Essays about: "ESL"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 253 essays containing the word ESL.

1. 31. The effectiveness of digital reading for motivating student reading and vocabulary development : Effektiviseringen av digital läsning för att motivera elevernas läsning och ordförrådsutveckling

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

   Author : Lavan Jiawook; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital; reading; books; motivation; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : Even though vocabulary skills are the essential key to achieving proficiency in a target language, there are some students who do not like reading. Thus, the purpose of this study is the potential use of digital technology for facilitating and motivating reading and vocabulary building in English. READ MORE

3. 32. Distilling Multilingual Transformer Models for Efficient Document Retrieval : Distilling multi-Transformer models with distillation losses involving multi-Transformer interactions

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Xuecong Liu; [2022]
   Keywords : Dense Passage Retrieval; Knowledge Distillation; Multilingual Transformer; Document Retrieval; Open Domain Question Answering; Tät textavsnittssökning; kunskapsdestillering; flerspråkiga transformatorer; dokumentsökning; domänlöst frågebesvarande;

   Abstract : Open Domain Question Answering (OpenQA) is a task concerning automatically finding answers to a query from a given set of documents. Language-agnostic OpenQA is an increasingly important research area in the globalised world, where the answers can be in a different language from the question. READ MORE

4. 33. The Effectiveness of Creative Writing for Motivating and Developing VocabularyAcquisitions in the ESL Classroom

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

   Author : Manh Duong; Hadi Berro; [2022]
   Keywords : Motivation; Motivating; Student engagement; Vocabulary; Vocabulary learning; Vocabulary acquisition; Creative writing; CW.;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effectiveness of adopting a Creative Writing method to motivate and develop vocabulary learning in an ESL/EFL (English as a second language/English as a foreign language) context. This research also investigates the effectiveness of adapting CW as a teaching method and its approaches for facilitating vocabulary learning for upper-secondary English students. READ MORE

5. 34. A quantitative study of upper-secondary ESL students’ reading comprehension abilities in relation to reading strategies, metacognitive awareness, and motivation

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

   Author : Emma Lovisa Zels; [2022]
   Keywords : ESL; high motivation; metacognitive awareness; reading comprehension; reading strategies; upper-secondary school;

   Abstract : This study investigates reading comprehension strategies amongst 298 Swedish ESL students in upper-secondary school, possible relationships between high motivation to learn and high strategy use, and whether more experienced readers tend to use reading strategies more frequently than lesser experienced readers. Data was collected through online surveys, and the findings were analysed using quantitative analysis. READ MORE

6. 35. PowerPoint Use in The English Classroom : A study on teacher beliefs and their reported use of PowerPoint in Swedish secondary ESL education

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

   Author : David Jatta Kölin; Caroline Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Cognitive Load; Color-coding; Color; Dual Coding; Image text; PowerPoint; Multimedia Learning; Multimodality;

   Abstract : PowerPoint is a popular presentation software that is often used in educational settings, however, there is a need for further instruction on how to use the software effectively to facilitate learning. Prior research on the use of PowerPoint in education has been inconclusive as it has been focused on the presence or lack of presence in the classroom, rather than its practical implementation. READ MORE