Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Thomson, James Jacob"
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Hedging in Year Nine Girls’ and Boys' Written English in Norwegian Schools
Thomson, James Jacob (Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)This aim of this thesis is to investigate the use of hedging devices in the English writing of year nine girls and boys in two Norwegian lower secondary schools. Hyland (2005: 52) defines hedges as devices that “indicate ... -
Metadiscourse in Upper Secondary English Essays: Exploring Genres in L1 and L2 Educational Contexts
Thomson, James Jacob (PhD thesis UiS;620, Doctoral thesis, 2021-12)ABSTRACT This exploratory research project aims to investigate metadiscourse features in English essays written by upper secondary pupils attending schools in Norway, Sweden and the UK. Metadiscourse refers to the ... -
Metadiscourse in upper secondary pupil essays: Adapting a taxonomy
Thomson, James Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02)The concept of metadiscourse, which refers to a range of interactional and organisational linguistic resources, has been increasingly used in studies that analyse professional and tertiary-level writing. Although studies ... -
Reading for pleasure in English as an L2 in Norwegian primary schools: Teachers’ perceptions and practices
Naqvi, Linnea Stenrud (Master thesis, 2022)This study’s topic is about reading for pleasure in the English subject in 5th to 7th grade in Norwegian primary schools. The thesis aimed to investigate teachers’ perceptions on what reading for pleasure is and their ... -
Signposting in upper secondary essay writing in different educational contexts and genres: Exploring pupil usage and teacher practices
Thomson, James Jacob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)Essay writing is a central part of upper secondary education, where pupils often face the challenge of composing texts in different genres ranging from scientific investigations to political essays. In their essays, pupils ... -
The Online LexiCOIN: Exploring the formation and use of English slang blends
Pantovic, Kristina (Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to explore the manner in which English slang lexical blends are formed and used in computer-mediated communication. The focus is particularly on how blends are used on the social media platforms, Facebook, ... -
“You’ve aged like milk on a radiator”: An investigation of verbal humour on r/RoastMe
Ryen, Marte (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of “roasting” on an internet forum called r/RoastMe. The analysis is based on politeness theory (Brown & Levinson, 1987; Grice, 1975), impoliteness theory (Culpeper, 1996), ...