Essays about: "foreign literature study in education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words foreign literature study in education.

1. 1. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review

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

   Author : My Olsson; Alice Osborne; [2024]
   Keywords : effective teaching; English as a Foreign Language; intelligibility; secondary education; pronunciation;

   Abstract : This study provides a literature review of the most effective ways to teach pronunciation to EFL secondary school students in Sweden. There is limited time allocated to pronunciation leading to a scarcity of available effective methods. This impacts the important role which intelligibility holds in pronunciation. READ MORE

3. 2. Social Gradients in Subjective Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Johansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Subjective Well-being; SWB; COVID-19; pandemic; Sweden; social gradients; foreign-born; health inequalities; resources;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments around the globe to employ various measures, such as social distancing and quarantine, to prevent its spread. The pandemic contributed to drastic changes in everyday life, through economic shocks, fear of the virus, morbidity, and mortality. READ MORE

4. 3. Using Climate Fiction in Education for Sustainable Development in the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Emelie Gille; Tove Segerdahl; [2023-11-14]
   Keywords : Climate fiction; Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; EFL teaching; environmental literature; didactical tools;

   Abstract : Due to climate change, the human race faces the challenge of how to change our behaviour towards nature in order to achieve a more sustainable future. In educational settings, this is reflected in the Swedish steering documents issued by the National Agency for Education requiring teachers to implement environmental education in their teaching. READ MORE

5. 4. The effectiveness of digital reading for motivating student reading and vocabulary development : Effektiviseringen av digital läsning för att motivera elevernas läsning och ordförrådsutveckling

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

   Author : Lavan Jiawook; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital; reading; books; motivation; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : Even though vocabulary skills are the essential key to achieving proficiency in a target language, there are some students who do not like reading. Thus, the purpose of this study is the potential use of digital technology for facilitating and motivating reading and vocabulary building in English. READ MORE

6. 5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Irony

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Simon Torffvit; [2022]
   Keywords : irony; humor; principle of relevance; literature teaching; English as a Foreign Language; EFL; maxims of conversation; close reading; The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In this paper, I explore how Douglas Adams’ comedic 1979 science-fiction novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy could be used to improve English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ understanding of irony. Specifically, the study is based on criteria for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school and is performed using a combined theoretical framework of Dan Sperber and Deidre Wilson’s principle of relevance and Paul Grice’s maxims of conversation. READ MORE