Essays about: "American students"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 105 essays containing the words American students.

1. 16. Navigating the Many Englishes of the World in the Classroom : Teachers’ Attitudes Towards English Accents and How They Work with Accents in the Classroom

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Lovisa Olausson; [2021]
   Keywords : Accents;

   Abstract : According to the curriculum for upper secondary school, various English accents should be introduced. However, it does not state what accents and how these should be introduced. Both American and British English have had a historical stronghold in Sweden, with both having been preferred in previous curriculums. READ MORE

3. 17. Interactive Visualization of Astronomy Images : Integrating AAS WorldWide Telescope into OpenSpace

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

   Author : Ester Lindgren; Ylva Selling; [2021]
   Keywords : Visualization; Astronomy; Telescope Images;

   Abstract : This report describes a master thesis project developed by students from Linköping University. The project was conducted in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and is a contribution to the open-source software OpenSpace. READ MORE

4. 18. Emotional expectations of educators : the social imaginary and emotional labor of teachers in American news media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Jeannette Longo; [2021]
   Keywords : teachers; media; news; social imaginary; emotional labor; representation; political economy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Drawing on Charles Taylor’s modern social imaginary, this study offers a perspective for understanding how teachers are represented and characterized in American news media. Specifically, I study the way the social imaginary of teachers contributes to the performance of Arlie Russell Hochschild’s notion of emotional labor. READ MORE

5. 19. "What Variety Do You Think I Should Use?" : Seven Swedish EFL Teachers' views on language varieties in the classroom

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Antonia Alfredsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Language varieties; Teachers attitudes; Second Language Learning; AmE; BrE;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to gain knowledge about attitudes towards the use of different varieties of English in the classroom from the perspective of seven English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school. The study was carried out through interviews with teachers from different upper secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 20. “It is important to understand that there are not just 3 varieties of English” : Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes towards varieties of English

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

   Author : Maria Chabo; [2021]
   Keywords : accent; attitudes; awareness; English; language; pronunciation; Sweden; upper secondary school; variety.;

   Abstract : The main aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes to varieties of English, especially with a focus on accents. Based on a survey with both open-ended and closed questions, this study is both qualitative and quantitative. READ MORE