latin syntax; Latin morphology; Grammar engineering; Grammar testing; Corpus-based evaluation; Computer-assisted language learning; Grammar learning; Constraint satisfaction; Constraint optimization;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes work in three areas: grammar engineering, computer-assisted language learning and grammar learning. These three parts are connected by the concept of a grammar-based language learning application. Two types of grammars are of concern. The first we call resource grammars, extensive descriptions a natural languages. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Motivation pour apprendre une langue étrangère – une question de visualisation? : Les effets de trois activités en cours de français sur la motivation d’élèves suédois

    Författare :Céline Rocher Hahlin; Franska; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; French; Motivation; Dörnyei; Ideal Language Self; Ideal L3 Self; Intended effort; language acquisition; L3; language learning; foreign language; classroom activities;

    Sammanfattning : Despite the vast research on motivation and foreign language acquisition during the last decades, little is known about the motivational effects of concrete pedagogical activities in the classroom. The work of, among others, Z. Dörnyei shows that imagined reality can have positive effects on language learning outcomes. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Language and executive functions in Swedish preschoolers

    Författare :Signe Tonér; Tove Nilsson Gerholm; Francisco Lacerda; Sven Strömqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language development; narrative; executive functions; theory of mind; preschool; event-related potentials; selective attention; Swedish; early childhood; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Sammanfattning : The main goals of this dissertation are to investigate the associations between language and executive functions, including selective auditory attention, in Swedish children aged 4–6, to examine possible links to factors relating to the child and his/her social environment, and to evaluate preschool interventions with regard to potential improvements in language and/or executive functions. Measures were obtained by combining results from behavioral tests, language samples in the form of narratives, parent and teacher ratings and a measure of selective auditory attention as brain activity. LÄS MER