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On raising multilingual children: a study on parental language strategies and childhood multilingualism in Norway
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Denne oppgaven omfatter flerspråklighet hos barn og undersøker hvilke språkstrategier foreldre i flerspråklige familier i Norge anvender for å lære sine barn flere språk, i hovedsak Engelsk og Norsk. Hensikten med studien ... -
Early Modern English Relativisers: A Corpus–Based Study on which and the which
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the development of relative the which in Early Modern English scientific prose. The relative pronoun was common in Late Middle English and throughout the 1500s, but is reported to ... -
The Accents of Power: An attitudinal study of accent use in The Lord of the Rings and The Rings of Power
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Formålet med studien har vært å analysere bruken av engelske aksenter (uttalevarianter) i Ringenes Herre-filmene og The Rings of Power-serien, for å avdekke mulige mønster i hvordan karakterene snakker og deres karaktertrekk. ... -
„Wenn du ein Fremder bist, hast du keine Wahl mehr“ – Eine postkoloniale Analyse von Jenny Erpenbecks Roman „Gehen, ging, gegangen“
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This thesis analyzes Jenny Erpenbeck's book Gehen, ging, gegangen on the basis of postcolonial theory. The novel is about Richard, a retired professor who befriends African refugees. While he learns about their biographies, ... -
The relationship between students’ reported reading habits and their writing proficiency in terms of language learning.
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The Aesthetic Paradox: Detachment and Intimacy in Joan Didion's Play It as It Lays (1970) and A Book of Common Prayer (1977)
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Joan Didions romaner Play It as It Lays og A Book of Common Prayer ble begge publisert på 70-tallet og kan leses som et svar på de turbulente tilstandene som preget Amerikas samfunn på 60-tallet. I denne masteroppgaven ... -
How and to what extent do tasks in EAL textbooks for Norwegian lower secondary school reflect notions of in-depth learning?
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Abstract in Norwegian De siste tiårene har samfunnet gjennomgått drastiske forandringer innen områder som teknologi, økonomi og klima. Dette har skapt nye behov for hvordan og hva elever skal lære på skolen for å kunne ... -
The Fundamentals of Textbook English Vocabulary selection in L2 English textbooks for 1st and 2nd grade learners
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)I denne korpus-baserte innholdsanalysen har målet vært å undersøke engelske lærebøker for 1. og 2. trinn på barneskolen skrevet for LK20, og da særlig ordvalget, for å se på i hvilken grad læreplanmål og forskning styrer ... -
Women Readers at Syon Abbey : Networks of Books and Community, 1415–1539
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-07)Denne avhandlingen, med tittelen «Women Readers at Syon Abbey: Networks of Books and Community, 1415–1539», undersøker forholdet mellom de middelalderske Birgittasøstrene fra Syon Abbey (et. 1415) samt bøkene deres ved å ... -
Rôles des citoyens dans la lutte climatique : une étude linguistique des opinions des Français sur les possibilités et les obstacles concernant l’atténuation du changement climatique
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Résumé : Les défis que pose le changement climatique se présentent de plus en plus clairement, et les citoyens dans différentes parties du monde en sont touchés de différentes manières. La majorité des efforts pour atténuer ... -
Practicing and Managing Foreign Toponyms in China: Cultural Politics and Ideologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines the vogue of adopting foreign-origin place names in Chinese cities and the Chinese governments’ endeavors to regulate the toponymic landscape. The place naming practices, management, and public attitudes ... -
How politicians and the population attribute responsibility for climate change mitigation: no indication of a ‘governance trap’ in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Previous research claims that ‘the most significant risk’ to achieving climate change mitigation goals is the ‘governance trap’, whereby governments and the public attribute responsibility for action to one another. While ... -
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 ... -
The Humanities of Contagion: How Literary and Visual Representations of the "Spanish" Flu Pandemic Complement, Complicate and Calibrate COVID-19 Narratives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)My article examines how literary and visual representations of the “Spanish” Flu contagion foreshadow and generate critical discourses about pandemics. D.H. Lawrence’s novella The Fox characterises paranoia about biological ... -
Seeking Consensus on Confusing and Contentious Issues: Young Norwegians’ Experiences of Environmental Debates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this paper, I examine how young people in Norway, an affluent nation in the global north with long traditions of acknowledging the young as citizens, articulate and negotiate agency and norms for practicing environmental ... -
Samspillet mellom juridiske aktører og tolker i norske rettssaler
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Denne artikkelen tar for seg tolkede rettssaker og ser med kritisk blikk på interaksjonen mellom de juridiske aktørene og tolkene i rettssalen. Med utgangspunkt i transkriberte videoopptak fra en norsk tingrett viser ... -
'The seas was like mountains': Intra-writer variation and social mobility in Irish emigrant letters
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper presents a case study based on the writing of James Horner, one of the many Irish emigrants who crossed the Atlantic between the late 1700s and early 1800s. Communication between Horner and his family back in ...