Essays about: "English as an international language"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 essays containing the words English as an international language.

  1. 16. Speech is silver and silence is golden? : An investigating study regarding a group of Swedish eighth-grade students´ perceived foreign language speaking anxiety.

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

    Author : Johanna Löfvenius; [2020]
    Keywords : foreign language speaking anxiety; perceived anxiety; anxiety level;

    Abstract : This investigating and comparative study aimed to demonstrate the perceived foreign language speaking anxiety among a specific group of eight-grade compulsory school students, attending an International English school in the south of Sweden. The study also aimed to explore the potential relationship between the students´ perceived foreign language speaking anxiety and the students´ gender. READ MORE

  3. 17. An Investigation of the Cultural Content in English Instructional Materials Used in Sweden’s Secondary Education

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

    Author : William Wickersham; [2020]
    Keywords : Cultural Content Analysis; power relations; socialization; international communicative competence; surface culture; deep culture; nationalism;

    Abstract : This thesis is a two-pronged analysis of the cultural content in two instructional materials series presently meant for use in the English language instruction in Swedish secondary education, and it integrates an examination of surface and deep cultural content with an ideology analysis focused on the representation of nations and the international world. The driving impetus of this thesis is an interest in the representation of culture meeting the students in their instruction. READ MORE

  4. 18. English in mathematics : Swedish EFL students’ and teachers’ experiences with learning and teaching mathematics in English

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

    Author : Heba Dhia Peter; [2020]
    Keywords : EFL; English; mathematics; upper secondary school; mathematical word problems; EMI;

    Abstract : This study is intended to explore what difficulties students and teachers in international and IB programs in Sweden encounter when they learn and teach mathematics in English. Students enrolled in these programs tend to have English as a second or foreign language, and their being taught mathematics in a language that is not their native language might limit their understanding and the possibility to communicate and express themselves in the subject. READ MORE

  5. 19. An International Language? -Cultural Representation in English textbooks for Swedish Schools

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

    Author : Henric Frenning; [2020]
    Keywords : culture; cultural representation; textbooks; inner circle; outer circle; expanding circle;

    Abstract : Culture and language are intrinsically linked, and the question of how to approach teaching culture whilst teaching a language is always going to be one teachers have to ask themselves. A textbook is a tool which is meant to aid teachers and remove some of the burden of decision-making from their shoulders. READ MORE

  6. 20. The effectiveness of CLIL for English language learning in Swedish primary schools

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

    Author : Gabriela Porc; Luisa Bundy; [2020]
    Keywords : CLIL; Content and Language Integrated Learning; English; ESL; Primary School; Sweden; Education; Language;

    Abstract : We live in an increasingly interconnected world where being bilingual or multilingual is the norm. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an effective way to practice important skills for global citizens. READ MORE