Denna studie utgår ifrån fyra lärares bedömning av elevtexter i svenska som andraspråk. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur likvärdigheten i bedömning och betygssättning påverkas av lärarens värdering av texterna utifrån aspekterna kommunikationsstrategier och språk och stil. Bedömningen av dessa aspekter skiljer sig i ämnet svenska och svenska som andraspråk. I studien ingår två elevtexter i svenska som andraspråk från det nationella provet i åk 9, samt tillhörande bedömningsmatris. Analysen sker med utgångspunkt i ett fokusgruppssamtal där lärarna, utifrån texterna och bedömningsmatrisen, samtalar om aspekterna kommunikationsstrategier och språk och stil samt bedömningen av dem. Det framkommer av studien att aspekten kommunikationsstrategier är svåra att både identifiera och bedöma i en skriven text. Resultatet visar dessutom att bedömningen inte är samstämmig bland de fyra lärarna.

For a westerner or any other person who comes from a language background where the alphabet is used to form words and sentences, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages for second language learners. Especially the mastering of the Chinese written language is deemed by a majority of Chinese language students as the most difficult part of learning Chinese. This study investigates how a pedagogic teaching method called meaningful interpretation and chunking can assist students in acquiring the skills of reading and writing Chinese characters. To facilitate the transfer of new knowledge, it is important to bring meaning and sense to what the students are asked to learn. For the novice, Chinese characters may seem like randomly assembled strokes which are hard to comprehend. With this thesis I have wanted to highlight the value of using a teaching method that thoroughly analyzes and explains the different radicals and components of the Chinese characters, such a method, will not only increase students’ understanding of the characters, it will also work towards ensuring that the characters’ form and meaning stay in the students’ memory so they can be reproduced at a later point in time.

The purpose of this study is to broaden our understanding of the attitudes Swedish university students hold towards RP and GA. Although several studies have been conducted on the topic, none have sought to describe the three components traditionally assumed in the mentalist approach to language attitudes. The present study aims to bridge this gap. This was done by investigating students at Stockholm university using the verbal guise method. The present study found that students of Stockholm university with English as their L2 think that RP sounds more arrogant and boring, but also more responsible, gentle and intelligent than GA. The investigated population also felt more irritation while listening to RP than GA. They also felt more trust and liking for speakers of GA than of RP. Lastly, there were also differences regarding the accent the investigated population perceives it uses. GA was heavily favored in this respect. The findings of the present study could help to solve educational issues such as finding which English accents are suitable or most suitable for teaching.

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Textbooks are considered an integral part of language teaching-learning. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between textbooks and teachers as well as students. Through the use of a mixed methodology by combining interviews with teachers (a qualitative element) and a survey questionnaire for students (a quantitative element) the present study intends to provide an answer to the research question: What is the role of textbooks in English second language learning in Swedish high schools? More specifically the study aims to examine the advantages and disadvantages of ESL textbooks as well as compare differences between how ESL textbooks are used in Sweden and other countries. Lastly, the study will also investigate what changes need to be made to ESL textbooks in Swedish high schools. The results of the study indicate several advantages and disadvantages with the use of textbooks. The advantages of textbooks afford teachers short-term benefits in the form of inspiration, ready-made material and a framework for the course and curriculum. The disadvantages of textbooks are the need for adaptation and modification to fit course criteria as well as learner group and situation which present as long-term problems that require time, knowledge and skill to overcome. Analysis of the results presents the question of whether or not the short-term benefits of textbooks are substantial enough to justify the time it takes for teachers to modify and adapt them as no textbook is perfect for every learner group or situation. In conclusion, the study shows that textbooks are best considered temporary servants that in the hands of their masters, the teachers, are best utilized to build a comprehensive language teaching-learning environment that better enables students to learn and utilize the English language.

In this paper, I will analyze the interconnections between Class S and lesbian identity as exemplified by Yoshiya Nobuko’s early writings with the goal of reconciling two schools of thought—that Class S is inherently lesbian fiction, or that it does not depict lesbians at all. To do so, I will be examining “Yellow Rose” through the lens of biographical criticism in order to illuminate the inherent connection between the themes present in Yoshiya Nobuko’s writings and her lived experience as a same-sex attracted woman.

