Essays about: "Instructional Scaffolding"

Found 4 essays containing the words Instructional Scaffolding.

1. 1. “ - Cause I like working when I’m happy” : A case study of students in linguistic vulnerability and verbal interactions with peers in the social studies classroom

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

   Author : Lina Knudsen; [2023]
   Keywords : classroom discussions; Developmental Language Disorder; group work; Individuals and Societies; International Baccalaureate; linguistic vulnerability; middle school; social studies; verbal interaction;

   Abstract : Syfte Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med insikt i hur Mellanårsprogrammets (MYP) elever i språklig sårbarhet och deras lärare upplever verbala interaktioner i klassen med elevernas kamrater i Individer och samhällen (I&S), ett samhällskunskapsämne inom International Baccalaureate läroplan.  Forskningsfrågor · Hur ser MYP-lärare på den effekt kamrater har på elever i språklig sårbarhet under verbala interaktioner i klassen och hur stödjer dessa lärare elever i språklig sårbarhet under dessa interaktioner i I&S?   · How do MYP students in linguistic vulnerability experience and understand verbal in-class interactions with peers in the I&S classroom and how do they experience the support given to them by their teachers during these interactions?  Theoretical Framework The theoretical framework of this case study is based on the sociocultural perspective as seen in Vygotsky’s work (1987), which have been developed further by Säljö (2000) and Kozulin (2003). READ MORE

3. 2. Listen Up! : A study of how teachers in SLA approach the listening skill within upper secondary schools in Sweden

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

   Author : Julia Andersson; Elin Lagerström; [2020]
   Keywords : Auditory input; One-way listening; Two-way listening; Dialogic listening; Implicit approach; Explicit approach; Affective filter; Scaffolding; Instructional Scaffolding; Zone of Proximal Development; National Exams; Top-down processing; Bottom-up processing; Metacognitive Awareness; Communicative Language Teaching; Pre-activities; Comprehension checks; Effective listener;

   Abstract : Listening comprehension and listening strategies plays a crucial role in the process of acquiring a language. This study aims to investigate to what extent the listening skill is practised in upper secondary schools in the south of Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. Teaching Academic English to English Learners : A literature Review on Classroom Practice

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Anneli Mattsson Kershaw; [2017]
   Keywords : Academic English; BICS; English language learners; English as a second language; systemic learning theory; teaching practices; cognitive theory; teachers’ training; scaffolding.;

   Abstract : The level of fluency in the genre specific language of schooling, also known as Academic English (AE), determines students’ success in school. Government agencies that legislate school policies therefore give teachers the directive to conduct education in ways that promote communicative abilities in academic English across all curricula. READ MORE

5. 4. Reading Heart of Darkness in the ESL/EFL Classroom : A Case Study in Student Response to Literary Didactic Methodologies Designed to Enhance Aesthetic and Efferent Reading of a Literary Text in Language Instruction

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

   Author : Steven Brinkley; [2015]
   Keywords : Literary didactics; Instructional Scaffolding; The Zone of Proximal Development; Efferent and Aesthetic Reading; Polyphony; Reading Journal;

   Abstract : The purpose of this degree project has been to examine the implications of the provision of certain methodological support mechanisms, what has often been referred to as "instructional scaffolding" in literary didactics, to assist students in the ESL/EFL classroom in their interaction with the various literary texts into which they come into contact during their English language education at the upper secondary level in Sweden. My primary interest has been to gauge the response of the students involved in this study to the particular types of literary didactic methods utilized, for example, regarding their effectiveness in aiding the learning process as well as their impact on the literary, or aesthetic, experience itself. READ MORE