Essays about: "L2 learning environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words L2 learning environment.

1. 1. "We live in Sweden; We use Swedish to understand" : A study on L1 functions and students' attitudes toward L1 use in a Swedish L2 English learning environment

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

   Author : Johanna Pettersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Sweden; L1 use; L1 functions; English; L2 learning environment; student attitudes; codeswitching; translanguaging; monolingual learning environment; multilingual learning environment; bilingualism;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes toward first language (L1) use in a second language (L2) English learning environment. In addition, it aims to explore the functions of L1 use. Through a qualitative approach with both observations and interviews, a pattern of L1 use was noticed. READ MORE

3. 2. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
   Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

   Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE

4. 3. Virtually Immersed in Language: a DTI Study on Rapid Neural Plasticity and Virtual Learning Environments in L2 acquisition

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Inari Tuulia Kuusela; [2023]
   Keywords : language learning; diffusion tensor imaging; fractional anisotropy; virtual reality; virtual environment; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Objective Second language learning continues to be a field of growing interest both in academia and everyday life. As such, a more comprehensive understanding of the best learning methods remains an important area of focus. READ MORE

5. 4. Vocabulary development within an informal environment : Ordförrådsutveckling i en informell miljö

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

   Author : Felix Wilke; [2023]
   Keywords : Vocabulary acquisition; Extramural activities; Extramural English; Vocabulary; EFL; Vocabulary learning; L2; YELL;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the informal environment that pupils ages 3-12 are a part of while they are not in school and how extramural tools aid their vocabulary learning. According to Sundqvist and Wikström (2016) children today are growing up in a world of digital development and advancement and at the same time being a part of it. READ MORE

6. 5. Prediction of appropriate L2 regularization strengths through Bayesian formalism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Alexander Degener; [2022]
   Keywords : Machine learning; Artificial Neural Network; L2 regularization strength; Bayesian formalism; Classification tasks; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : This paper proposes and investigates a Bayesian relation between optimal L2 regularization strengths and the number of training patterns and hidden nodes used for an artificial neural network. The results support the proposed dependence for number of training patterns, while the dependence on hidden architecture was less clear. READ MORE