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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 95 avhandlingar innehållade orden third language learning.
16. Methods and Tools for Automating Language Engineering
Sammanfattning : Language-processing software is becoming increasingly present in our society. Making such tools available to the greater number is not just a question of access to technology but also a question of language as they need to be adapted, or localized, to each linguistic community. LÄS MER
17. Design and use of mobile technology in distance language education : Matching learning practices with technologies-in-practice
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the adaptation of formal education to people’s technology- use patterns, theirtechnology-in-practice, where the ubiquitous use of mobile technologies is central. The research question is: How can language learning practices occuring in informal learning environments be effectively integrated with formal education through the use of mobile technology? The study investigates the technical, pedagogical, social and cultural challenges involved in a design science approach. LÄS MER
18. Who is laughing now? Laughter-infused dialogue systems
Sammanfattning : This thesis paves the way for including laughter in spoken dialogue systems in a domain-general and linguistically valid way using computational linguistics tools and methods. The thesis is concerned with three main areas. The first area concerns the placement of laughter in relation to speech and other behaviours. LÄS MER
19. 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
20. Flerspråkiga elevers läsförståelse på svenska : Om lässtrategier och läsutveckling på mellanstadiet
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to highlight the significance of reading strategies in developing multilingual middle-school students’ Swedish reading comprehension. Reading strategies are con-sidered from teaching, reading development and individual perspectives, and this compilation thesis comprises an introductory chapter and three articles. LÄS MER