Essays about: "the importance of English subject"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words the importance of English subject.

  1. 1. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
    Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

    Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

  3. 2. To Read or Not to Read, That Is the Question : An Analysis of Governmental Publications, the Curriculum of Upper Secondary School, and a Closer Look at Teachers’ Work with Reading Promotion in the English Subject at Swedish Upper Secondary Schools

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

    Author : Isabelle Zetterberg; [2023]
    Keywords : reading promotion; upper secondary school; Sweden; reading for pleasure; ESL teaching; textual analysis; governmental policy texts; questionnaire;

    Abstract : Recent reports have confirmed that Swedish adolescents read less every year. Because of these reports, Swedish governments have implemented regulations to provide directions and emphasize the importance of reading promotion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Receptive Vocabulary and the Impact of Reading Aloud

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

    Author : Joshua Payne; Ramize Dushku; [2022]
    Keywords : receptive vocabulary; reading aloud; oral reading; storytelling; vocabulary acquisition;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impact that reading aloud has on receptive vocabulary for youngerlearners. It takes the current environment of English language learning within Swedish schoolsinto account and explores several language acquisition theories that are deemed instrumental indeveloping a foundation for receptive vocabulary, as well as contrasting and comparing with howthe method of reading aloud has an impact on language learning. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. To effectively assist children with autism in their English learning process : Special education teachers’ use of communication strategies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Miranda Matti; [2022]
    Keywords : Autism; Children; Communication; Communication strategies; Pragmatic language difficulties;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore some special education teachers’ experiences regarding the use of communication strategies in the subject of English in English medium schools with children with autism. The study is based on the teachers’ own reported lived experiences. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. READ MORE