Essays about: "english general essays"

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  1. 1. Punctuation in Swedish Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emma Madsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Punctuation; Skiljetecken;

    Abstract : Punctuation enhances the understanding and correct reading of written text by the use of spacing and conventional signs. When learning a language, the usage of correct punctuation is vital. This is especially important when learning a second language since punctuation rules vary between languages. READ MORE

  3. 2. Conjunctive Relations in Argumentative Essays : Second language learners of English and the frequency of connective words

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jojo Blixt; [2022]
    Keywords : conjunctive relations; coherency in texts; argumentative essays; upper secondary school year 10; vocational vs. academic; girls vs. boys;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine texts written by students in upper secondary school year 10 to see which conjunctions and linking words students at that level use, the normalized frequency as well as how they are used. For the investigation, a corpus, the Swedish Learner English Corpus (SLEC), was searched using AntConc, a corpus analysis toolkit for concordancing and text analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. The Use of MAKE and TAKE by Spanish and Italian Learners of English : A Corpus Study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Alejandra Mateo Vázquez; [2018]
    Keywords : learner corpus research; high-frequency verbs; Spanish and Italian learners of English.;

    Abstract : The present paper investigates the use of two high–frequency verbs: make and take. These verbs are particularly interesting since they express basic meaning (the meaning of the verb is mostly determined by its combinations). Therefore, they do not constitute a problem in learners’ comprehension. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Corpus Study of Signalling Nouns in L2 English Essays by Swedish Students

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Jannina Korhonen; [2018]
    Keywords : noun phrase; syntax; noun phrase complexity; corpus; second language acquisition;

    Abstract : This study is about the structure of the noun phrases used with with signalling nouns, which are abstract nouns that are hard to understand without a context. The inspiration for the study comes from work by John Flowerdew. READ MORE