Essays about: "second-language development."

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1. 16. A qualitative study about speech anxiety and its challenges from a student perspective

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

   Author : Elin Zetterkvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Speech anxiety; willingness to communicate; English as a second language; upper secondary school; Sweden; qualitative study;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate, firstly, some Swedish upper secondary school students’ attitudes towards speaking in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom and, secondly, how these students suggest that speech anxiety should be dealt with. The participating students were both male and female and attended different school years and English courses. READ MORE

3. 17. Teachers’ Interpretations ofthe Reading Strategies in the ESL Syllabus : A Mixed Method Study on the Possible Advantages andDisadvantages of the Phrasing of Reading Strategies in theRevised ESL Syllabus for Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Frida Brude; Alice Öhman Ekman; [2022]
   Keywords : Didactics; educational policy; English as a Second Language; ESL; interpretation; L2; reading strategies; receptive strategies; second language acquisition; second language education; Skolverket; Sweden; syllabus; upper secondary school; Didaktik; styrdokument; engelska som andraspråk; tolkning; andraspråk; lässtrategier; receptiva strategier; andraspråksinlärning; andraspråksutbildning; Skolverket; Sverige; ämnesplan; gymnasiet;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how teachers interpret the reading strategies in the revised English as aSecond Language (ESL) syllabus from 2021, and what advantages and disadvantages they see with the syllabuswhen they teach reading strategies. Previous studies suggest that it is beneficial to teach reading strategies in school. READ MORE

4. 18. Independent Project with Specialization in English Studies and Education : Efficient vocabulary acquisition through children’s literature in English preschool and primary school classrooms

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

   Author : Vera Listrup; Grunnlid Stefan; [2022]
   Keywords : children’s literature; English as second language; English as first language; vocabulary acquisition; vocabulary acquisition approaches.;

   Abstract :   This study investigates the efficiency of using children’s literature to support English vocabulary acquisition in a first and second language classroom context. Previous research has established that it is important for children to be given the opportunity to expand their basic vocabulary in English during their years in school, in order to assimilate the teaching in the classroom. READ MORE

5. 19. Investigating the Impact of Teacher-given Formative Feedback in ESL Draft Writing

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

   Author : Marcus Palm; [2022]
   Keywords : formative feedback; English as second language; feedback uptake; formative assessment; summative assessment; writing development; drafting;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of teachers' formative feedback on intermediate drafts on student writing development and its interrelationship with summative assessment. Formative feedback is advocated for its benefits on learners writing development; however, its usage in writing instruction at the upper-secondary level is met with frustrations from teachers and students alike. READ MORE

6. 20. The Multiplicity of Colonial Literature: Using the Portrayal of the Indian Population to Promote Democratic Values and Vocabulary Development in Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Michael Lindfors; [2022]
   Keywords : Rudyard Kipling; Edward Said; Paul Nation; Orientalism; vocabulary development; democratic values; second language teaching;

   Abstract : This essay explores the ways colonial short stories by Rudyard Kipling can be used in many different aspects of language teaching in upper secondary school.The analysis takes inspiration from Edward Said’s Orientalism, where he discusses and argues for the prevalence of the phenomenon of Orientalism in the zeitgeist of Western society during the age of European occupation and colonization. READ MORE