Essays about: "EFL grammar instruction"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words EFL grammar instruction.

  1. 6. A pedagogical waste of time or a vital necessity : A qualitative study investigating teacher attitudes toward explicit grammar instruction in L2 learners

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Olof Unge; [2020]
    Keywords : Explicit grammar instruction; form-versus-form; form-versus-forms; high school education; qualitative study; SLA; Swedish national agency; ESL EFL;

    Abstract : The topic of explicit grammar instruction has been and still is debated within the SLA (second language acquisition) discourse community in terms of efficacy and place within second language education (Ellis, 2014, Norris & Ortega, 2000). A vast amount of international research has been conducted and has found positive evidence for explicit grammar instruction in L2 classrooms; however, on a national level, while available for the subject of Swedish, the amount of established research about explicit grammar instruction in English classrooms is scarce. READ MORE

  2. 7. Teaching English grammar : A study of approaches to formal grammar instruction in the subject English in Swedish upper secondary school

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Maureen Lugoloobi-Nalunga; [2017]
    Keywords : Grammar instruction; grammar learning; grammar acquisition; language development; second language; foreign language; EFL ESL; Second Language Acquisition; SLA.; Grammatikundervisning; grammatikinlärning; språkinlärning; språkutveckling; andraspråk; främmande språk; andraspråksinlärning.;

    Abstract : The main aim of the present study was to identify examples of practical grammar instruction methods in an EFL/ESL classroom in Swedish upper secondary school. Data was collected through classroom observations and interviews. READ MORE

  3. 8. English, Swedish or both? : An empirical study on teachers’ choice of language in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

    Author : Lina Newstam; [2016]
    Keywords : language use; first language; second language; English instruction; Swedish Elementary school;

    Abstract : There are different ideas when it comes to the use of either Swedish or English during EFL lessons. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate teachers’ choice of language in the upper elementary EFL classroom in Swedish schools and their arguments for the use of one or the other. READ MORE

  4. 9. The Effectiveness of Modified Inductive Versus Deductive Teaching : A case study on word order amongst a group of English as a foreign language learners

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Linda Eriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : Modified inductive and deductive instruction; Modified induction; EFL grammar instruction; English language teaching; Word order; Modifierad induktiv och deduktiv undervisning; Grammatikundervisning; Ordföljd;

    Abstract : This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of modified inductive learning compared with deductive learning of English grammar among foreign language students. In order to achieve this purpose, two classes in Year Nine in a secondary school in Sweden were taught using the two different methods. READ MORE