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<p>Godkännandedatum 2018-05-15</p>

<p>The examination of the adequate nature conservation methods in a natural reserve, to conserve a specific species and / or increase biological diversity is the subject of this study. This work is based on four species, that can be found during the Spring season, liverleaf, wood anemone, brimstone and woodpecker. The incidence and availability is studied and closely observed for these species in twenty forests, i.e. ten forests which are nature reserves and ten forests with the similar characteristics as the nature reserves habitat, but are not nature reserves in Gnesta mucipality, Södermanland. Measurements of the tree crown and the diameter of the tree trunks where noted to study how these factors could affect the outcome of the abundance and incidence of the four species. The brimstones lay their eggs on the leaf buds on the tree trunk. This is precisely the reason why inventories have been made for the tree trunks in the nature reserves and non protected forests. The abundance and coverage of the liverleaves and wood anemone was chosen to study in random by taking 25x25m in every forests. These squares where divided even further to ten squares with the size of 0.5x0.5m. The frequency of both the species are counted and noted in the smaller squares. The brimstones and woodpeckers are inspected by measurement assessments. Two lines of 100m were laid out, to listen to the drumming and various sounds gives of by the woodpeckers and flying adult brimstones, with a stopover of 15m in 5mins. The statistical results illustrate no significant differences in the incidence and the abundance between the liverleaves and wood anemone, whether it is in the nature reserve forests or non protected forests. But the standard deviation differed between the forests (nature reserve and non protected forests) on the incidences (nature reserve SD = 7.43, non protected forest SD = 0.31) and the abundance (nature reserve SD = 4.01, non protected forest SD = 0.51) of the liverleaves. The coverage of the tree crowns and the trunk diameter did not have any significant influence on the outcome of the abundance and the incidence of the liverleaves. The effect of the tree crown was close to non when it came to the wood anemone, but the diameter of the tree trunks affected the incidence level (DF1,7, P<0.05, F=6.4791, P<0.05, ANOVA), but not the abundance. A significantly higher value was observed among the woodpeckers in the nature reserve (b=3.584, P<0.05, logistics regression), but not among the brimstones in either the nature reserves or the forests and non protected reserves.The observation study shows that the natural reserves have greater incidences of woodpeckers and with a standard deviation of the liverleaves abundance and occurrences between nature reserve forests and non protected forests, but only with a few nature reserves having more liverleaves than other reserves. The significant difference are very marginal when it comes to liverleaves and to obtain any positive effects of the nature reserve, a large scale study needs to be conducted in far more reserve forests.</p>

The examination of the adequate nature conservation methods in a natural reserve, to conserve a specific species and / or increase biological diversity is the subject of this study. This work is based on four species, that can be found during the Spring season, liverleaf, wood anemone, brimstone and woodpecker. The incidence and availability is studied and closely observed for these species in twenty forests, i.e. ten forests which are nature reserves and ten forests with the similar characteristics as the nature reserves habitat, but are not nature reserves in Gnesta mucipality, Södermanland. Measurements of the tree crown and the diameter of the tree trunks where noted to study how these factors could affect the outcome of the abundance and incidence of the four species. The brimstones lay their eggs on the leaf buds on the tree trunk. This is precisely the reason why inventories have been made for the tree trunks in the nature reserves and non protected forests. The abundance and coverage of the liverleaves and wood anemone was chosen to study in random by taking 25x25m in every forests. These squares where divided even further to ten squares with the size of 0.5x0.5m. The frequency of both the species are counted and noted in the smaller squares. The brimstones and woodpeckers are inspected by measurement assessments. Two lines of 100m were laid out, to listen to the drumming and various sounds gives of by the woodpeckers and flying adult brimstones, with a stopover of 15m in 5mins. The statistical results illustrate no significant differences in the incidence and the abundance between the liverleaves and wood anemone, whether it is in the nature reserve forests or non protected forests. But the standard deviation differed between the forests (nature reserve and non protected forests) on the incidences (nature reserve SD = 7.43, non protected forest SD = 0.31) and the abundance (nature reserve SD = 4.01, non protected forest SD = 0.51) of the liverleaves. The coverage of the tree crowns and the trunk diameter did not have any significant influence on the outcome of the abundance and the incidence of the liverleaves. The effect of the tree crown was close to non when it came to the wood anemone, but the diameter of the tree trunks affected the incidence level (DF1,7, P&lt;0.05, F=6.4791, P&lt;0.05, ANOVA), but not the abundance. A significantly higher value was observed among the woodpeckers in the nature reserve (b=3.584, P&lt;0.05, logistics regression), but not among the brimstones in either the nature reserves or the forests and non protected reserves.The observation study shows that the natural reserves have greater incidences of woodpeckers and with a standard deviation of the liverleaves abundance and occurrences between nature reserve forests and non protected forests, but only with a few nature reserves having more liverleaves than other reserves. The significant difference are very marginal when it comes to liverleaves and to obtain any positive effects of the nature reserve, a large scale study needs to be conducted in far more reserve forests.