Essays about: "English curriculum design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words English curriculum design.

  1. 1. Promoting Multilingualism as a Resource in Education : A Minor Field Study on a Senior Secondary School in The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för skolutveckling och ledarskap (SOL)

    Author : Melinda Malmström; [2023]
    Keywords : Access to the Curriculum; Didactic Design; First Language; Language of Instruction; Language Domination; Linguistic and Cultural Diversity; Multilingualism;

    Abstract : AbstractThe study aims to explore how students’ linguistic resources are used for learning in a school in Gambia. The study is a field study and was conducted at a Senior Secondary School during January and February 2023. READ MORE

  3. 2. Differentiated instruction in the EFL Classroom : Accommodation for advanced students in Swedish Primary Education

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Anne Loberg; [2020]
    Keywords : English as foreign language; primary education; advanced students; differentiated instruction;

    Abstract : Classrooms in Sweden are heterogeneous and this is acknowledged in the curriculum, stating that all students have an equal right to education at their own level. Teachers must, therefore, design their teaching plan taking this into account. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. A Choice in Reading : A Study of Student Motivation for Studying English Literature in Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Martina Edsman; [2019]
    Keywords : Motivation; EFL; English literature; Upper secondary school; Self-efficacy theory. Intrinsic motivation;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine the attitudes and motivation toward literary studies in English in upper secondary school students as well as to determine which tools practicing teachers can apply to increase their students’ language learning motivation within literature teaching in the Swedish curriculum. The questions that this study set out to answer was: How do students rate their ability to succeed in different tasks relating to English literary education? How can teachers in Sweden design their lessons in English literature to motivate their students? Which are some of the best ways to teach literature to students from a motivational standpoint? The primary theories used in this study are; self-efficacy theory and theories regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Goal of Literacy Teaching - to Complete School or to Make a Change? A Critical Analysis of Literacy Teaching in Multilingual Classrooms in South Africa

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Nicole Krstic; Nikki Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Access; bilingualism; critical literacy; design; diversity; education; English; language; literacy; literacy teaching; meaning-making; multilingualism; power; South Africa; teaching; engelska; flerspråkighet; kritisk litteracitet; kritiskt textarbete; läs- och skrivförmåga; läs- och skrivundervisning; makt; meningsskapande; mångfald; språk; språkundervisning; Sydafrika; tillgång; tvåspråkighet; undervisning; utbildning;

    Abstract : This qualitative minor field study is conducted in a multilingual public secondary school in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The aim is to analyse the literacy teaching from a critical literacy point of view and to gain new perspectives on how to work with literacy in multilingual classrooms in Sweden. READ MORE