Browsing Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations) by Author "Carson, Lorna"
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A Complexity Theory approach to collaborative language learning
Gibbes, Marina (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 ... -
The affordances of virtual exchange for developing global competence and active citizenship in content-based language learning
NICOLAOU, ANNA (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2020)In times characterised by constant technological growth and increased mobility of people and ideas within complex societies across the globe, initiatives such as virtual exchange can be seen as attempts to cross global ... -
Case Studies of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Business Programmes in China, Japan and the Netherlands
SHAO, LIJIE (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2019)This doctoral project aims to conduct case studies of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) at three higher education institutions (HEIs) in China, Japan and the Netherlands – three ‘Expanding Circle’ countries. The ... -
Case Studies of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Business Programmes in China, Japan and the Netherlands
SHAO, LIJIE (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2019) -
Demotivation in Learning Chinese as an Additional Language: Insights of Irish Chinese Learners
ZHANG, CHANG (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2020)The teaching and learning of Chinese as an Additional Language (CAL) faces many challenges in an Irish context. Among them, demotivation is a prevalent issue identified among learners in Irish higher education. An ... -
Do Adult Simultaneous Bilinguals Outperform Adult Sequential Billinguals in Simulated Experimental Bi-Directional Simultaneous Interpreting Tasks?
MOORE, ALISON LINDSEY (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2018)This doctoral study investigated whether adult simultaneous bilinguals perform better than adult sequential bilinguals in a bi-directional simultaneous interpreting (SI) task. The project adopted Grosjean's holistic theory ... -
Examining the effectiveness of an embedded language education programme for international health science students in an Irish university
Kelly, Helen Margaret (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. ... -
Grammatical, lexical and phonological control by adults learning Turkish : a corpus-based approach to expanding the Can Do descriptors in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Yilmaz, Alev Durmaz (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2015)This thesis investigates the grammatical, lexical and phonological control of adult Turkish students in order to provide better understanding of the Turkish language development in second language learners. It aims to ... -
Investigating Medical English as a Lingua Franca: Determining the Effectiveness of Communication between Healthcare Practitioners in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia
Alhossaini, Fatima Mohammed (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 ... -
Self-regulation and Chinese character learning strategies in Irish Higher Education
JIANG, NING (Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2019)Chinese language studies have been recently growing in English-speaking nations at a rapid speed, indicating the possible emergence of a boom period of Chinese language learning around the globe. However, despite this surge ... -
Some adult refugees learning English in Ireland : the motivational role of goal-setting and the European Language Portfolio
Carson, Lorna (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2006)This thesis examines how goal-setting in the L2 classroom, supported by the European Language Portfolio, contributes to learner motivation. It is argued that a sociocultural understanding of leaming, and an approach to the ...