Markina, Elena (Date of defense: 2019-02-01)
The present study explores the impact that task-supported language teaching (TSLT) and task- based language teaching (TBLT) have on the acquisition of case forms and verbs of motion in Russian and on ...
González Vázquez, Mateo (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
The realization of extensive fieldwork projects during the last few decades in northeastern Spain has considerably enriched our knowledge of the rural landscape’s history and have spurred much debate ...
Pujadas Jorba, Geòrgia (Date of defense: 2019-11-22)
This doctoral dissertation explores the benefits of an extensive exposure to L2 television for content comprehension and vocabulary learning with beginner, adolescent EFL learners, through a longitudinal ...
Gesa Vidal, Ferran (Date of defense: 2019-11-29)
Whether and how video viewing is beneficial for language learning has been a matter of debate over the last decades (Vanderplank, 2015). Multimedia learning theories (Mayer, 2009; Paivio, 1986) suggest ...
Ruiz Tada, Marina (Date of defense: 2019-01-15)
The main purpose of this thesis is to research the interactional behavior of transnational Japanese-English bilingual women on Facebook (FB) through photo- initiated Status Updates (SUs) in terms of the ...
Theofanopoulou, Constantina (Date of defense: 2019-03-21)
In my thesis I investigate the evolution of human sociality and its possible role for providing a scaffold to the evolution of language. My approach is multidisciplinary and includes studies ranging ...
Chilovi, Samuele (Date of defense: 2019-06-12)
The four main chapters of this thesis, while each largely autonomous, collectively provide a study of the relation between grounding and supervenience, and a comprehensive application of grounding theory ...
Francos Quijorna, Marcos (Date of defense: 2019-03-27)
Forest fires are a common phenomenon in the Mediterranean ecosystem. These wildfires, post-fire weather conditions and forest management before and after the fire can cause irreversible damage to the ...
Schroeder, Kristen (Date of defense: 2019-07-22)
Reference is a phenomenon both fundamental to communication and inherent to every act of language use. Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are marked by problems of both communication and language. This ...
Joan Rodríguez, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2019-11-29)
This dissertation aims to put forward a thorough reflection on contemporary processes of identity constructions, both individual and collective, which are criss-crossed by experiences of migration ...