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‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts (2014)
Thesis
Chicken, S. ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/806208

This thesis explores the pedagogical practices signified by the pedagogical term ‘project;’ which have traditionally been associated with enquiry based progressive ways of working with young children aimed at facilitating levels of both child and te... Read More about ‘Words are bandied about but what do they mean?’: An exploration of the meaning of the pedagogical term “project” in historical and contemporary contexts.

Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902 (2014)
Thesis
Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/806536

This thesis makes a detailed contribution to the study of social relations between tenantry, landowners, police and the military, and reveals continuities and complexities often missing from more generalised accounts. It begins by arguing that the p... Read More about Army, police and society in Ireland: Civil, military and police relations in King's County and County Donegal c1870-1902.

Lexical richness and accommodation in oral English examinations with Chinese examiners (2014)
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Zhang, J. Lexical richness and accommodation in oral English examinations with Chinese examiners. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/808136

Abstract Lexical assessment and lexical accommodation in oral examinations are new research dimensions, which have both theoretical and empirical values, however they are still much neglected. The present research aims to investigate: first, whether... Read More about Lexical richness and accommodation in oral English examinations with Chinese examiners.

The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920 (2014)
Thesis
Whitehall, G. The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/814225

The research sits in a gap between historical geography, colonial history, local micro-history and art history but also draws on wider fields such as museology, anthropology and cultural theory. It offers new perspectives onto the historiography of t... Read More about The import(ance) of history and modernity: Home, parish, and imperial order in the photographic representation of Simla 1860-1920.

Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach (2014)
Thesis
Tran, H. P. Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/815906

This study investigates modality markers used as expressions of politeness in British and American ambassadorial speeches via a corpus-based method. Results of the research reflect the semantic and pragmatic perspectives of modality markers on the th... Read More about Modality markers and politeness strategies in British and American ambassadorial speeches: A corpus-based approach.