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1. 11. 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

3. 12. Challenges, needs, and connection points in EFL teachers’ and students’ perspectives of formative assessment

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

   Author : Melissa Linde Svantesson; Sebastian Ticak; [2023]
   Keywords : Formative assessment; formative feedback; ESL; EFL; Teacher challenges; student needs; secondary school; research overview; formativ bedömning; bedömning för lärande; formativ feedback; högstadiet;

   Abstract : Formative assessment is an educational approach that challenges the traditional summative ways of teaching. Although formative assessment has been found to stimulate learning development, it also involves difficulties for teachers to implement. READ MORE

4. 13. Translanguaging; transcending conventional language teaching,effects, attitudes, and perceptions.

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

   Author : Lexros Erik; Timrin Nicolina; [2023]
   Keywords : translanguaging; vocabulary acquisition; first language; second language; second language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : This study investigates how translanguaging could affect the acquisition of a second language for young language learners and how teachers and other authoritative agents' attitudes/perspectives affect implementation of translanguaging in school. Cummins(2018) describes translanguaging as a concept of focusing on the dynamic correlations between different languages for a bilingual individual. READ MORE

5. 14. "I'm not forcing anyone" : A Study on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in English in a Swedish Upper-Secondary School Context

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

   Author : Ylva Craig; [2023]
   Keywords : English as a second language; second language learning; willingness to communicate; motivation; integrativeness; upper-secondary school; Sweden; ARCS model;

   Abstract : This study aims to expand on the existing knowledge of Swedish upper-secondary students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in English and provide insight into how motivational strategies are used in some Swedish English-as-a-second-language (ESL) classrooms by the teachers. To gather data, four teachers were interviewed, and three of them observed in class, and 67 students answered a questionnaire. READ MORE

6. 15. Physically oriented learning meets vocabulary acquisition and motivation: how the ESL classroom can combine with PE through cross-curricular collaboration

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

   Author : Axel Olsson; Ali Tbena; [2023]
   Keywords : CLIL; Cross-curricular; Embodied learning; English as a second language; Motivation; Physical education; Vocabulary acquisition;

   Abstract : A positive relationship between physical motion and learning is widely acknowledged. However, few studies have investigated the potential effects of combining physical movement with second language learning. READ MORE