Essays about: "THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH in secondary level"

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1. 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 kommunikation

   Author : Anna Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : second language learning; English foreign language; literature; poetry; attitudes; motivation; learner perspective; Swedish upper secondary school; Sweden;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. Extramural English and its Impact on Swedish Learners’ Written Proficiency : An Analysis of Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in Lower Secondary School Writing

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Christiane Kluender; [2023]
   Keywords : SLA ; extramural English; written proficiency; complexity accuracy; fluency;

   Abstract : English holds a significant status as a lingua franca in Sweden, offering regular contact opportunities for learners through media consumption and entertainment, starting at a young age. Exposure to English outside the walls of the formal language classroom has been extensively studied especially in conjunction with students’ motivation, vocabulary acquisition, and oral proficiency (cf. READ MORE

4. 3. Formative Assessment of Writing: Practice and Perception Among English Teachers in Sweden

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

   Author : Elina Johansson; Filip Nadjafi; [2022]
   Keywords : Formative Assessment; Writing Ability; Feedback; EFL; Teacher Practice; Teacher Perception; Sweden;

   Abstract : The syllabus for English in Swedish upper secondary education states that teachers should help students become confident in expressing themselves through writing. Writing ability is an indication of knowing how to communicate and show knowledge effectively. READ MORE

5. 4. English Grammar Teaching in Practice : Teachers’ beliefs and attitudes

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Galaxie Béchy; [2022]
   Keywords : EFL ESL; grammar instruction grammar teaching; teacher’s beliefs and attitudes; compulsory school upper secondary school;

   Abstract : Grammar teaching has been controversial since the introduction of the Communicative Language Teaching perspective. In addition, the steering documents, namely the Swedish syllabi and the CEFR are quite general on what and how to teach grammar, thus allowing teachers’ interpretations about the importance given to grammar in EFL/ESL classrooms. READ MORE

6. 5. Motivation in School : A Study of Female and Male Students’ Motivation Towards the English Subject

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Alexandra Sabra; [2020]
   Keywords : English; motivation; gender; motivational factors; unmotivated;

   Abstract : This essay aims to examine students’ motivation towards the English subject in the upper secondary school and find out the difference between male and female students’ motivation in relation to different motivational factors. The study is based on a mixed – method approach and a questionnaire was used as an instrument in order to collect the data. READ MORE