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Vocabulary acquisition with the help of video games : A quantitative analysis on the effects of gaming on vocabulary acquisition
(2020-11-15)
The aim of this Master’s Thesis is to look at how video games affect vocabulary learning. As such, the thesis will first look at some of the theory on language learning, as well as theory on game-based learning (GBL). The ...
Irreaaliat ja niiden kääntäminen suomennetussa fantasiakirjallisuudessa
(2020-08-26)
Tämä tutkielma käsittelee irreaalioiden käännösongelmia ja -strategioita suomennetussa fantasiakirjallisuudessa. Irreaalia on Mika Loposen (2009) esittelemä termi, jolla viitataan kuvitteellisten kulttuureiden merkitsijöihin. ...
The Road to Success or Failure: Attributions among Finnish 8th Graders and Upper Secondary School Students Learning English as a Foreign Language
(2020-04-15)
Attribution is originally a concept from psychology, but the interest in it has expanded the research field. Attributions in SLA context have been studied since 1990s, but the research has mainly focused on gender differences ...
Definitions and subjective experience of bilingualism of Finnish University students of English
(2019-03-26)
This thesis examines the subjective definitions and experience of bilingualism of Finnish University students of English. Due to the participants’ exposure to English language and presumable high competence in the language, ...
“The women’s marches were a phenomenal success and an important cultural moment” - Analysing the use of evaluative language in opinion pieces about the Women’s March 2017 from The New York Times
(2021-05-11)
The Women’s March of 2017 was a protest march organised the day after President
Donald Trump’s inauguration, protesting for the rights of women and minorities. The
main event in Washington, D.C. is at the centre of this ...
Globaalien käännösstrategioiden kuvaukset Vastapainon ja Gaudeamuksen tietokirjojen suomennosten kääntäjien esipuheissa aikavälillä 2003-2019
(2021-12-07)
Globaalien käännösstrategioiden kuvaukset Vastapainon ja Gaudeamuksen tietokirjojen suomennosten kääntäjien esipuheissa aikavälillä 2003–2019 Tutkielma 48 sivua, englanninkielinen lyhennelmä 6 sivua Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan, ...
Tweets against the stigmatisation of abortion in the US? A critical discourse analysis of a Twitter hashtag #youknowme
(2021-12-01)
This thesis examines the discourse of a Twitter hashtag #youknowme. This celebrity-led social media campaign was created in the spring of 2019 as a response to a wave of state-enacted abortion bans. This study is situated ...
Poets, versifiours, and makeres: a study on the semantic field of poetry in Middle English
(2021-11-03)
Middle English literature and the lexis of Middle English have both been studied extensively over the past decades. However, the semantic field of poetry has received less attention in earlier studies. Research in this ...
Yrityspromootiotekstien kääntäminen : Marimekon verkkosivutekstit tarkastelun kohteena
(2019-04-24)
Tässä tutkielmassa käsitellään markkinointi- ja promootiotekstien kääntämistä. Tarkastelun kohteena on suomalaisen designyrityksen Marimekon kotisivuilla oleva yritysesittely ja erityisesti osio, jossa yritys kertoo ...
Visual and Verbal Features of the Title Pages of News Pamphlets from 1570-1722 Concerning Executions at Tyburn
(2020-11-01)
This thesis is an examination of 51 early modern news pamphlets about executions at Tyburn, an execution site near London. The material dates from 1570-1722 and was gathered from Early English Books Online. The focus of ...