Essays about: "Cultural competence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 107 essays containing the words Cultural competence.

  1. 1. I sökandet efter en grundton : en reflekterande berättelse om konceptuellt tänkande inom landskapsarkitektur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Emelie Lenning; [2024]
    Keywords : Konceptuell landskapsarkitektur; konceptutveckling; abstraktion; mening; storytelling; estetik; designmetod; designverktyg;

    Abstract : Landskapsarkitekter skulpterar, regisserar och komponerar våra livsmiljöer. Det är ett hantverk som kräver sin penna, sitt öra och ett känsligt sinne. Samtidigt befinner sig landskapsarkitekter i en kontext där en samhällelig utveckling knuffar regin in i stela processer och effektiviserade system (Bornemark 2018). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Influence of Literary Texts on Intercultural Competence in the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Amanda Ehrnborg; Ebba Ring; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : intercultural competence; ICC; EFL; classroom activities; fiction; literary texts;

    Abstract : Due to the growing status of English as a global language of communication, cultural studies have become an increasingly important aspect of English as a foreign language (EFL) education. Many scholars argue that there is now a need to deviate from merely focusing on Anglo-Saxon cultures and to embrace an intercultural perspective in education, a view that is also reflected in the Swedish educational frameworks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Confident in my class: A secondary data study of maths motivation and students’ sociodemographic factors in grade three and four in Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Karin Johansson; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : gender; ethnicity; SES; Mathematics Achievement; Maths Motivation;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to point to how motivation as well as achievement in maths and students’ sociodemographic factors can correlate for grade three and four in Swedish schools. Theory: The two theories used in the thesis are Expectancy-value Theory by Eccles and Cultural Capital by Bourdieu. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teaching Critical Literacy Through the Use of Texts in the ESL-Classroom. A Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : James Ankarlund; Janine Bos; [2023-05-12]
    Keywords : Critical literacy; Intercultural competence; ESL; Texts; Cultural awareness;

    Abstract : Teaching critical literacy through texts is not a well-researched method, despite the positive result of previous research. Critical literacy as a concept and as a method could be a factor in boosting intercultural competence, which should be considered highly desirable in an ever more diverse society. READ MORE

  6. 5. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
    Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

    Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE