Essays about: "english language policy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 57 essays containing the words english language policy.

1. 11. Time is of the essence : A study on the use of CLIL approaches to find time for EFL in Swedish Primary School years 1-3

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Jennifer Webb; [2021]
   Keywords : content and language integrated learning; English as a foreign language; primary school years 1-3; time allocation; educational policy; Swedish context;

   Abstract : Denmark and Norway have more explicit syllabuses for English as a Foreign Language and more time allocated to EFL than Sweden. If measures have been taken to improve the syllabus and to increase time for EFL in these countries, do these measures need to be taken in Sweden too? This study aims to explore time allocation and the use of Content and Language Integrated Learning approaches in the primary school years 1-3 in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 12. Retaining or losing the conceptual metaphor : A study on institutional translation of metaphors in political discourse from English into Swedish and Spanish

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Tolk- och översättarinstitutet

   Author : Ingrid Eriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : cognitive linguistics; conceptual metaphor theory; conceptual metaphor; metaphor; institutional translation; European Commission; migration; political discourse; kognitiv lingvistik; konceptuell metaforteori; konceptuell metafor; metafor; institutionell översättning; Europeiska kommissionen; migration; politisk diskurs;

   Abstract : The translation of metaphors has been analyzed and discussed for several decades, but there are not many multilingual studies that examine how metaphors are translated. The present study takes a cognitive approach to metaphor and investigates how translators at the European Commission handle metaphorical expressions and the underlying conceptual metaphors in political discourse. READ MORE

4. 13. Multilingualism in the English classroom - Positive and challenging aspects of using students first language as a tool in foreign language education

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Frida Dahlin; [2019]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language; EFL; multilingualism; translanguaging;

   Abstract : Due to an increasing number of students in the Swedish schools who has another first language than Swedish, multilingualism is now a feature all teachers must consider – and language teachers in particular. While multilingualism previously was believed to cause intellectual disabilities, more current research has showed the benefits of being proficient in several languages. READ MORE

5. 14. Multilingualism, Plurilingualism and Language Acquisition: Case Study of the Erasmus Mundus Master in Euroculture.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Béline Yaëlle Hermet; [2019]
   Keywords : Languages; multilingualism; plurilingualism; Erasmus Mundus; student mo- bility; linguistic policy; social integration; Euroculture.;

   Abstract : Linguistic diversity represents a real challenge for a harmonious coexistence in Europe and in today’s globalised world. Language learning has therefore become an undeniable asset of competitiveness in a multilingual European area, with 24 official European Union languages and more than 60 minority languages. READ MORE

6. 15. The Intersection of English Education Policy in Sweden and Teacher Agency

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

   Author : Toni Marosan; [2019]
   Keywords : policy implementation; teacher agency; language policy; LP; educational language policy; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Researchers have examined how teachers come to make sense of language policies in their practice. These studies explored the relationship between language policies and teacher agency in various contexts. READ MORE