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  1. 1. Subject-Verb Agreement Errors in Swedish 9th and 11th Grade Students’ English Written Production

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Maiko Tsukanaka; [2023]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Swedish Learner English Corpus SLEC ; Swedish-speaking learners of English; Error analysis; Subject-verb agreement; Transfer; Overgeneralization;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate possible factors contributing to subject-verb agreement errors in Swedish junior and senior high school students' English written production. The sample data is collected from the Swedish Learner English Corpus (SLEC), which comprises student texts produced in a classroom setting. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. "Grammar and syntax are of course important building blocks, but you need to know what it is you are building" : A Qualitative Study Investigating Nine Upper Secondary English Teachers' Awareness, Beliefs and Practices when Dealing with Pragmatics in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Pragmatics; Pragmatic competence; EFL Classroom; Teacher Awareness and Beliefs; Interculturality;

    Abstract : This essay investigates nine upper secondary English teachers’ awareness, beliefs and practices when dealing with pragmatics in the EFL classroom in relation to the intercultural dimensions of the subject. The study was conducted using a phenomenological approach where nine semi-structured interviews with upper secondary English teachers were conducted. READ MORE

  5. 4. How teachers utilize the practice of reading aloud to promote English language development in Swedish K-3 grades.

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

    Author : Joshua Payne; Ramize Dushku; [2023]
    Keywords : reading aloud; language development; young learners; L1; L2; EFL; communicative learning; vocabulary acquisition;

    Abstract : Reading aloud is a method that has been used as a means of observational learning in schools for many years. It exists as an implicit part of many educational systems across the world, and the theories that underpin its usage are well studied. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ahtesham-Grunebaum-Stark’s The Tale of the Missing Man: a Dāstāṃ of a Bhopālī Lāpatā

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : S Tareq Khan; [2022]
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    Abstract : Mazoor Ahtesham is a renowned writer in the modern Hindi literature. He is one of the fewMuslim voices in the modern Hindi literary canon.2 He gives a detailed picture of the Muslim society, which is undergoing a change within and, at the same time, is confronted by the change outside. READ MORE