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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"P Ieitheg. Ieithyddiaeth"”.
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Translanguaging as Scaffolding in Collaborative Learning: A Research in the Context of Chinese EFL Classrooms
Translanguaging has emerged as a transformative pedagogical approach, but its application in multilingual classrooms has produced complex and context-specific outcomes. This dissertation investigates the role of translanguaging in Chinese EFL classrooms by focusing on its cognitive, academic, and …
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The challenges and risks inherent in Welsh language revitalization and the Cymraeg 2050 Strategic Plan
The new Welsh Language Strategy, Cymraeg 2050 makes dramatic demands upon the resources, infrastructure and policies of Welsh language planning. To bring about the desired increase in Welsh speaker numbers there will need to be a complete rethink of Welsh language policy, and the challenges faced …
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Curious parallels: an examination of terms and concepts shared between biology and linguistics, and their relevance to the study of languages.
The linguistic world contains an array of terms and concepts which, in their literal sense at least, appear to belong primarily to the modern discipline of biology. We speak, for example, of the evolution of languages, of living languages, of dead or extinct languages, of genetically related …
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Darpariaeth Gymraeg a dwyieithog yn y sector twristiaeth yng Nghymru
Amcanion a chwmpas yr astudiaeth Mewn ymateb i strategaeth iaith y Llywodraeth Iaith fyw: iaith byw (Llywodraeth Cymru, 2012a) ac wrth weithredu strategaeth dwristiaeth Partneriaeth ar gyfer twf (Llywodraeth Cymru, 2013a), datblyga Croeso Cymru (1) (cyfeiria’r rhifau mewn cromfachau at y Nodiadau, …
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Interpreting Anxiety: Where it Comes From and How it Varies Across Interpreters of Different Proficiency.
As a complex process of real-time language transformation, interpreting imposes significant cognitive demands due to its features such as time pressure, immediacy, lack of opportunities for revision, and uncertainty, making it highly anxiety-provoking. Despite its significant impact on interpreting …
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Speech and the Cosmos: A Study of Speech as a Means of Relating with the Cosmos
This study explores how creative cosmic forces find expression within the human being and, in particular, how this manifests in speech. It further explores whether humans are able to relate to the cosmos following this principle. The research uses a mixed method approach by combining a literature …
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(Re)translation and Reception of Li Qingzhao’s Works in the Anglophone West
As the most renowned Chinese female poet, Li Qingzhao (1084-1156 CE) has received extensive attention from Chinese scholars, evidenced by thousands of academic publications. In contrast, the number of her English (re)translations both in mainland China and the Anglophone West, remains under a …
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An Exploration of Digital Literacy Enhancement for Translation Students in China: A Case Study at a Chinese University
This thesis investigates the enhancement of digital literacy within translation education in China, addressing how translation students acquire essential digital competences and how such training can be optimised in an AI-driven learning environment. The research is underpinned by the accelerating …
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Metaphorical Depictions of the American and Chinese Economies during the 2010 Financial Crisis
This thesis contributes to the critical analysis of metaphors in economic news discourse during financial crisis, aiming to explore metaphorical images of the American and Chinese economies in economic news articles as representatives of distinct cultural and ideological backgrounds. It also …
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Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Bilingual Learners: Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences.
This study investigated primary school teachers’ perceptions, experiences, and pedagogical adaptations when delivering Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) instruction to bilingual learners, particularly those identified as using English as an Additional Language (EAL). Against the backdrop of rising …
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Ffactorau sydd yn dylanwadu ar rieni wrth iddynt ddewis cyfrwng addysg gynradd i'w plant mewn ardal benodol yn Sir Gaerfyrddin
Bwriad Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru (LlCC) yw creu cynnydd o 5% yn nifer siaradwyr y Gymraeg erbyn 2011 o gymharu â nifer Cyfrifiad 2001. Yn ôl Redknap (2006), golygai hynny gynnydd o 160,000. Er mwyn sicrhau’r cynnydd hwnnw, ystyrir bod gan y gyfundrefn addysg swyddogaeth allweddol. Yn ôl Redknap …
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Cultivating Employability Competence: An Exploration Using Capital Theory from the Perspective of Chinese Language Practitioners in the 21st Century
Artificial intelligence advancements, particularly in the field of language services, have demonstrated power in both augmenting and replacing human labour in the workplace. While the concept of employability has been extensively explored across a wide range of sectors, empirical research does not …
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The Celts: an ancient exonym for a modern mind-set?
A deep rift in opinion exists concerning the evolution, if at all, of the Κελτοί/Celtae of prehistoric continental Western Europe into the Celts associated with the modern inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. On the one hand, the peoples labelled as Κελτοί/Celtae by the …
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The Promotion of Cornish: Establishing strategies in view of the Basque experience in Trebiñu
This thesis explores the situation of Cornish and strategies that could be applied in order to restore it as a community language in Cornwall and Scilly. The first step undertaken was to determine the position and usage of Cornish in public and private domains, and speakers and non-speakers’ …
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Enquiry into Classroom Discourse: A Case Study of Pre-service Middle School English Teachers in China
Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ classroom discourse in junior middle school contexts has not been investigated in-depth, especially pre-service EFL teachers’ classroom discourse. This study sought to explore their classroom discourse features, identify how their questions …
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An Analysis of Duan Yucai’s Theory of Shengyi tongyuan in his Annotations to the Shuowen jiezi
My dissertation studies the work of an eminent Qing dynasty (1644–1912) philologist Duan Yucai 段玉裁 (1735–1815). Duan is renowned for his annotations to the Shuowen jiezi 說文解字 (Explaining Simple Graphs and Analysing Compound Characters), titled the Shuowen jiezi zhu 說文解字注 (Annotations to the …
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Linguistic principles in Usul al-fiqh and their effect on legal reasoning in Islamic law
This present study deals with the linguistic principles that are used in the process of legal reasoning in Islamic law. These linguistic principles represent an important branch of the science of usu1 al-fiqh on its part represents the theoretical basis for the Shari ah and indisputable foundations …
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An examination of Edward Lhwyd’s journey to Scotland in 1699 with particular reference to folk culture and language
This thesis examines the work of Edward Lhwyd, pioneer in the field of Celtic Studies, from the perspective of his journey to Scotland in 1699/1700. Lhwyd was at this time Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and his wide-ranging interests included natural history, botany, fossils, linguistics, …
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Advent of the Everyday Cathleen: Katharine Tynan and Motifs of Irish Identity 1911-1921
Katharine Tynan (1859-1931), an esteemed author in the forefront of the Irish Literary Revival, frequented the social, political, and artistic circles of colleagues such as W.B. Yeats and George Russell (AE); alongside her male counterparts, she fostered friendships and collaborated in reciprocal …