Essays about: "Lower secondary schools"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words Lower secondary schools.

1. 1. EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices for Grammar Teaching. A Qualitative Interview Study at Lower Secondary School in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Lisa Wassén; [2023-06-14]
   Keywords : Teacher beliefsl; teacher practice; EFL; grammar teaching; lower secondary school;

   Abstract : Grammar teaching plays a crucial role in second language acquisition. However, in the specific context of lower secondary schools in Sweden, the emphasis on communicative language skills often overshadows the importance of grammar. This study aimed to examine the role of grammar teaching in EFL classrooms. READ MORE

3. 2. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
   Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

4. 3. Teachers’ Use of Literature to Develop Language Proficiency in EFL Classrooms

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

   Author : Arijanit Ramadani; Arianit Duraku; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL; youth literature; language development; language proficiency.;

   Abstract : Research shows that the inclusion of youth literature in lower secondary schools has several advantages, including improvement of language proficiency development. For this reason the Swedish lower secondary school curriculum endorses the use of literature in language classes. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing L2 grammar: English teachers’ accounts

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Elin Lomgren; [2023]
   Keywords : English teachers in Sweden; English L2 grammatical assessment; grammatical assessment patterns; teachers’ reasonings about assessing grammar; lower secondary school; semi-structured interviews.;

   Abstract : Language teachers’ accounts regarding grammatical assessment have changed over the years. Researchers have presented conflicting approaches, methods and different materials language teachers can use when assessing pupils’ L2 grammar. READ MORE

6. 5. Independent Schools and Academic Achievement: A Synthetic Control Approach on Swedish Municipalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Folke Schröder Frykhammar; Anna Sandros Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Education quality; School privatization; Vouchers; Education reform; Synthetic Control;

   Abstract : During the early 1990's, the Swedish school system underwent a period of groundbreaking reforms, including the contentious independent school reform. The reforms coincided with a decline of Swedish results in international educational assessments, leading to a debate on whether independent schools positively or negatively contribute to students learning. READ MORE