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  1. 1. The Effects of Digital Tools on EFL/ESL Learners' Vocabulary Acquisition/Learning

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

    Author : Emelie Fröjd; Julia Ström; [2021]
    Keywords : ESL EFL; digital tools; non-digital tools; vocabulary drills; vocabulary acquisition; vocabulary learning; motivation; conscious and subconscious learning; intentional and incidental learning.;

    Abstract : As a result of the increase of digitalisation in today’s society, the Swedish school system requires a certain degree of digital competence amongst teachers, affecting the foundation of how their teaching practice is structured. Therefore, this study aims to investigate to what extent Swedish EFL/ESL teachers in the primary years incorporate digital tools in their teaching practice, and more specifically how – and why – they are used to facilitate learners’ vocabulary acquisition/learning. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effectiveness of digital online games as an extramural activity for facilitating motivation and vocabulary acquisition in L2 English learning: student and teacher perspectives

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

    Author : Markus Stagevik; Cecilia Benson; [2020]
    Keywords : Extramural English; SLA; Motivation; language learning; Digital games; L2; Willingness to communicate;

    Abstract : In Sweden, 50% of all teenagers between the ages 12-18 spend at least three hours a day, spending their time on anything from digital games to YouTube and homework research. Given the popularity of such activities, it is worthwhile investigating to what degree any one of them might be used to help facilitate English second language learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Listening comprehension : Digital technology and its effect on the L2 learner’s listening comprehension.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik

    Author : Sofi Larsson; Ove Lundberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition SLA ; digital technological development; digital spare time activity; Andraspråksinlärning; digitalteknologisk utveckling; digital fritidsaktivitet;

    Abstract : The rapid development of new technologies and how these are affecting school age children is in this day and age an area of growing importance. In the context of second language (L2) acquisition, it has been noted that spare time activities of a digital nature impact those pupils who spend more time on activities such as online gaming in the target language than average (Sundqvist 2019, 95-103). READ MORE

  5. 4. Flipping the English Classroom : Implementing the Flipped Classroom Method in an English as a Foreign Language Class

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och litteratur

    Author : Sonny Östman; [2018]
    Keywords : English; English as a foreign language; the flipped classroom; the communicative classroom;

    Abstract : This study was carried out in a secondary school in Sweden and was written by one student becoming a teacher of English. The aim of this thesis is to find out how well the flipped classroom method would work in an English class in Sweden and what one needs to bear in mind when implementing the method. READ MORE

  6. 5. Homework! What, Why, How？ : Primary school English teachers’ attitudes towards and use of homework in China.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

    Author : Zhengyao Jiang; [2018]
    Keywords : Homework; China; English learning and teaching; Teachers’ attitudes; Feedback; 作业; 中国; 英语学习和教学; 老师的态度; 反馈; läxa; Kina; Engelska lärande och undervisning; Lärarnas attityder; Feedback;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the attitudes to English homework held by teachers of primary school (Grades 4-6) in Mainland China, through an online survey. After obtaining 112 responses and analysing them by utilising both qualitative and quantitative methods, the results found that English teachers in China have a unified positive attitude towards homework and its effect. READ MORE