Sökning: "second language learning"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 242 avhandlingar innehållade orden second language learning.

1. 21. Learning of definiteness in Belarusian students of Swedish as a foreign language

   Författare :Anders Agebjörn; Åsa Wengelin; Micheal Sharwood Smith; University of Gothenburg; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second-language acquisition; third-language acquisition; Russian; English; Swedish; definiteness; noun phrase; implicit and explicit knowledge; cross-linguistic influence; language-learning aptitude; complexity; input frequency;

   Sammanfattning : Through a series of studies, this thesis investigates the learning of definiteness in Russian-speaking students of Swedish. A communicative oral-production task elicited modified and non-modified noun phrases in indefinite and definite contexts. LÄS MER

3. 22. Towards Critical Thinking Skills in Higher Education - The Case of English Courses at Swedish Universities

   Författare :Evelina Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Critical thinking; higher-order thinking; English as a foreign language; higher education; vocabulary size; L2 proficiency; constructive alignment; assessment tasks; learning outcomes;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis investigates higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) and critical thinking in English courses at Swedish universities. The rationale for investigating this topic is based on policy documents which state that students’ development of these skills is a goal in both Swedish and international higher education. LÄS MER

4. 23. Studies in Language Structure using Deep Learning

   Författare :Adam Ek; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Computational Linguistics; Language Structures; Deep Learning;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the discovery, prediction, and utilization of structural patterns in language using deep learning techniques. The thesis is divided into two sections. The first section gives an introduction to the tools used and the structures in language we are interested in. LÄS MER

5. 24. A View from Language : Growth of language in individuals and populations

   Författare :Christer Johansson; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Scandinavia; psycho-linguistics; past tense; linguistic ecology; language variation; language change; language acquisition; evolution; epidemics; emergence; diffusion; connectionism; area linguistics; case; simulation; synthesis.; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Sammanfattning : The main question that this book tries to find answers to is what it is that makes language learnable. Language is one of the most complex human activities, but nearly 100% of humanity have learned a language in childhood. One answer could be that it is something in our brain that makes us learn language better than most other activities. LÄS MER

7. 25. The language learning infant: Effects of speech input, vocal output, and feedback

   Författare :Lisa Gustavsson; Francisco Lacerda; Roger Moore; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; human; language; language acquisition; perception; production; humanoid; development; model; embodied system; speech signal processing; vocal tract morphology; acoustic; speech input; information processing; scaling; interaction; growth; infant; imitation; feedback; perceptual salience; modeling; Phonetics; Fonetik; Phonetics; fonetik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the characteristics of the acoustic signal in speech, especially in speech directed to infants and in infant vocal development, to gain insight on essential aspects of speech processing, speech production and communicative interaction in early language acquisition. Three sets of experimental studies are presented in this thesis. LÄS MER