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 ...

This thesis presents a pragmatic analysis of a number of contrast connectives in Spanish, in particular pero ‘but’ and aunque ‘although’. The study follows the theoretical framework of Relevance Theory (RT). The ideas put ...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, device development and research continues to emerge and develop, while all the time broadening to be more inclusive for those who utilise these systems to communicate ...

Speaking anxiety is a form of foreign language anxiety which may reduce students’ willingness to communicate orally. Despite accent being one of the most salient aspects of speech, there has been little research to date ...

The Ring languages, an understudied sub-group of the Grassfields Bantu family is examined from a function-typological perspective in relation to features of [Shape] and [Transitivity] as per Rijkhoff (2002, 2003). The word ...

This thesis compares empirical evidence of English L2 acquisition by primary school pupils acquiring English as a second language in Ireland (ESL pupils) with the learning outcomes described in the guidelines provided for ...

The aim of this study is to provide greater insight into the phenomenon of living with ADHD and/or ASD in adulthood, as directly reported by those who experience the conditions. And, to explore how a late diagnosis, attitudes ...

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 ...

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 ...