Essays about: "English language learning"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 755 essays containing the words English language learning.

  1. 21. Nested Noun Phrase Detection in English Text with BERT

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Shweta Misra; [2023]
    Keywords : Phrase detection; nested noun phrase identification; phrase structure identification; sentence parsing; transformer models; machine learning; natural language processing; Frasdetektering; kapslad substantivfrasidentifiering; frasstrukturidentifiering; meningsanalys; transformers-modeller; maskininlärning; naturlig språkbehandling;

    Abstract : In this project, we address the task of nested noun phrase identification in English sentences, where a phrase is defined as a group of words functioning as one unit in a sentence. Prior research has extensively explored the identification of various phrases for language understanding and text generation tasks. READ MORE

  3. 22. Pleasure reading for development of English as a second language : Pleasure reading at home and its effects in the English classroom. How pleasure reading in English can improve children’s comprehension of and proficiency in English as a second language.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Elin Moberg; [2023]
    Keywords : English; Swedish; grades 4 to 6; English as a second language; language development; reading; pleasure reading; reading for language acquisition; language learning; Engelska; svenska; årskurs 4 till 6; engelska som andra språk; språkutveckling; läsning; nöjesläsning; läsning för språkinlärning; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : This study aims to find an understanding of how pleasure reading outside of a classroom context can assist in the development of English as a second language. The study primarily seeks to examine what teachers and parents say about how the access to and active reading of English books in children’s home environment can benefit their language skills development in the classroom, and this has been done through qualitative interviews. READ MORE

  4. 23. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

    Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

  5. 24. "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

  6. 25. Strategies for Teaching and Maintaining Chinese as Heritage Language for Chinese Children in Sweden : An investigation for identifying strategies that Chinese parents use helping their children learn and maintain their heritage language

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Bertil Wanner; [2023]
    Keywords : Heritage language maintenance; mother tongue education; children learning Chinese; language proficiency; language maintenance; 承袭语言传承 母语教育 儿童汉语学习 语言能力 语言传承;

    Abstract : Chinese as a heritage language is one of the fastest lost languages in the world. In fact, in most Chinese families that have left China, the heritage language is lost by the second generation. READ MORE