Essays about: "awareness of english language"

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  1. 16. DIGITAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND YOUNG EFL LEARNERS’ INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Abba Fahim Bakar; [2023]
    Keywords : Attitude; cross-cultural; awareness; knowledge; behavior; dimension; globalisation; democracy; versatile communication; mindset;

    Abstract : Abstract The primary aim of learning English as a second or foreign language is to develop learners’ communication skills and prepare them to use English effectively in multi-dimensional domains. Yet, major approaches and practices of actual second language learning are often related to a simplistic perspective on communication that fails to take into account the cultural and intercultural aspects of the English language as a global communication tool, i. READ MORE

  2. 17. Including Varieties of English in Teaching: A Survey of Teachers’ Practices in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Daniel Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Varieties of English; English Language Teaching; Syllabus; English as a Global Language; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school often focus on Standard British and American English, although they agree with the syllabus that different varieties of English should be included in teaching. This study aimed to investigate to what extent English teachers include different varieties of English in the classroom. READ MORE

  3. 18. Youtubing Sápmi : Sámi multisemiotic repertoires, decolonial mobilization and interdiscursivity in the wired age

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Tom Rudberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sámi languages; multisemiotic repertoires; interdiscursivity; sociolinguistic scales; revitalization; coloniality; decolonial mobilization; youtube;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the practice of “youtubing Sápmi”, which entails Sámi decolonial mobilization, multisemiotic and multilingual language use on YouTube. The aim is to understand how YouTube videos can function as a tool for discursive mobilization and as a complement or alternative to linguistic and cultural revitalization. READ MORE

  4. 19. Language, Gender, and Sexuality in EFL Textbooks : The Case of Greek Public Secondary Schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Koutsoupaki; [2022]
    Keywords : language and gender; sexuality; non-binary; LGBTQ ; heteronormativity; queer theory; patriarchy; EFL; Greek public school; textbooks; interviews;

    Abstract : The past few decades have been marked by increasing awareness of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality, since both concepts have started being treated as continuums or spectrums, rather than as binaries. Therefore, the fields of gender and queer linguistics have been growing in significance, in an effort to identify underlying ideologies and biases in language, and to challenge them. READ MORE

  5. 20. Students’ Perspectives on Verbal Engagement in the EFL Classroom

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

    Author : Pernilla Farmakas Westphal; [2022]
    Keywords : Verbal production; Foreign language anxiety; Foreign language classroom anxiety scale; Stable influences; Situational influences; Willingness to communicate;

    Abstract : This study sought eight grade students’ experiences of verbal production in the English classroom. From the perspectives of foreign language anxiety (FLA) and willingness to communicate (WTC), what are the students' experiences of verbal production, in what situations are students willing to communicate and in what situations are they not? A quantitative study was conducted using a self-report paper questionnaire, consisting of Nilsson’s (2019) modified version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) in conjunction with open-ended questions. READ MORE