Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Investigating Medical English as a Lingua Franca: Determining the Effectiveness of Communication between Healthcare Practitioners in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)This thesis investigates the effectiveness of communication between healthcare practitioners in multilingual hospital settings in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Medical English as a Lingua Franca (MELF). With the ... -
The beauty of the Grotesque : a history and semiotics of serifless typefaces
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2016)This is a study of a style of typeface - the Grotesque - and a way of thinking about this style that was central to twentieth-century typographic discourse. It traces both the development of Grotesque styles, and the ... -
Investigating the experiences of in-service English language teachers in the use of language corpora for teaching purposes: An international action research study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)For several decades, applied linguists have highlighted the benefits of using authentic language samples in language learning classrooms in acquiring genuine use of a language. Yet, few EFL teachers use corpora in their ... -
"Is the Ground Ready?" Exploring the Use of Feminist Pedagogy in Refugee Education in Greece Through a Feminist, Intersectional Approach
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)The present study explores the use of a feminist pedagogy approach in a refugee education context in Greece. Its main aim is to discuss whether the ground is ready for such an approach, through examining the following three ... -
The Design and Evaluation of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning Tools for Beginner Learners of Mandarin Chinese
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)The present research aims to design and evaluate two Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (iCALL) prototypes to assist the teaching and learning of spoken Chinese in the Irish post-primary context. The research ... -
Examining the effectiveness of an embedded language education programme for international health science students in an Irish university
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)This study examines the effectiveness of an embedded language programme for international English as an Additional Language (EAL), health science students studying on a medicine or physiotherapy degree at an Irish university. ... -
Multilingualism in Hong Kong: A Social Identity Theory Perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)The linguistic situation in Hong Kong is often described as being trilingual and biliterate. This thesis sets out to examine the link between language and the sense of national identity in Hong Kong from a social identity ... -
L-Vocalisation in Somerset
Traditional dialects in British English are undergoing a process of change, due in part to urbanisation, increased social mobility and language contact through population movement. Within British English there are several ... -
Up-Rising: A Phonological and Phonetic Study of Intonation in Derry City English
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)This thesis provides an account of the phonology and phonetics of intonation in Derry City English using the Autosegmental-Metrical (AM) framework (Ladd, 2008). It focuses on the phonological inventory and phonetic features ... -
Prosodic Structure in Munster Irish
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)This thesis centres on prosody (rhythm, intonation, and prominence) in the Munster varieties of Irish (Gaelic). Munster Irish (MI) is distinct from other varieties of the language in having a complex, weight-sensitive ... -
A Question of Meaning: Motivation as a Meaning-Making Process for Late Adolescent Learners Engaged in Multilingual Language Learning
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)Although we have advanced our knowledge of language learning motivation, there are still many elements that have not been sufficiently considered. Within the existing research, there is a lack of perspectives that focus ... -
Can you mold, handle or portray it? Iconicity and metaphor in depiction strategies in co-speech gesture
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)The study explores iconicity and metaphor revealed in various gestural depiction strategies in co-speech representational gestures (Kendon, 2004; David McNeill, 1992). The gesture examples have been sourced from three ... -
Monolingual and Bilingual Narrative Production and Comprehension across Cultures
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)Children's narrative development has been argued as more dependent on age and much less on linguistic abilities and cultural backgrounds, which is also the case for bilingual children's narrative development across two ... -
Quantitative and Qualitive Analysis of Politeness and Gender Effects in Romantic Comedies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)This study investigates differences in markers of politeness between male and female characters in romantic comedies. While focusing on the gender of the speaker, the impact of the gender of the addressee and of the ... -
Growing up deaf in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 1997)The aim of this dissertation is to describe my own linguistic experience at school and by doing so provide a general understanding of the linguistic experience of Irish Deaf children during the period that oral education ... -
Verb categories in Irish Sign Language
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 1997)The principal aim of this study is the identification of verb categories in Irish Sign Language. The data was collected on videotape from six deaf informants, three men and three women, all of whom regard themselves as ... -
It's a Two-way Street: Informing Irish Pre-sessional EAP Programs with a Needs Analysis of Irish Higher Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)Increased student mobility has led to an increase of international students studying at Irish universities. The predictor of English LX students academic success primarily relies on standardized tests, however, the use ... -
Predicting dual-language literacy attainment in Irish-English bilinguals: language-specific and language-universal contributions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2021)This thesis focuses on dual-language literacy attainment and has three main aims. The first is to examine various predictors of early literacy attainment in Irish and English – phonemic awareness, rapid automatised naming ... -
A Complexity Theory approach to collaborative language learning
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2016)This dissertation brings complexity theory to the investigation of collaborative language learning. The broad aims of the PhD are two-fold - firstly, to understand more about the process of collaboration, and how it affects ... -
International student adjustment in Irish universities: Language-related challenges and the role of EAP
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2021)The present study explores the role of language in non-native English speaking (NNES) international students adaptation in Irish universities, as well as the role of EAP in-sessional programmes in adaptation. This is ...