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The influence of English on Norwegian morphology: aspects of a contemporary development

2006

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høkskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Three tentative hypotheses are suggested and tested in this thesis:1. That compounds, clips words and the genitive case are areas of Norwegian morphology which in fact are realms of uncertainty for users of the Norwegian language 2. That the uncertainty is not solely a result of English influence 3. That the uncertainty to some extent is due to insufficient knowledge of Norwegian orthography and morphology among Norwegians. With a view to investigating current attitudes within an academic setting to English influence on Norwegian morphology, a synchronic survey was carried out at Agder University College in Kristiansand. During the au…

A survey of the outside language pressure on modern faroese: with a view to assessing a possible increase in the use of English loanwords

2006

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand The focus of this work has been on the outside pressure on the Faroese language with an particular view to assessing a possible increase of new English Imports inot the language in view of the present-day technological and media situation. The theoretical part has been based on some of Milroy`s (2003) theories relevant for sociolinguistic research. A two-month research period provided interviews with 188 Informants. The Informants have been divided into four age groups: 1) young people aged 12 to 19, 2) working force, aged 24-50 with educational background in the home country, 3) working force, aged 24-50 with five years of university…

Narrative entrapments in the novels of J.M.Coetzee: a postmodern feminist reading of his three female narrating personas

2006

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand

Nineteen eighty-four´s dystopian vision: power and the individual

2007

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is by many known for, and consequently discussed in terms of, its “predictions” of the future, and its political satire. This thesis does not aim at discussing Orwell’s political ambitions, nor the alleged “prophecy” of the novel. Rather, this thesis focuses on and discusses the dystopian nightmare of Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is characterised by totalitarianism and its power discourse. The novel’s society is emphasised by O’Brien’s statement of “the boot stamping on a human face.” I have used Foucault’s theory on Pastoral power to explain the power discourse of the Party. Furthermore, I have explained …

Disrupted Lexical Access in the Context of Intact Syntactic Planning

2020

Communication Apprehension in EFL classrooms in Lower Secondary Schools : A case study of English teachers’ awareness of speech anxiety in their own …

2019

Master's thesis education EN502 - University of Agder 2019 This thesis studies educators’ awareness offoreign language anxiety (FLA), specifically communication apprehension,in Norwegian lower secondary schools. Communication is a key skillnecessary to masteringforeign languages, yet it is also the most anxiety inducing skill forforeign language learners(Horwitz et al., 1986).Despite the many challenges in learning a newlanguage, steps can be taken to ensure that students learn effectively. However, educators must first be aware of FLA and its effects on their students. Previous research shows that speech anxiety is the biggest impediment to the learning process (Arnold & Brown, 1999). FLA …

Between good end evil: on the moral ambiguity in "Buffy and the vampire slayer"

2007

Masteroppgave i engelsk, Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer aims to empower young women through a declared feminist agenda. The main body of this thesis explores what it is that makes Buffy a television show with a feminist agenda. This thesis analyzes areas which privileges and problematizes human agency from the perspective morals in society. The series advocates using one’s agency in order to optimize potentiality. The thesis examines emotions and human agency; manslaughter and notions of the Übermensch, and finally, the claim of agency and consequent empowerment of women. I have found that several aspects of the series problematize moral choices and p…

Emplacing English as lingua franca in international higher education: A spatial perspective on linguistic diversity

2022

Within higher education, internationalisation is increasingly important for students and academics alike. In this context, English as the lingua franca has gained prominence. The ostensible ubiquity of English rests on a particular rendering of the language as unitary, fixed, and undifferentiated. In this paper, we challenge this notion of English and use a spatial approach to explore the multiplicity of Englishes on display within the higher education context. Increasingly, within higher education outside Anglophone countries, English Medium Instruction (EMI) is seen as a crucial indicator of internationalisation: the term ‘international programmes' is often used as a proxy for programmes …

Lexikal transfer från engelska i högstadieelevers och gymnasisters texter samt svensklärares attityder till engelska i det svenska språket

2016

Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli kartoittaa, miten englannin kielen vaikutus näkyy yläasteikäisten ja lukioikäisten kirjoittamissa ruotsinkielisissä teksteissä leksikaalisella tasolla. Lisäksi tutki-muksessa tarkasteltiin ruotsinopettajien asenteita englannin kielen vaikutusta kohtaan ruotsin kielessä. Opettajien asenteita tutkittiin nettikyselyn avulla ja kyselyyn osallistui yhteensä 156 opettajaa. Oppilastekstit valittiin A1- ja A2-tasoilta ja tekstejä oli yhteensä 115. Tutkimustulok-set analysoitiin sekä kvantitatiivisin että kvalitatiivisin menetelmin. Tutkimuksen tulokset osoittavat, että englannin vaikutus näkyy eniten lainasanojen käytössä sekä sanoissa, joissa yhdistyy piirteitä sekä ru…

A Design-Oriented Analysis of Multimodality in English as a Foreign Language

2018

This empirical article investigates multimodality in English as a foreign language, both as seen in the use of multimodal texts as artefacts and pedagogical texts for learning, and through an analysis of the multimodal learning designs. We present observations from a year 10 classroom in Norway that worked with the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Alexie, 2007). We explore a four-week teaching sequence, asking how different modes were involved when the educator designed literacy events around the novel, and how multimodality is present in the students’ meaning making. Our aim is to make explicit and discuss some of the silent literacy practices in English teaching at l…