Essays about: "ABOUT ENGLISH SUBJECT"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 essays containing the words ABOUT ENGLISH SUBJECT.

  1. 1. The World is Your Stage – Consequences of Using Drama Activities for EFL/ESL Learners’ Literacy Development

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

    Author : Ebba Langebro; Beatrice Almén; [2024]
    Keywords : Drama; Theater; EFL; ESL; Primary Education; Literacy; Motivation;

    Abstract : Drama activities in the classroom are highly encouraged in the teaching world. However, they are rarely implemented, from our experience, despite being a crucial aspect of students’ education as mentioned in the National Swedish curriculum. Therefore, we felt a need to direct our research on this topic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Representations of Culture in ESL Textbooks for Young Learners

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

    Author : Stefan Grunnlid; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural representations; learner textbooks; ESL textbooks;

    Abstract : In both LGR 11 and LGR 22 (Skolverket, 2019; Skolverket, 2022) Skolverket prescribes that those students within the English subject should be given opportunities to learn about the culture in different English-speaking areas. The researcher therefore investigated the extent to which the culture of different English-speaking countries is represented in ESL textbooks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Culture in the Swedish EFL-classroom : Teachers' perspectives on interpretation and implementation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Linda Wilson-Taylor; [2023]
    Keywords : EFL; culture; cultural representation; culture teaching; secondary school; intercultural communicative competence; stereotypes; regulatory documents; curriculum interpretation; curriculum implementation; frame factors;

    Abstract : The Swedish regulatory documents for the school subject of English demand the presence of cultural representation/phenomena in the communicated material to the students but is vague about what the actual content should be. This leaves a lot of room for personal interpretation and selection of material for the teachers. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Grammar and syntax are of course important building blocks, but you need to know what it is you are building" : A Qualitative Study Investigating Nine Upper Secondary English Teachers' Awareness, Beliefs and Practices when Dealing with Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Pragmatics; Pragmatic competence; EFL Classroom; Teacher Awareness and Beliefs; Interculturality;

    Abstract : This essay investigates nine upper secondary English teachers’ awareness, beliefs and practices when dealing with pragmatics in the EFL classroom in relation to the intercultural dimensions of the subject. The study was conducted using a phenomenological approach where nine semi-structured interviews with upper secondary English teachers were conducted. READ MORE

  6. 5. CLIL and CBI in Relation to Motivation in the ESL classroom

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

    Author : Nora Mårtensson; Ella Östrand; [2023]
    Keywords : Content and Language Integrated Learning; CLIL; Content Based Instruction; CBI; Second Language Learning; English Second Language Learning; ESL; Motivation; Foreign Language Learning; Primary School; Educational Research;

    Abstract : In this paper we explore language learning in relation to motivation. The correlation between teachers' didactic choices and their relation with the learners is crucial to create motivation. READ MORE