Essays about: "Extra-curricular activity"

Found 2 essays containing the words Extra-curricular activity.

1. 1. Video Games' Effect on Language Learning Motivation

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för samhälle, kultur och identitet (SKI); Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Dorothea Richtoff; Gabriel Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : motivation; video games; EFL; language learning; extracurricular; extramural; foreign language acquisition;

   Abstract : While online activity is increasing among young Swedish students, motivation to learn English in school is decreasing (Skolverket, 2011). While many studies confirm the positive effect that leisure gaming can have on language acquisition (Atma, Azmi & Hassan, 2020; Ferdig & Pytash, 2014; Li, 2020; Rudis & Poštić, 2017), how students’ motivation is affected is far less researched. READ MORE

3. 2. The effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on students’ comprehension of idiomatic expressions in English as a second language

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Fridur Rún Dungal; [2021]
   Keywords : Age; Context; Extra-curricular activity; Frequency; Idiom comprehension; SLA; Transparency;

   Abstract : In the present investigation, 99 compulsory school students in Sweden were asked to define nine English idioms chosen for their variation in inherent transparency and frequency. The participants were divided into two groups, where Group 2 was provided with context of varying degrees of support, while Group 1 was not. READ MORE