Acculturation and acquisition of pragmatic routines in the study abroad context 

    Sánchez Hernández, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)

    The present study explores the influence of acculturation on learning pragmatic routines in the study-abroad context by students of diverse cultural backgrounds. It is a longitudinal investigation that involves a mixed-method ...

    Complaint sequences across proficiency levels: the contribution of pragmatics and multimodality 

    Beltrán Palanques, Vicente (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)

    El objetivo de esta tesis es contribuir a la investigación en pragmática del interlenguaje y multimodalidad. El objetivo principal es explorar como aprendices de lengua en distintos niveles de lengua realizan quejas desde ...

    Contrasting the Polysemy of Prepositions in English and Albanian 

    Fera, Ardian (Date of defense: 2020-02-25)

    The process of learning a foreign language can be exhausting for almost all language learners. In this study, it is aimed at providing students an accessible way to reducing commitment of errors while speaking or learning ...

    Discussion sessions in specialised conference paper presentations. A multimodal approach to analyse evaluation 

    Querol Julián, Mercedes (Date of defense: 2011-02-04)

    This thesis aims at contributing to the research on academic conference paper presentations, particularly to the discussion sessions that follow them. The main purpose of this study is to explore the speaker's expression ...

    Early multilingualism: an analysis of pragmatic awareness and language attitudes in consecutive multilingual children 

    Portolés Falomir, Laura (Date of defense: 2013-12-17)

    La presente tesis doctoral se enmarca dentro de la investigación sobre el multilingüismo, más concretamente analiza la adquisición y el desarrollo multilingüe en edades tempranas. Nuestros participantes son aprendices de ...

    Financial English language for corporate banking website 

    Casañ Pitarch, Ricardo (Date of defense: 2014-06-13)

    PRESENTACIÓN La última década del pasado siglo y la primera del actual serán recordadas en un futuro próximo como el período de transición entre la era de papel y la era digital. Durante estos veinte años, casi todo el ...

    Gender reality and offline pragmatic knowledge: EFL learners' perception of request modifiers 

    Martí Arnándiz, Otilia (Date of defense: 2010-12-15)

    Taking as a point of departure both the shortcomings regarding the study of gender in relation to interlanguage pragmatic studies, as well as the signs showing the convenience and feasibility of exploring this field of ...

    Learning Styles and Reading Modes in the Development of Language Learning Autonomy through "Cybertasks" 

    Girón García, Carolina (Date of defense: 2013-10-25)

    La tesis doctoral que nos planteamos realizar se enmarca dentro de la investigación que el grupo GIAPEL (Grupo de Investigación y Aplicaciones Pedagógicas en Lenguas) ha venido realizando desde su creación en 1991. El ...

    Logical connectors in efl writing: Learners' Use and Instruction 

    Moreno Pichastor, MªCarmen (Date of defense: 2006-05-05)

    The aim of the present study was to analyse leaners’ use of logical connectors within the EFL classroom setting as well as to provide insights into the effects of instruction on their acquisition process. To this aim, two ...

    A multimodal apprach to persuasion in oral presentations: The case of conference presentations, research dissemination talks and product pitches 

    Valeiras Jurado, Julia (Date of defense: 2017-06-09)

    Esta tesis presenta un estudio multimodal y etnográfico del uso de estrategias persuasivas en tres géneros orales: presentaciones en conferencias, charlas de divulgación científica, y presentaciones de productos. Estos ...

    Pragmatics in English as a lingua franca. An analysis of request modifiers 

    Vilar Beltrán, Elina (Date of defense: 2008-09-11)

    This PhD dissertation aims at contributing to the body of research in English as a Lingua Franca regarding pragmatic awareness and production by, (a) examining how 104 English non-native speakers' awareness of pragmatic ...

    Setting organisational confidence, competition and emotional results. A linguistic study of Premier League annual reports, 2003-2012 

    Subero Sáenz, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2014-07-04)

    En una economía globalizada como la actual, la importancia de la divulgación financiera se ha convertido en una herramienta tanto para la información como para la promoción de las empresas internacionales. En este contexto, ...

    The communicative theory of Terminology (CTT) applied to the development of a corpus-based specialised dictionary of the ceramics industry 

    Edo Marzá, Nuria (Date of defense: 2008-06-19)

    Esta tesis es el resultado de un proyecto destinado a la creación de un diccionario activo, bilingüe (español-inglés; inglés-español) y especializado de la industria cerámica y azulejera con la Teoría Comunicativa de la ...

    The effect of out-of-school media contact on language attitudes in multilingual adolescents: a complex psychosociolinguistic system 

    Nightingale, Richard (Date of defense: 2016-11-21)

    Esta tesis analiza las actitudes lingüísticas de los adolescentes multilingües en función de su contacto con los idiomas a través de los medios de comunicación. El estudio utiliza la teoría de Sistemas Dinámicos y Complejos ...