Browsing Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "Applied Linguistics, Ph.D."
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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 ... -
A formula for fluency? : an investigation into the effect of instruction in formulaic sequences on oral fluency in Irish
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2015)The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a programme of instruction on oral fluency in Irish. The programme design was informed by a focus on formulaic language and by the use of procedures designed ... -
An investigation into the proficiency of successful late learners of French
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2009)The introduction to tiiis thesis provides a background for the study as well as the reasons behind the choice of subject. In the second chapter of the thesis there is a review of the literature on the Critical Period ... -
Developing English language support for immigrant students in Irish post-primary schools : a corpus linguistics approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2012)The present research was conducted as part of the English Language Support Programme (ELSP) of the Trinity immigration Initiative (2007-2010), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The aim of the ELSP was to investigate and enhance ... -
Exploring pupils' subjective experiences of learning French at primary school
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, 2001)This study explored the meaning of an L3 learning experience at primary level in a phenomenological perspective. This implied that the experience was seen as a human and a lived experience and that, consequently, its meaning ... -
First and second language socialisation processes among Polish immigrant adolescents in Ireland : ethnography and case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2015)Due to the dramatic increase in the population of immigrants in Ireland in recent years, the sociolinguistic dynamics of Irish classrooms has changed considerably. This thesis takes a Language Socialisation (LS) perspective ... -
First language attrition and second language acquisition in a second language environment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)This thesis is concerned with the outcomes of the parallel processes of first language maintenance and second language acquisition in adult bilinguals resident in a second language environment. Current perspectives on first ... -
Konglish : Cross-linguistic lexical issues for Korean learners of English
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2009)The present study investigated ow the mental lexicon of Korean learners of English is organized, and, in particular, how resources required to comprehend and produce English are stored and accessed in their mental lexicon ... -
Learner identity, motivation and autonomy in EFL pronunciation learning : development and evaluation of a pedagogical model
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)This thesis has three broad aims. Firstly, it sets out to explore the nature of the relationship between pronunciation and identity. Secondly, it aims to establish whether such a relationship can contribute to a model of ... -
Motivation and the learning environment : a study of Japanese learners of English
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2004)The thesis explores motivation, and the ways in which it is subject to change, among university-level Japanese learners of English as they react to different learning experiences. -
Relationships between identity and attitudes to the achievement of native speaker norms in adult L2 learners of Irish
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2014)This study examines how attitude, motivation and identity in adult learners of Irish are related to awareness of and commitment to different dialects and varieties of the language as learning targets. Specifically, it is ... -
Sentence mode, alignment and focus in the intonation of Cois Fharraige, Inis Mór and Gaoth Dobhair Irish : a dual approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2014)This work is devoted to the analysis of the intonation in three varieties of Irish: Gaoth Dobhair (Donegal within Ulster), and Cois Fharraige and Inis Mor (Connemara within Connaught). The experimental work is carried out ... -
Some adult refugees learning English in Ireland : the motivational role of goal-setting and the European Language Portfolio
(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 ... -
Tandem language learning on the Internet : theory, tool development and empirical exploration
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2004)The objective of this thesis is to investigate and advance the use of electronic mail for tandem language learning. Earlier research raised the following primary issues. Firstly, there were some organizational problems ... -
The effect of cross-language phonetic similarity perception on second language speech learning : the case of Polish migrant children and adults in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)The main goal of this thesis was to gain a better understanding of age- related differences in second language speech learning. Specifically, it was of interest in the present study to explore whether child learners of a ... -
The effects of study abroad on second language grammatical development : a qualitative study of the written performance of four Irish advanced learners of French
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2003)This thesis begins with a review of the literature on second language learning and study abroad with specific reference to linguistic progress, points out the shortcomings of the some of the research to date, and considers ... -
The European Language Portfolio in Irish post-primary education: a longitudinal empirical evaluation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2006)This thesis is a longitudinal examination of how the introduction of the Council of Europe's European Language Portfolio (ELP) has affected foreign/second language teaching and learning in Irish post-primary schools. It ... -
The spoken Irish of sixth-class pupils in Irish immersion schools
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2009)The aim of the present study is to investigate the acquisition of Irish by sixth-class pupils in all-Irish primary schools, with a particular focus on the features of their spoken Irish. Although there is a long historical ...