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Papers by Jovana Dašić

Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning

This article studies the connection between Norwegian lower secondary pupils’ gaming habits and t... more This article studies the connection between Norwegian lower secondary pupils’ gaming habits and their essay grades, as well as to offer gamers’ attitudes towards gaming and language learning. Data were collected from 14 Norwegian lower secondary pupils, with a total of 20 (6 from year 8, 14 from year 9) essays. Six of the participants took part of the study both in year 8 and 9. Three methods were used to answer the research questions. First, statistical tests were run in SPSS for Macintosh (v. 25; SPSS Inc, Chicago II, USA) to discover possible differences in grades in correlation to time spent gaming. Following, a qualitative corpus analysis of 12 texts was conducted to see what lies behind the quantitative numbers. Finally, six semi-open interviews were conducted with the aim to elicit the participants’ attitudes towards gaming and language learning with their longitudinal aspects in mind. The results from the quantitative and qualitative corpus analyses revealed that there is ...

First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Ingrid Kris... more First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Ingrid Kristine Hasund, for her insightful suggestions and guidance throughout the process of writing this thesis. I am sincerely grateful for your ability to see solutions when I could only see problems. I would also like to thank my thesis twin, Marikken, for her advice and suggestions. Our countless discussions and lunches where we could share our ups and downs were highly appreciated. I also had great pleasure of working with my friends at ESIT who provided the material for this thesis. Thank you all for many hours of interesting Corpus discussions. Thanks also to the informants who participated in the interviews and offered exciting insights. My sincere gratitude also goes to my friend Maarten, both for sharing his expertise, but also for frequently reminding me how dancing always puts a smile on my face. Thank you, Kamilla, for our many chats and your profound advice. A special thank you goes to my friend, Veronica, for cheering me on throughout the process and calling me weekly to make sure I was not procrastinating. You never wavered in your support. I cannot leave the University of Agder without thanking my fellow peers for their genuine friendship during the last five years. Special thanks go to Elin, Susanne and Siri for our countless discussions, both personal and professional. Thanks should also go to my professors for engaging lectures and interesting conversations. Lastly, I wish to thank my family for always providing me with unfailing support and unconditional love. I am forever grateful to my parents who have taught me the value of hard work and dedication, and to my caring brothers and their families for always giving me a helping hand. Thank you to my niece, Lara, for filling my heart with pure joy during the most challenging days. I am beyond excited to meet your sister, Andrea.

Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning

This article studies the connection between Norwegian lower secondary pupils’ gaming habits and t... more This article studies the connection between Norwegian lower secondary pupils’ gaming habits and their essay grades, as well as to offer gamers’ attitudes towards gaming and language learning. Data were collected from 14 Norwegian lower secondary pupils, with a total of 20 (6 from year 8, 14 from year 9) essays. Six of the participants took part of the study both in year 8 and 9. Three methods were used to answer the research questions. First, statistical tests were run in SPSS for Macintosh (v. 25; SPSS Inc, Chicago II, USA) to discover possible differences in grades in correlation to time spent gaming. Following, a qualitative corpus analysis of 12 texts was conducted to see what lies behind the quantitative numbers. Finally, six semi-open interviews were conducted with the aim to elicit the participants’ attitudes towards gaming and language learning with their longitudinal aspects in mind. The results from the quantitative and qualitative corpus analyses revealed that there is ...

First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Ingrid Kris... more First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Ingrid Kristine Hasund, for her insightful suggestions and guidance throughout the process of writing this thesis. I am sincerely grateful for your ability to see solutions when I could only see problems. I would also like to thank my thesis twin, Marikken, for her advice and suggestions. Our countless discussions and lunches where we could share our ups and downs were highly appreciated. I also had great pleasure of working with my friends at ESIT who provided the material for this thesis. Thank you all for many hours of interesting Corpus discussions. Thanks also to the informants who participated in the interviews and offered exciting insights. My sincere gratitude also goes to my friend Maarten, both for sharing his expertise, but also for frequently reminding me how dancing always puts a smile on my face. Thank you, Kamilla, for our many chats and your profound advice. A special thank you goes to my friend, Veronica, for cheering me on throughout the process and calling me weekly to make sure I was not procrastinating. You never wavered in your support. I cannot leave the University of Agder without thanking my fellow peers for their genuine friendship during the last five years. Special thanks go to Elin, Susanne and Siri for our countless discussions, both personal and professional. Thanks should also go to my professors for engaging lectures and interesting conversations. Lastly, I wish to thank my family for always providing me with unfailing support and unconditional love. I am forever grateful to my parents who have taught me the value of hard work and dedication, and to my caring brothers and their families for always giving me a helping hand. Thank you to my niece, Lara, for filling my heart with pure joy during the most challenging days. I am beyond excited to meet your sister, Andrea.