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Expertise without Deliberate Practice? The Case of Simultaneous Interpreters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Deliberate practice (Ericsson 2007) is a type of focused, goal-oriented practice that is part of the process of developing expertise. A less explored area in interpreting research, deliberate practice is a construct that ... -
Explaining topic prevalence in answers to open-ended survey questions about climate change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Citizens’ opinions are crucial for action on climate change, but are, owing to the complexity of the issue, diverse and potentially unformed1. We contribute to the understanding of public views on climate change and to ... -
Explorations of Gender Identity; A Study of Masculinity and Gender Predicaments in Cormac McCarthy's Suttree
(Master thesis, 2012-05-15)Cormac McCarthy's male-centered prose has engendered debate amongst scholars. Are his lack of female characters an expression of misogyny? And does McCarthy simply regenerate gender stereotypes? By using insights from queer ... -
Exploring L2 English Proficiency and Translation of Academic English Vocabulary
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Knowledge of academic English vocabulary is essential for upper secondary L2 English learners preparing for university studies, yet previous research suggests students in Scandinavian settings may need support to acquire ... -
Exploring L2 English students' knowledge and conceptions of academic vocabulary
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Parallel language use is widespread in universities today and refers to the use of English language course materials with lectures and classroom activities conducted in a majority language other than English. Concerns have ... -
Exploring pre-service language teachers’ mindsets using a sorting activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Researching mindsets has become a topic of considerable interest in language learning. However, the majority of studies tend to focus on learners and their mindsets, with very little research examining the mindsets of ... -
Exploring the Individual Mind: The Functions of the Epistolary Form in The Color Purple and The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Denne masteroppgaven tar for seg de to romanene The Color Purple (1982) av Alice Walker og The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) av Stephen Chbosky, som begge er skrevet i form av brev. Målet med oppgaven er å utforske ... -
Exploring the relationship between extramural English, self-efficacy, gender, and learning outcomes: A mixed-methods study in a Norwegian upper-secondary school
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article reports on a mixed-methods study regarding the extent to which the extramural English (EE), external attributions, self-efficacy (concerning EFL reading, speaking, writing, and listening skills), and gender ... -
Exploring traces of worldviews in literary texts in an EFL textbook
(Master thesis, 2020-06-20)Hovudmålet med denne masteroppgåva er å undersøkja livssyn i dei skjønnlitterære tekstane i Global Visions – ei lærebok for programfaget Internasjonal engelsk. Oppgåva byggjer på eit teoretisk rammeverk for livssynsanalyse ... -
Extremely relevant? Teachers’ reported beliefs on including the issue of radicalisation and violent extremism in the VG1 English teaching.
(Master thesis, 2023-05-29)På grunn av økt radikalisering blant norsk ungdom, har den norske regjeringene gitt skolene i oppdrag å ta opp radikalisering og voldelig ekstremisme som et tema i fag hvor det anses som relevant. Dagens læreplan i engelsk ... -
Étude linguistique du discours de l'ONG Greenpeace France
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)This thesis undertakes a qualitative linguistic analysis of fifty texts and reports published on the website of Greenpeace France. Greenpeace is one of the largest non-governmental organizations protecting the environment ... -
Étude sémantique du pronom ON dans une perspective textuelle et contextuelle
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Face Up and Sing': Nonconformity, Bisexual Consciousness and Transversity in the Work of Ani DiFranco
(Master thesis, 2008-11-11)The thesis focuses on how and where Ani DiFranco can be situated in the context of American nonconformity, how third wave feminism and ideas around sexuality has shaped her subjective conceptual frame, and how her work can ... -
The Familiar and the Fantastic A Study of Contemporary High Fantasy in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)This thesis deals with fantasy as a literary genre, as well as its subgenre "high fantasy," and contemporary genre theorizing. It examines how the cycles A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin and The Malazan Book ... -
Family language policy in retrospect: Narratives of success and failure in an Indian–Iranian transnational family
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this study, we investigate family language policy in a transnational family through a collaborative autoethnography. Following the theoretical underpinnings of family language policy (Spolsky in J Multiling Multicult ... -
Famous Hyperboreans
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The individual Hyperboreans appearing in ancient literature are presented with a review of the Greek and Latin sources and collections of references. Most of the mythological characters are briefly discussed, but the ... -
Fantasyromane als Bildungsromane- Lesen als Weg zur Bildung bei Meggie und Bastian aus Tintenherz und Die unendliche Geschichte.
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)Fantasybøkene Blekkhjerte av Cornelia Funke og Den uendelige historie skrevet av Michael Ende er begge barne- og ungdomsromanar, men skal i denne oppgåva også sjåast på som danningsromanar. I forteljingane møter me to ... -
The Fear of Feminization in a Literal No Man's Land: Negotiations of Masculine Identities in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and Wyndham Lewis's "The Revenge for Love"
(Master thesis, 2012-05-14)Notions of a crisis of masculinity are recurrent in the works of Wyndham Lewis and Ernest Hemingway. This thesis studies the concept of feminization by comparing Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" (1927) and Lewis's "The ...