Essays about: "ESL"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 253 essays containing the word ESL.

  1. 16. As Dark As Darkness : Using Star Maker and The Hobbit to Promote a Constructionist Understanding of Race in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Martin Svanborg; [2023]
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    Abstract : Although the popular conception of fantasy has nothing to do with race, in fact, the genre frequently exhibits underlying concerns with racial dynamics. Conversely, science fiction, due to its speculative perspective on the universe and the potential existence of alien species is, by nature, more inherently preoccupied with the concept of race. READ MORE

  3. 17. ‘‘Well, thank God I did not have to do that.’’: How Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy Can Be Used To Enhance an Understanding of Postcolonial Theory in the ESL Classroom

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Nadine Noureddine; [2023]
    Keywords : Postcolonial theory; othering; unhomeliness; postcolonial teaching; collaborative learning;

    Abstract : Teachers tend to refrain from using a postcolonial perspective in their teaching of literaturebecause they do not know quite how to approach the task. The purpose of this essay is to remedy such a problem. The argument is built on three concepts: unhomeliness, dual identities and othering. READ MORE

  4. 18. Written Corrective Feedback for Grammatical Accuracy : The Role of Writing and Feedback in Language Learning – A Qualitative Study of Four Teachers’ Beliefs

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Michaela Utsi; [2023]
    Keywords : Communicative language teaching; Direct and indirect feedback; Local and global feedback; Focused and unfocused feedback; Swedish ESL teachers;

    Abstract : I denna kvalitativa intervjustudie har fyra gymnasielärare delat med sig av sina uppfattningar om användningen av skrivande och skriftlig korrigerande feedback som ett sätt att utveckla elevers grammatiska korrekthet. Studien visar att deltagarna anser att det är viktigt att integrera grammatikundervisningen med skrivande då det bland annat möjliggör individualisering. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Effectiveness of Verbal Formative Feedback and its Motivational Impact

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS); Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Noor Almorabe; Atdhe Bahtiri; [2023]
    Keywords : Formative feedback; Verbal formative feedback; Written formative feedback; Year 7-9; ESL language learning; motivation.;

    Abstract : This study will investigate the most efficient way of giving and receiving formative feedback. There will primarily be a focus on whether verbal formative feedback or written formative feedback is found to be more efficient by teachers and students. Furthermore, the study will also investigate if formative feedback is motivating for L2 learners. READ MORE

  6. 20. Facing the Friction of a Totalitarian Government : A critical reading of Orwell's 1984 applying the Pedagogy of Discomfort to themes related to government control

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Hanna Houda Axelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Pedagogy of Discomfort to themes related to government control;

    Abstract : This study explores the potential application of George Orwell's novel 1984 in ESL instruction and its influence on promoting discussion among students on divisive political issues. The objective is to examine how the novel's underlying concepts of oppression, dictatorship, and propaganda could encourage critical thinking and social interaction among ESL students. READ MORE