Essays about: "English Reading Class"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words English Reading Class.

  1. 1. "I immediately think about philosophy" : A study of learners' attitudes toward English poetry in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Anna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : second language learning; English foreign language; literature; poetry; attitudes; motivation; learner perspective; Swedish upper secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : Poetry has great potential benefits for second language (L2) classrooms as a source for increasing language awareness and linguistic structures different from the rules learners may be taught in class. This potential of poetry and methods for teaching poetry is relatively well researched, while the learner perspective has received comparatively little attention. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  4. 3. To Read or Not to Read, That Is the Question : An Analysis of Governmental Publications, the Curriculum of Upper Secondary School, and a Closer Look at Teachers’ Work with Reading Promotion in the English Subject at Swedish Upper Secondary Schools

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Isabelle Zetterberg; [2023]
    Keywords : reading promotion; upper secondary school; Sweden; reading for pleasure; ESL teaching; textual analysis; governmental policy texts; questionnaire;

    Abstract : Recent reports have confirmed that Swedish adolescents read less every year. Because of these reports, Swedish governments have implemented regulations to provide directions and emphasize the importance of reading promotion. READ MORE

  5. 4. “The Fundamental Values Are an Approach – Not Something you Teach Strictly” : A Qualitative Study of How Upper Secondary Teachers Use Fiction in Relation to the Fundamental Values in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Jessica Blomén; [2022]
    Keywords : fundamental values; EFL; fiction; Rita Felski; Judith Langer;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how and why Swedish upper secondary school teachers use fiction in relation to the fundamental values in the EFL classroom. Using fiction as pedagogical material is an advantageous method when raising topics related to the fundamental values, which include topics such as democracy, equality, and gender awareness. READ MORE

  6. 5. Student Attitudes Towards Extensive Reading: : A mixed methods study about Swedish upper secondary school students' attitudes andperceptions of extensive reading in English

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Emelie Haugsnes; [2022]
    Keywords : Extensive reading; student reading attitudes; self determination theory; L2 reading motivation;

    Abstract : This essay aims to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students' perceptions about their attitudes and motivation towards extensive reading in English. Further, this essay also aims to investigate students' attitudes towards self-selected reading as a potentially more motivational classroom strategy in comparison to teacher-selected reading. READ MORE