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Extensive reading : an empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students' reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes (2010)
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Tamrackitkun, K. Extensive reading : an empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students' reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigated reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes of students after exposure to extensive reading (ER), an approach to teaching and learning foreign languages without using a dictionary or focusing on grammar, but aiming... Read More about Extensive reading : an empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students' reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes.

Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes (2010)
Thesis
Tamrackitkun, K. Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigated reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes of students after exposure to extensive reading (ER), an approach to teaching and learning foreign languages without using a dictionary or focusing on grammar, but aiming... Read More about Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes.

Understanding the perception of success in the development of an ERP system : an interpretive case study in a Saudi Arabian private organisation (2010)
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Al-Braithen, M. Understanding the perception of success in the development of an ERP system : an interpretive case study in a Saudi Arabian private organisation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Information System (IS) success continues to be an important theme in IS research. However, the majority of IS success studies have adopted a very narrow and deterministic approach. A number have adopted a form of factoring approach such as model b... Read More about Understanding the perception of success in the development of an ERP system : an interpretive case study in a Saudi Arabian private organisation.

The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials (2010)
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Alharthi, N. The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study aims to investigate aspects of the discourse structure of English and Arabic in general and political editorial argumentative texts in particular. Three major notions are examined and compared: subordination and coordination, thematic stru... Read More about The discourse structure of English and Arabic, with particular reference to the syntactic, thematic and grounding structures of newspaper editorials.

An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender (2010)
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Alowimer, S. An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The dictionary is an indispensible tool for language learning, and significant work has been done to improve it and adapt it to suit language learners' needs and reference skills. Dictionary use by foreign language learners has been the focus of a... Read More about An empirical study of dictionary use by Saudi EFL learners at university level with reference to major and gender.

After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality (2010)
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Deasey, S. After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Because female masculinity seems to be at its most threatening when coupled with lesbian desire, [...]! concentrate on queer female masculinity almost to the exclusion of heterosexual female masculinity. I have no doubt that heterosexual female ma... Read More about After Halberstam : subversion, female masculinity and the subject of heterosexuality.

Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies (2010)
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Duke, G. Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD Research examines the basic precept of postindustrial/ post-materialist theory, exploring the relationship that labour movements have historically played in shaping contentious politics as well as exploring the wider organizational framew... Read More about Labour movements in a post-material world : a study into the continued relevance of labour movements in contemporary advanced industrial societies.

A pilot study to assess the value of magnetic resonance imaging in diabetic patients (2010)
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Esmail, Z. A pilot study to assess the value of magnetic resonance imaging in diabetic patients. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of multiple-bolus dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the pancreas; to optimize the analysis; and to investigate the application of the method to glucose challenge in type II diabet... Read More about A pilot study to assess the value of magnetic resonance imaging in diabetic patients.

Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners (2010)
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Grundy, M. Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The thesis explores the experiences of women who had contact with the Magistrates' Court process as a result of violence and intimidation from men in past and existing relationships. Drawing on understandings and appropriations of feminist standpoi... Read More about Constrained, compromised and disconnected : experiences of women in contact with the Magistrates' Court following violence and intimidation from male partners.

A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China (2010)
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Guo, F. A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China. (Thesis). University of Salford

This is a comparative study of industrial design education within both China and the UK; the aim of the research is to explore the differences between educational cultures within the design sector, and will address a series of research questions, wh... Read More about A comparative study of industrial design education across the institutions within the UK and China.

The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma (2010)
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Hayajneh, L. The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis considers English euphemisms and their translation into Arabic from a linguistic and translational perspective into Arabic. It consists of five main chapters. In the first chapter, the researcher discusses the reasons for addressing th... Read More about The translation of English euphemistic expressions into Arabic in D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Jane Austen's Emma.

Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic (2010)
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Lounis, H. Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The present study investigates how Discourse Connectives are handled in translation. It starts by reviewing available published studies on DCs with a particular focus on how these impacted on the field of translation studies and translation pra... Read More about Discourse connectives in translation : a relevance-theoretic account with special reference to translation from and into Arabic.

Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson (2010)
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Luis, C. Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis examines strategies of feminist and lesbian reading in relation to the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson, focusing primarily on Waters's Affinity (1999) and The Night Watch (2006), and Winterson's Sexing the Cherry (1989), W... Read More about Feminist and lesbian strategies of reading and the novels of Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson.

The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era (2010)
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Miles, A. The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This PhD examines the rise of the rogue states doctrine in US foreign policy, which had its roots in the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush but was most clearly developed in the post-Cold War era by Bill Clinton and... Read More about The rise of the rogue states doctrine : the Clinton and Bush approach to national security in the post-cold war era.

The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco (2010)
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Paoli, M. The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study discusses the evolution of crime in Italy during the period from 1944 to the late 1960s, as represented in the works of film director Carlo Lizzani and author Giorgio Scerbanenco. This study pays particular attention to the viewer's or... Read More about The evolution of crime in post-war Italy in the works of Carlo Lizzani and Giorgio Scerbanenco.

Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century (2010)
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Rambarran, S. Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis investigates how certain types of contemporary popular music have played a prominent role in digital media, aided by ICTs (Internet, digital music distribution, consumption), music technology (sampling, remix, MP3) and creative artistic t... Read More about Innovations in contemporary popular music and digital media, and reconstructions of the music industry in the 21st century.

The political allegory of lovesickness and the lovesick womb in early modern studies, with an emphasis on Spenser (2010)
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Swannack, F. The political allegory of lovesickness and the lovesick womb in early modern studies, with an emphasis on Spenser. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser published his sonnet sequence Visions of the Worlds Vanitie in a collection called Complaints in 1591, and the Amoretti and Epithalamion in 1595. I am analysing these poems and ot... Read More about The political allegory of lovesickness and the lovesick womb in early modern studies, with an emphasis on Spenser.

The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach (2010)
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Zwolski, K. The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

There is a vibrant discussion in academia about the role of the European Union (EU) in international security. However, this discussion largely concentrates on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) not fully acknowledging the instruments of... Read More about The EU as an international security actor : a comprehensive approach.