Essays about: "foreign language learning experience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words foreign language learning experience.

  1. 1. Self-Supervised Learning for Tabular Data: Analysing VIME and introducing Mix Encoder

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Max Svensson; [2024]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Self-supervised learning; AI; Physics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : We introduce Mix Encoder, a novel self-supervised learning framework for deep tabular data models based on Mixup [1]. Mix Encoder uses linear interpolations of samples with associated pretext tasks to form useful pre-trained representations. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Navigation of Inclusivity and Language Development : The Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Aurelia Adio; Fatema Ali; [2024]
    Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disorders; English as a Foreign language EFL ; Disabilities; Neurodiversity; Inclusion; Accessibility;

    Abstract : In today’s society, neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) have been researched in different areas of life. However, what has yet to be explored broadly is the correlation between the characteristics of various neurodevelopmental disorders and their possible impact on a primary school student’s language learning, speaking development, and inclusivity in the English as a Foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

  3. 3. Willingness to Communicate and the Ideal L2 Self Inside and Outside the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Ida Granlund; Alice Lyttkens; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : Willingness to Communicate; L2MSS; Ideal L2 self; Extramural English; integrativeness; EFL; L2 Learning Experience; Target Language;

    Abstract : This literature review investigates why EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students are reluctant to speak the target language in the classroom. As this is a complex question with complex answers, this review focuses on how the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS), specifically the ideal L2 self, affects willingness to communicate (WTC). READ MORE

  4. 4. Communicating as a Team. A study of EFL Students’ Perceptions about the Influence of the Learner Group’s Dynamics on their Individual WTC

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Ronja Källmark; [2023-06-14]
    Keywords : Willingness to communicate WTC ; group dynamics; English as a foreign language EFL ; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : Considering the current emphasis on communicative abilities in EFL teaching, learning and assessment (Council of Europe, 2020), research on willingness to communicate (WTC) has become increasingly important. Despite the increase of research in this topic area, further research is needed on situational factors relating to individual learners’ WTC. READ MORE

  5. 5. Predicting the Unpredictable – Using Language Models to Assess Literary Quality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Yaru Wu; [2023]
    Keywords : perplexity; variance; unpredictability; homogeneity; generative pre-trained models; text generation; literary quality;

    Abstract : People read for various purposes like learning specific skills, acquiring foreign languages, and enjoying the pure reading experience, etc. This kind of pure enjoyment may credit to many aspects, such as the aesthetics of languages, the beauty of rhyme, and the entertainment of being surprised by what will happen next, the last of which is typically featured in fictional narratives and is also the main topic of this project. READ MORE