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The Immigrant Experience. Fictional Immigrant Narratives as Rites de Passages
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)This thesis examines how three immigrant novels can be viewed as rites de passages and how this term can shed light on the immigrant process as this is represented in literature. The three novels explored in this thesis ... -
The Impact of Text Messaging on Standard English
(Master thesis, 2009-05-14)Many people claim that text messaging is ruining Standard English, and that there will be a decline in literacy because of this new phenomenon with all its abbreviations and deviant spellings. My hypothesis 1 was that ... -
La importancia del aspecto verbal en la enseñanza del pretérito indefinido y del imperfecto del español en la escuela secundaria noruega
(Master thesis, 2012-05-14)The present study involves the realization of an experiment that demonstrates the importance of verbal aspect in the teaching of the verbal tenses preterite and imperfect for second level students of Spanish in their first ... -
In Limbo, or, The Protracted Death of the Novel: William Gaddis’s J R and the Precarious State of Postmodern Literature
(Master thesis, 2020-06-03)Eksperimentell postmodernistisk litteratur blir framleis møtt med skepsis og skuldingar om irrelevans, også av tonegjevande litteraturkritikarar som Fredric Jameson, som rangerer litteratur under resterande kunstarter i ... -
Inexpression: Desire and language in Samuel Beckett's short prose
(Master thesis, 2010-11-22)This thesis examines expressions of lack and desire in three of Samuel Beckett's early texts. This examination is grounded in Beckett's artistic ideal, which states that artistic expression is doomed to fail. -
The Influence of the subtitled mode on the acquisition of English vocabulary. A case study of Norwegian and Austrian students’ recollection of English vocabulary from The Simpsons movie.
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the influence of the subtitled mode on the acquisition of English Vocabulary in two Norwegian and two Austrian secondary schools. -
Ing-ord sin semantikk. Ein kvalitativ og kvantitativ studie av tydingar og tydingsutvikling hjå ing-ord i russiske aviser og i ordbøker (2000-2011)
(Master thesis, 2012-10-01)Etter Perestrojka har det kome mange lånord av ulikt slag inn i russisk frå engelsk, mellom anna ei gruppe ord som sluttar på -ing og kan sporast tilbake til former av engelske verb. For desse orda blir det gjerne forstått ... -
INGlish English. The progressive construction in learner narratives
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-20)The topic of the present thesis is the English progressive construction BE + V-ing; more specifically, as used by young L1 Norwegian learners of L2 English and same-age nativespeakers. The study is form-based and thus ... -
Inscriptions and Ways of Owning Books among the Sisters of Syon Abbey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article discusses the phenomenon of personal inscriptions in manuscripts and printed books associated with the sisters of Syon Abbey (founded 1415), the sole English Birgittine house. It argues that personal inscriptions ... -
Instinct or Insight in Dystopia. Reading Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler through a Darwinian Lens
(Master thesis, 2011-11-20)Margaret Atwood is a Canadian author known for novels such as The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace. Octavia Estelle Butler is an American author who has won several awards for her work. The novels I have selected for this ... -
Integrating pronunciation and meaning: Teacher cognition on pronunciation teaching in the EFL classroom against the backdrop of communicative language teaching
(Master thesis, 2016-11-21)In this thesis I explore teachers' cognitions on pronunciation among lower secondary teachers of English as a Foreign language. Where the audiolingual method focused on correct' pronunciation and imitation, communication ... -
Intended or unintended consequences? Assessing the ways in which the National Tests of English are implemented and acted on in Norwegian schools
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article reports on an investigation into the role the National Tests of English (NTE) and their results play in Norwegian eighth-grade classrooms. Previous and current opposition to the tests from some teachers and ... -
Intento de caracterización de las oraciones coordinadas distributivas en español
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Interkulturalität und Differenzwahrnehmung in der Migrationsliteratur Erörterung am Beispiel der deutsch-türkischen Autoren Emine Sevgi Özdamar und Feridun Zaimoălu
(Master thesis, 2008-11-14)Die Arbeit widmet sich dem sehr aktuellen und komplexen Thema der Migraion und Interkulturalität. Beide Apekte hängen eng miteinander zuammen und sind von dem Aspekt der kulturellen Differenzwahrnehmung und einem Leben in ... -
Interkulturelle Wirtschaftskommunikation Norwegen - Deutschland Eine Pilotstudie
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Investigating the effectiveness of an online language teacher education programme informed by self-determination theory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Despite the centrality of motivation for all learning, few studies have examined the effectiveness of online language teacher education (OLTE) programmes within a psychological framework. This explorative study seeks to ... -
Investigating the ‘multiethnolectality’ of MLE as expressed in grime lyrics
(Master thesis, 2018-06-20)Denne masteroppgaven er en kvalitativ studie med kvantitative elementer. Oppgaven har som mål å undersøke hvorvidt og eventuelt hvordan det multi-etnolektalske aspektet ved Multicultural London English (heretter ‘MLE’) ... -
IPCC communicative practices: A linguistic comparison of the Summary for Policymakers 2007 and 2013
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The present paper undertakes an analysis of language use in two so-called Summaries for policymakers (SPMs), published as part of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Assessment Reports 4 (AR4, 2007) and 5 ...