Essays about: "L2 learning motivation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words L2 learning motivation.
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1. "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 kommunikationAbstract : 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
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2. To Laugh or Not to Laugh in Class, that is the Question : Functions of and attitudes towards humour in three different second language classrooms in Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aim of the present study is to explore humour in English language education further by investigating three Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ experiences of and attitudes towards humour in an L2 language classroom, and what types of humour are used, if any, in these teachers’ lessons. The data is collected qualitatively through three observations and three interviews. READ MORE
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3. The impact of an anthropomorphic robot’s facial expressions on L2 learning outcomes and motivation
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : In a regular classroom setting, a more emotionally expressive teacher has been shown to be positively correlated with learning outcomes and task motivation among the students. Would this also be the case if the teacher were a robot? This study investigates how the facial expressions of an anthropomorphic robot affect learning outcomes and task motivation in adult learners studying a second language by setting up an experiment using the Furhat robot. READ MORE
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4. The Effectiveness of Verbal Formative Feedback and its Motivational Impact
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS); Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This study will investigate the most efficient way of giving and receiving formative feedback. There will primarily be a focus on whether verbal formative feedback or written formative feedback is found to be more efficient by teachers and students. Furthermore, the study will also investigate if formative feedback is motivating for L2 learners. READ MORE
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5. Extramural English, Motivation and Identity : A study of Swedish young English language learners’ participation in English class
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknikAbstract : This phenomenographic study examines how imagining a future self as an English speaker and extramural English habits interact and affect the desire to learn English and engagement in the English classroom. The study was carried out in northern Sweden, and used a purposive sample of 23 pupils in the fifth and sixth grade of Swedish compulsory school. READ MORE
