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Cross-linguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)The present study examins how adults who speak Turkish as their first language and English as their second language acquire possessive pronouns in Norwegian as their third language, focusing on cross-linguistic influence. The study uses a combination of methods including a language history questionnaire, Norwegian and English proficiency tests, and an acceptability judgement task, while testing the ... -
The Acquisition of Aspect in L2 English by Greek speakers: A Feature Reassembly Approach
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)Abstract Aims and objectives: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate factors influencing the acquisition of aspect, the internal temporal conceptualization of events in predicates, in second language acquisition. The main objective is to examine which and to what extent the following linguistic components influence the Feature Reassembly Hypothesis; the learners’ age thus their linguistic ... -
Bei and Bei Passives
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)The thesis is a generative study of the categorial status of bei in Standard Chinese and the derivation of its related passive structures. It first covers the fundamentals of Chinese grammar and provides an overview of previous research on bei and bei passives. This enables the reader to develop a preliminary understanding of this passive structure and empowers them to form their own judgments. By ... -
The effect of perception training on production and perception of English back vowels by German learners
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-30)The present study investigates whether perception training with feedback can improve the production and perception of German native speakers, when they speak English. An online experiment with three training rounds was created, which all participants had to complete. Perception and production performance were tested before and after the training. The quantitative analysis showed no significant ... -
Exploring Code Switching as a Strategy for Euphemism: A study of Bilingual Undergraduate of Pashto and English in Degree college Wari, Dir Upper
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This research explores the motivations behind code-switching behavior, particularly focusing on its occurrence within the context of group discussions among English undergraduate students. Twenty participants, consisting of seven females and thirteen males, were observed during group discussions and subsequently interviewed individually to elucidate the reasons underlying their code-switching ... -
Leveling up L2 English
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-04)Denne undersøkelsen utforsker effekten av digitale spill på tilegnelse av vokabular i engelsk som andrespråk (L2) blant norske spiller, og potensialet spill kan ha i språklæring. Studien starter med en gjennomgang av tidligere forskning som har undersøkt engelsk L2-tilegnelse gjennom digitale spill. Denne studien analyserer spørreundersøkelsen utført blant norske spillere for å vurdere hvordan de ... -
The impact of Extramural English on Norwegian lower secondary school students´ English vocabulary and grammar: A quantitative study on how much English Norwegian teenagers learn outside the classroom
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-15)This thesis aims to explore the relationship between Norwegian lower secondary school students' exposure to English outside of school and their proficiency in general English vocabulary and grammar. Sundqvist (2009) first introduced the term extramural English, which refers to learning English without any degree of deliberate intention to acquire it. This quantitative study investigates three key ... -
Una evaluación del libro de texto "Gente" de Aschehoug
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-05-14)The goal of this master´s thesis is to investigate how the Norwegian textbook Gente 8-10 achieves two of the competence aims outlined the Norwegian curriculum for foreign languages (FSP01-03) after level 1. My investigation primarily focuses on the use of learning strategies, prior knowledge, digital recourses, and grammar in foreign languages education, and how the textbook addresses these topics ... -
Investigating Pre-service Teachers' Preparedness for Teaching in Multilingual EFL Classrooms
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)The thesis investigates pre-service teachers' preparedness for teaching in multilingual EFL classrooms. Former research has revealed that pre-service teachers lack the necessary competence in multilingual pedagogies when entering the profession. This results in teachers not knowing how to facilitate multilingualism in the classroom, which inhibits pupils' use of several languages when learning ... -
The realization of Spanish Diphthongs by Norwegian Learners.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Research in Spanish phonology as a foreign language has primarily concentrated on its acquisition by English L1 speakers. However, this study explores the perception of syllabification of vowel sequences (VS) in Spanish as a third language (L3) by Norwegian first- language speakers (L1). This research investigates potential Cross-Linguistic Interference (CLI) on the production of the vowel sequences ... -
Motivation as a factor for proficiency in early EFL-learners
