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Svalbard through the prism of Russian media. A discourse and cognitive perspective
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2024-05-31)The permanent economic and scientific presence of Russia and Norway in the Svalbard archipelago involves both cooperation and diplomatic tensions. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to clarifying the Russian view of Svalbard by examining Russian media perceptions of the archipelago. The study covers a sample of Russian mainstream federal and north-western regional media outlets and investigates ... -
Improving Metacognition Through Utilizing Disability Literature
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-09)This thesis aims to showcase how one can incorporate disability representation in literature in the classroom by teaching Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon. These novels should be utilised in schools to have disability literature represented whilst simultaneously improving pupils’ metacognition. This thesis has analysed and reflected ... -
Degree of multilingual engagement modulates resting state oscillatory activity across the lifespan
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-04)Multilingualism has been demonstrated to lead to a more favorable trajectory of neurocognitive aging, yet our understanding of its effect on neurocognition across the lifespan remains limited. We collected resting state EEG recordings from a sample of multilingual individuals across a wide age range. Additionally, we obtained data on participant multilingual language use patterns alongside other ... -
The role of entrenchment and schematisation in the acquisition of rich verbal morphology
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-30)Entrenchment and schematisation are the two most important cognitive processes in language acquisition. In this article, the role of the two processes, operationalised by token and type frequency, in the production of overgeneralised verb forms in Croatian preschool children is investigated using a parental ques tionnaire and computational simulation of language acquisition. The participants ... -
Tracing the Ontological Beliefs of Norwegian Educators Concerning Technology use in Early Childhood Education and Care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-24)Nested in the socio-cultural theory and the related concepts of dialogue in thinking (Mercer & Littleton, 2007) and dialogic teaching in classrooms (Mercer & Howe, 2012), this study explored knowledge and technology as dynamic meaning-making processes in Norwegian early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Group-reflections from thirteen Norwegian early childhood educators and their ... -
From Diagnostics of the Present to Architectures of Preferable Futures: Precarity, Polarization, and the Need for a Progressive Utopian Populism
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EU-motstand i Norge og Danmark. EU-motstandernes organisasjoner
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-03)Forholdet mellom Den europeiske union (EU) og Norge og Danmark er i stadig endring. Den europeiske union har ekspandert, både i antall medlemsland og i antall politiske saker (Heidar og Bakke, Politikk i Europa 2013). Utviklingen der grensen mellom de europeiske landene viskes ut, kalles Europeisering. Utviklingen mot at europeere utvikler felles mål, felles regelverk, handler mer med hverandre og ... -
How mini–whiteboards can help teachers raise their level of communication in whole class plenary talks
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023)This study investigates if using mini-whiteboards can change communication practices in a classroom using a before-and-after approach. Change in teaching practices was analysed using a framework described by Brendefur and Frykholm (2000). The data for this paper were collected on a lesson before the introduction of the mini-whiteboards, and a lesson three months after the introduction of the tools. ... -
Literacy overrides effects of animacy: A picture-naming study with pre-literate German children and adult speakers of German and Arabic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-17)Animacy plays a key role for human cognition, which is also reflected in the way humans process language. However, while experiments on sentence processing show reliable effects of animacy on word order and grammatical function assignment, effects of animacy on conjoined noun phrases (e.g., fish and shoe vs. shoe and fish) have yielded inconsistent results. In the present study, we tested the ... -
Consequentialism and Its Demands: The Role of Institutions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-17)Consequentialism is often criticized as being overly demanding, and this overdemandingness is seen as sufficient to reject it as a moral theory. This paper takes the plausibility and coherence of this objection—the Demandingness Objection—as a given. Our question, therefore, is how to respond to the Objection. We put forward a response relying on the framework of institutional consequentialism we ... -
Fiskesøkker og hverdagens magi i steinalderens kystlandskap
(Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024)Kystlandskapet og dets ressurser har gjennom alle tider vært viktige for befolkningen i Nord-Norge. Det gjelder også for fangstfolk i periodene yngre steinalder (ca. 5000–1800 fvt.) og tidlig metalltid (1800–0 fvt.) som primært livnærte seg av fisk, sel og sjøfugl. Derfor er det litt av et paradoks at de avbildninger vi finner for eksempel i bergkunsten i utstrakt grad er av landpattedyr. Hvordan ... -
Cross-Linguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition A longitudinal study on the acquisition of German morphosyntax by Norwegian high school students
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)This thesis aims to investigate how previously acquired languages influence the acquisition of a third language (L3); modes of transfer/cross-linguistic influence (CLI) (wholesale vs. property-by-property) and factors that select the source of transfer. This longitudinal empirical study contributes to the core questions of generative adult language acquisition and adds to the current discussion on ... -
Actitudes lingüísticas y políticas en sociedades bilingües. Un estudio comparativo sobre la Comunidad Valenciana y Noruega
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-10-27)This master's thesis investigates potential connections between linguistic and political attitudes within a bilingual society. It specifically focuses on the contemporary Comunidad Valenciana in Spain, where both Spanish and Valenciano/Catalán hold official language status. It explores the dynamics between linguistic and political attitudes, with a particular emphasis on the divisions between ... -
The phonological status of onsets with multiple articulations in Kalahari Basin Area languages
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)Languages spoken in the Kalahari Basin Area abound with phonetic complexity, particularly with regard to clicks and stops. In these languages, the root-initial onset position is the only position within a root that allows clicks and most egressive obstruents to occur. Some clicks and obstruents are produced phonetically as sequences of release bursts, such as a coronal stop followed by a dorsal ... -
Erfaringer med norsk og engelsk blant internasjonalt ansatte på NTNU
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2024)92 % av de fast ansatte og 69 % av de midlertidig ansatte rapporterer å ha tatt norskkurs i større eller mindre grad. Likevel oppgir bare 54 % av fast ansatte at de føler de kan nok norsk til å gjøre jobben sin godt. • 36 % av fast ansatte rapporterer å ha tatt kurs tilsvarende minst B2-nivå i norsk. Av disse rapporterte 25 % at de fortsatt ikke følte at de kunne nok norsk til å gjøre jobben sin ... -
Adapting a linguistic constructicon resource to L2 learners and instructors: a challenging endeavor
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2024-03)We present the challenges faced and decisions made in creating the Russian Constructicon (https://constructicon.github.io/russian/) as a multifunctional resource. We focus on two crucial categories of target users, linguists and L2 learners & instructors, and show that they have somewhat conflicting needs and expectations. While linguists want a maximally comprehensive inventory and its description, ... -
Construxercise! A new digital resource with construction-based exercises for L2 Russian
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2024-03)In this talk, we will discuss how we can bridge the gap between a constructicon resource and second language (L2) learners, drawing our insights from the actual practice of construction-based teaching. We suggest that having a constructicon resource, even with a user-friendly design, might not be enough to successfully engage L2 students with its content. We 1) summarize the accommodations for L2 ... -
Una propuesta de producción de materiales para introducción de las perífrasis de fase en la clase de español (Spansk II) para hablantes noruegos
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-01)Las perífrasis verbales son construcciones sintácticas que constan de dos o más verbos que constituyen un solo núcleo de predicado. El primero de ellos es el verbo auxiliar que aporta modo, tiempo, persona, número y aspecto; mientras que la forma verbal auxiliada escoge los argumentos. La carga semántica que conserva el auxiliar hace que se pueda hablar de perífrasis modales y tempoaspectuales. El ... -
Mo i Rana-dialekten: En korpusanalyse
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-01)Mo i Rana er en nordnorsk industriby som spesielt på 1900-tallet gikk gjennom store samfunnsmessige endringer og dermed også en stor økning i folketallet, noe som igjen har påvirket talemålet. I denne masteroppgaven undersøker jeg hvilke dialektendringstendenser som kan spores i Mo i Rana-dialekten fra 1960-tallet og fram til i dag. For å besvare problemstillingen har jeg analysert korpusdata fra ... -
The impact of L1 translation on vocabulary retention and immediate recall in Persian learners of English.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-10-31)Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of using the learners' first language (L1) as a translation tool on their foreign language vocabulary acquisition. The study aims to explore whether incorporating L1 translation activities into foreign language instruction could enhance vocabulary learning among young learners in an Iranian context. Methodology: The study follows ...
