Essays about: "best method of teaching english"

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  1. 1. A Choice in Reading : A Study of Student Motivation for Studying English Literature in Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Martina Edsman; [2019]
    Keywords : Motivation; EFL; English literature; Upper secondary school; Self-efficacy theory. Intrinsic motivation;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine the attitudes and motivation toward literary studies in English in upper secondary school students as well as to determine which tools practicing teachers can apply to increase their students’ language learning motivation within literature teaching in the Swedish curriculum. The questions that this study set out to answer was: How do students rate their ability to succeed in different tasks relating to English literary education? How can teachers in Sweden design their lessons in English literature to motivate their students? Which are some of the best ways to teach literature to students from a motivational standpoint? The primary theories used in this study are; self-efficacy theory and theories regarding intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. READ MORE

  2. 2. Teaching Poetry in Upper Secondary School Courses : A Study in Lesson Design

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Juhlin; [2018]
    Keywords : Didactics; Poetry; Vygotsky; Upper Secondary school;

    Abstract : This study attempts to show benefits with different methods when teaching poetry in Upper Secondary courses, with the aim of proving that by using a certain design of the lesson, it is possible to engage the students in English poetry. A secondary aim was to incorporate and implement the theories on sociocultural learning by Vygotsky into the method used in the study. READ MORE

  3. 3. As fast as you like: an explanatory case study of differentiated ESL teaching in a Swedish upper secondary school

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Kristian Kjellström; [2017]
    Keywords : Differentiated Instruction; Individual Differences; Second Language Acquisition; English as a Second Language; Case Study; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : If the individual characteristics and background of each learner affect their ability to optimally learn the teacher must be flexible and willing to adapt in order to optimally teach. The aim of this study was to observe and document operationalized differentiated English as a second language teaching in one upper secondary school in the southwest of Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 4. Keeping up with the High-Ability Students : Teachers’ Perspectives on Helping High-Ability Students in Mixed-Ability English Classes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

    Author : Londres Analyn; [2017]
    Keywords : English language teaching; mixed-ability; high-ability; differentiated instruction;

    Abstract : This paper aimed to investigate how English teachers in junior high school help and motivate high-ability students to develop their potentials in mixed-ability English classrooms. Five junior high school English teachers from two different schools in Southern Sweden participated in this study. READ MORE

  5. 5. An argument for a postcolonial canon of literature for upper-secondary schools in multicultural Sweden : Course book analysis and didactic questions regarding the teaching of literature in the English subject

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Andreas Signell; [2016]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; canon; didactics; multiculturalism; syllabus;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the possibility of a postcolonial canon of literature for upper-secondary schools in multicultural Sweden. It uses an in depth course book analysis as a basis for looking at didactic questions regarding the teaching of postcolonial literature. READ MORE