English Language Grammar
Mostrando 13-24 de 38 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. Principais usos de processos verbais e metáforas interpessoais em artigos de linguística aplicada
This study is part of Project DIRECT: Em direção à linguagem do trabalho (PUCSP/ LAEL), and was developed under two projects, primarily through the Project Network that aims to describe the production of scientific articles from different areas in two languages - Spanish and Portuguese, and the second and current project designed SAL (The Systemics Across
Publicado em: 2010
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14. Estudo da expressão de eventos de transferência de posse na interlíngua de brasileiros aprendizes de inglês
Based on Construction Grammar theory (GOLDBERG, 1995, 2006) and on the Interlanguage Hypothesis (SELINKER, 1972), the present study has sought to investigate the acquisition of the English Ditransitive Construction by 62 native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese, grouped according to their proficiency level (beginner, intermediate and advanced) in the English
Publicado em: 2009
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15. The presence of the suffix -ismo in grammars of portuguese language and its coverage of semantic values, from the Dictionary of Portuguese Language Antônio Houaiss / A presença do sufixo -ismo nas gramáticas da língua portuguesa e sua abrangência dos valores semânticos, a partir do Dicionário de Língua Portuguesa Antônio Houaiss
The objective of this research is to understand, by means of a diachronic study, the semantic diversity of the suffix ism and to evaluate the formation of various types of words, working with the etymological information found in the Houaiss dictionary. In order to understand better the suffix ism, its origin and uses in Greek were observed. Attention was gi
Publicado em: 2009
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16. FROM ENGLISH AS L1 TO PORTUGUESE AS L3 THROUGH SPANISH AS L2: TRANSFERS IN VERB REGENCY/TRANSITIVITY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PREPOSITIONS / DO INGLÊS L1 AO PORTUGUÊS L3 PASSANDO PELO ESPANHOL L2: TRANSFERÊNCIAS EM REGÊNCIA/TRANSITIVIDADE VERBAL, COM FOCO NAS PREPOSIÇÕES
From English as L1 to Portuguese as L3 through Spanish as L2: transfers in verb regency/transitivity, with special emphasis on prepositions handles topics that have not yet been deeply explored. In addition to a unique combination of languages, this thesis focus on a specific phenomenon and grammar item, thus providing an important contribution for the devel
Publicado em: 2008
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17. A interferência fonológica do português L1 na aquisição de inglês L2 : os traços [+tenso] e [- tenso]
This dissertation tried to identify the interferences Brazilian Portuguese (BP) has in the acquisition of English as a foreign language, through a corpus made up of fifteen interviews with advance level students of English. This research had as an objective, to investigate the difficulties native speakers of BP find when learning English as a foreign languag
Publicado em: 2008
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18. As conceptualizações sobre o ensino de gramática de duas professoras em formação inicial, suas práticas de sala de aula e seus processos reflexivos
This project aimed at investigating the classroom practices of two pre-service English teachers, participants in a Continuing Education Program, EDUCONLE, in relation to how they deal with grammar teaching in the classroom. The research focused on the influence of the pre-service teachers experiences as language learners and teachers on how they conceptualiz
Publicado em: 2008
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19. Meanings of error in EFL teachers discourse: a reflection about representations and pedagogical practices / Sentidos de errono dizer de professores de inglês/língua estrangeira: uma reflexão sobre representações e práticas pedagógicas
This work aims at analyzing meanings evoked by the signifier error in EFL teachers discourse in two institutional contexts: a public school and a language institute. From a discursive perspective, which contemplates the historical-ideological-social dimension in the study of meaning production processes, we have attempted to delineate the interdiscourse that
Publicado em: 2008
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20. Os efeitos da integração das estratégias de aprendizagem com o ensino da língua inglesa: uma proposta para o desenvolvimento das habilidades orais. / The effects of learning strategies-based instruction: a proposal for speaking skills development.
Language teachers are constantly seeking ways to help their students to better succeed in their efforts to learn and communicate in a foreign language. Learning strategies may be seen as a way that leads students to reach better performance. This paper, linked to the research line Pedagogical practice and its relation with teachers education, aims to investi
Publicado em: 2008
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21. OUVINDO A VOZ DO (PRÉ)ADOLESCENTE BRASILEIRO DA GERAÇÃO DIGITAL SOBRE O LIVRO DIDÁTICO DE INGLÊS DESENVOLVIDO NO BRASIL / LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE BRAZILIAN (PRE)ADOLESCENT FROM THE DIGITAL GENERATION CONCERNING AN ENGLISH COURSEBOOK PRODUCED IN BRAZIL
This study consists of an investigation of the aspects of an English textbook which the students like and consider motivating. The course book chosen is an English series especially developed for Brazilian tweens and teenagers who study at a private English institute. The students using the material were heard and they pointed out three aspects which they co
Publicado em: 2007
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22. Pode ser em ingles? : Não. Em portugues primeiro : ensino de lingua inglesa para crianças em contextos emergentes no pais : um estudo de caso / Can it be in English? No. In Portuguese first. Teaching of English language for children in new contexts. A study of case
This research intends to analyze the introduction of English as Foreign Language (EFL) on the elementary schools curriculum. In order to accomplish this intention it was necessary to mention briefly the presence of other languages introduced by descendents of Italians and Germans who settled the South of Brazil. The situation of bilingualism was ignored beca
Publicado em: 2007
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23. Present perfect: uma questão de aspecto : um estudo sobre o contexto na compreensão da noção de aspecto subjacente ao present perfect simples em inglês.
This study approaches the present perfect simple (PP) in English, a verb structure that does not have a semantic equivalent in Brazilian Portuguese language. This fact brings out teaching and learning issues that one occasionally tries to answer. Frequently taught through out of context sentences and treated in grammar and language teaching books in a fragme
Publicado em: 2007
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24. FOTOGRAFIAS EM LIVRO DIDÁTICO DE INGLÊS COMO LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA: ANÁLISE DE SUAS FUNÇÕES E SIGNIFICADOS / PHOTOGRAPHS IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE BOOK: AN ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONS AND MEANINGS
EFL course books reflect a characteristic of contemporary Western society: the strong presence of images. Considering that social, professional and academic practices demand knowledge of images and ability to produce them, it is important to understand how the study of images can become an integral part of language study. Authors such as Kress and van Leeuwe
Publicado em: 2007