Essays about: "second language learning strategies"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 47 essays containing the words second language learning strategies.

1. 16. Teachers ́ perceptions and enactment of the communicative classroom : A qualitative study of four teachers ́ attitudes towards communicative language teaching at upper secondary schools in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Rebecca Valfridsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; Communicative Language Teaching; The Principled Communicative Approach;

   Abstract : The Swedish syllabus for English promotes a communicative approach to language teaching, but does not offer concrete guidelines regarding how a communicative classroom should be enacted. This leaves a great deal of interpretation up to each individual teacher. READ MORE

3. 17. Reading Strategies : Multilingual students learning English in a Swedish context

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Jessica Ericsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Second-language learning; English as a foreign language; reading comprehension; reading strategies; third-language learning;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at exploring what linguistic challenges and opportunities multilingual students experience when reading in English. This paper has a qualitative approach and consists of focus group interviews as the method for collecting data. The participants were students in compulsory school, ninth grade, studying English as a foreign language. READ MORE

4. 18. PROMPTED Peer Response and Grammatical Errors : Prompted Peer Response vs Unprompted Peer Response inReducing Grammatical Errors

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Michael Melanson; [2019]
   Keywords : Peer response; grammar; errors; collaboration; prompts;

   Abstract : The current classroom environment is filled with expectations for both teacher and student but is often lacking in time. Skolverket (2011) outlines ambitious goals such as developing students’ critical thinking abilities, adapting teaching to each student’s individual needs, and encouraging students to actively take part in the development of their own educational process, to name just a few. READ MORE

5. 19. Educational Approaches & Strategies for ESL Teaching in Swedish Compulsory Schools

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Jesper Lindberg; [2019]
   Keywords : English as a second language; second language teaching and learning; teacher attitudes; bilingual education; educational strategies; educational approaches; Engelska som andraspråk; lärande och inlärning; lärarattityder; tvåspråkig utbildning; strategier för lärande; närmanden för lärande;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate what educational approaches and strategies that are used by five teachers of English as a second language (ESL) and how they differ between three different schools. This was done through reviewing literature about educational approaches and strategies in ESL and analyzing the responses from a questionnaire given to five teachers in grades seven to nine at three different schools. READ MORE

6. 20. Exploiting mobile technology affordances to support second language students using affective learning

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Yanwen Ma; [2019]
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   Abstract : Self-regulated learning (SRL) which relates to challenges concerning both cognitive and affective learning domains is directly associated with students’ academic performance. It is especially critical for second language learners who need to employ SRL strategies and skills to be able to acquire the target language effectively. READ MORE