Sökning: "oral production"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 169 avhandlingar innehållade orden oral production.

  1. 1. Swedish School-leaving Students' Oral Proficiency in English : Grading of Production and Analysis of Performance

    Författare :Stellan Sundh; Merja Kytö; Torsten Lindblad; Sauli Takala; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Linguistics; second language learning; oral testing; rating criteria; oral proficiency; grading spoken English; student production; validity; reliability; 19-year-old Swedish learners; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Lingvistik; English; Engelska;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the testing and grading of Swedish school leaving students’ oral proficiency in English, and with certain aspects of these students’ linguistic competence. The analyses and results are based on material drawn from an assessment project carried out at Gothenburg University in 1993. LÄS MER

  2. 2. L'influence translinguistique dans l'interlangue française : Étude de la production orale d'apprenants plurilingues

    Författare :Christina Lindqvist; Inge Bartning; Camilla Bardel; David Singleton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cross-linguistic influence; third language acquisition; L3; multilingualism; French interlanguage; speech production models; psycholinguistic perspective; second language acquisition; background language; code-switching; foreignizing; instrumental role; supplier role; French language; Franska språket; Linguistics; Lingvistik; Romance Languages; Romanska språk;

    Sammanfattning : The present study concerns cross-linguistic influence in the spoken French of multilingual learners. The main purpose is to investigate to what degree, and in what manner, previously acquired languages (L1, L2(s)) influence the target language, L3. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Computational Modeling of the Vocal Tract : Applications to Speech Production

    Författare :Saeed Dabbaghchian; Olov Engwall; Sidney Fels; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; vocal tract; upper airway; speech production; biomechanical model; acoustic model; vocal tract reconstruction; Tal- och musikkommunikation; Speech and Music Communication;

    Sammanfattning : Human speech production is a complex process, involving neuromuscular control signals, the effects of articulators' biomechanical properties and acoustic wave propagation in a vocal tract tube of intricate shape. Modeling these phenomena may play an important role in advancing our understanding of the involved mechanisms, and may also have future medical applications, e. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Samspel och solostämmor : Om muntlig kommunikation i gymnasieskolan

    Författare :Anne Palmér; Mats Thelander; Birgitta Garme; Synnøve Matre; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swedish language; language development; classroom discourse; oral production; small-group activities; school literacy; Swedish; Svenska; Scandinavian Languages; Nordiska språk;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation investigates oral communication from a language development perspective. The overall aim is to study the oral communication that is part of the learning process for Swedish as a subject and for vocational courses in the upper secondary schools. The focus is specifically on learning that incorporates reasoning and prepared speech. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Xylitol and its effect on oral ecology : clinical studies in children and adolescents

    Författare :Pernilla Lif Holgerson; Svante Twetman; Christina Stecksén-Blicks; Eva Söderling; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chewing gum; dental plaque; dose-response relationship; interdental plaque-pH; oral microorganisms; saliva; xylitol; Paedodontics; Pedodonti;

    Sammanfattning : Xylitol, classified as a natural sugar substitute, has for about 35 years been known as an agent that may act against caries. The mechanism of action; how it inhibits mutans streptococci (MS) and the clinical dose-response relationship are not however fully investigated. LÄS MER