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This study investigated how motivational factors affect proficiency in early English as a foreign language (EFL)-learners in a classroom setting. 44 participants attending fourth and fifth grade in Norwegian primary schools were tested in proficiency and asked to answer a questionnaire detailing different motivational factors and method preferences in EFL-learning. The motivational statements in ... -
Cross-linguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition Acquisition of an artificial language by Arabic-English bilinguals
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)Aims and Objectives: This thesis investigates how previously acquired languages, Arabic and English, play a role in acquiring morphosyntax in an artificial language (AL) at the early stages of third language acquisition (L3A). Examining how lexical and syntactic similarities between L3 and previously learned languages affect cross-linguistic influence (CLI) during L3 acquisition is the main aim ... -
Looking sharp: A web-based eye-tracking study of the role of L2 English in L1 Romanian morphosyntactic attrition
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This project investigated language change in Romanian-English speakers who live and work in countries where the dominant spoken language is English. The participants consisted of native, first language (L1) adult speakers of Romanian, who had emigrated to, and been primarily domiciled in, English-speaking countries for at least 10 years, and for whom English is their second language (L2). The study ... -
Crosslinguistic Influence in L3A: Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language by Arabic, Norwegian and Arabic-Norwegian Adolescents
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-13)Aims and objectives: This thesis is centered on examining cross-linguistic influence (CLI) in the acquisition of a third language (L3, English) by bilingual Arabic-Norwegian adolescents in comparison with their monolingual controls. The primary objectives of this investigation are to ascertain the origin of CLI, and to determine whether CLI manifests as a property-by-property occurrence or not. ... -
Flerspråklighet i overgangen fra internasjonal grunnskole til norsk videregående skole: En kvalitativ undersøkelse av læreres oppfatning og håndtering av flerspråklighet i overganger i utdanningssystemet
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Den overordnede problemstillingen for denne avhandlingen er: Læreroppfatninger av flerspråklighet og overgangen fra internasjonal skole til videregående skole. Jeg skal i denne oppgaven undersøke hvordan lærere definerer, forstår og jobber med flerspråklighet, og undersøke hvordan de jobber med overgangen fra internasjonal skole til norsk videregående skole. Empirien i studien baserer seg på to ... -
The Effect of AI-Based Applications on EFL Writing Skill Development: An Inquiry into Integration of AI into Language Learning
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-12)The main aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of AI-based writing applications on the development of EFL learners’ writing skills. In addition, it was aimed to examine which aspects of writing_ task fulfillment, organization, grammar, lexis, and mechanics _are more significantly affected. Furthermore, it was investigated whether using AI-based writing applications contributes to ... -
English as an additional language (EAL) for newly arrived students in Norway
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This thesis aims to map out current research trends on teaching English as an additional language to newly arrived students, and investigate how this research can shed light on English teaching practices in mainstream and sheltered classrooms in Norway. This is seen in light of the linguistically enriched classrooms in Norway where other languages besides Norwegian can be of use to learn English. ... -
El error como recurso en el aprendizaje de los pasados en ELE: Análisis de Errores de la forma y el uso del pretérito indefinido y del perfecto compuesto
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-08)RESUMEN: El presente TFM de lingüística española emplea la metodología del Análisis de Errores (AE) en un estudio de campo que se enfoca en la conjugación y el uso de dos tiempos verbales, concretamente el pretérito indefinido y el pretérito perfecto de indicativo, entre estudiantes noruegos que aprenden español como lengua extranjera (ELE). El trabajo aborda la siguiente cuestión: ¿Cuáles son los ... -
Is Basque Perfective Past a True Perfective? Evidence from a Visual World Paradigm Experiment
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)Aspect, which refers to the unfolding of events in time, can be found lexically and grammatically encoded in several languages. This study focuses on grammatical perfectivity, which is traditionally described with the main conditions of culmination and totality. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Basque speakers process grammatical aspect, by contrasting perfective and imperfective ... -
Effects of Multilingual Engagement and Physical Activity on Episodic Memory Performance
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This study investigates the effects of bilingualism and physical activity on episodic memory performance across the lifespan. Drawing on a sample of 172 bi-multilingual Norwegian L1 English L2 speakers, data were collected using the Language History Questionnaire (LHQ3.0) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), along with an episodic memory task inspired by Babiloni ...
