Essays about: "language attitudes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 355 essays containing the words language attitudes.

1. 21. Breaking Language Barriers: Swedish Upper Secondary Teachers' Attitudes Towards and Use of Swedish in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Caroline Tiihonen; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL teaching; Translanguaging; Codeswitching; L1 in L2 classroom; Teacher attitudes; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary English teachers’ attitudes towards and use of Swedish in the EFL classroom. In addition to examining teachers’ attitudes, the study investigated when teachers feel it is beneficial to use Swedish and why in these specific situations. READ MORE

3. 22. Creative Writing in the Swedish EFL Classroom : The views of teachers in Years 7-9 and Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Fanny Aidantausta; [2023]
   Keywords : Compulsory school; creativity; foreign language teaching; upper secondary school; writing skill;

   Abstract : The study highlights English teachers’ attitudes towards the teaching of creative writing in the English subject in Swedish compulsory school years 7-9 and upper secondary school. The data in this study was collected through a quantitative web survey answered by 13 respondents and qualitative, semi-structured interviews with four teachers selected from the survey respondents. READ MORE

4. 23. Translanguaging; transcending conventional language teaching,effects, attitudes, and perceptions.

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

   Author : Lexros Erik; Timrin Nicolina; [2023]
   Keywords : translanguaging; vocabulary acquisition; first language; second language; second language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : This study investigates how translanguaging could affect the acquisition of a second language for young language learners and how teachers and other authoritative agents' attitudes/perspectives affect implementation of translanguaging in school. Cummins(2018) describes translanguaging as a concept of focusing on the dynamic correlations between different languages for a bilingual individual. READ MORE

5. 24. "Praise won't take us far without government support" : A qualitative study about enhanced collective efficacy, collective crime prevention, and the Night-wandering Mothers of Rinkeby

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Nora Elaies; [2023]
   Keywords : Collective efficacy; Collective crime prevention; Stigma; Neighbourhood; Rinkeby;

   Abstract : While research has been conducted on how to strengthen collective efficacy, there is a scarcity of knowledge regarding practical solutions. The aim of this study is to investigate how residents in a negatively stigmatized neighborhood engage in practical measures to enhance collective efficacy, while also exploring their perceptions of the measures requiredto improve the functionality of their neighborhood through collective efficacy. READ MORE

6. 25. To Laugh or Not to Laugh in Class, that is the Question : Functions of and attitudes towards humour in three different second language classrooms in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Cia Strandsten; [2023]
   Keywords : Classroom; Humour; Humour theories; Second language learning; Teaching; Positive; Negative;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to explore humour in English language education further by investigating three Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ experiences of and attitudes towards humour in an L2 language classroom, and what types of humour are used, if any, in these teachers’ lessons. The data is collected qualitatively through three observations and three interviews. READ MORE