Essays about: "English is an important subject"
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1. "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 kommunikationAbstract : 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
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2. To Read or Not to Read, That Is the Question : An Analysis of Governmental Publications, the Curriculum of Upper Secondary School, and a Closer Look at Teachers’ Work with Reading Promotion in the English Subject at Swedish Upper Secondary Schools
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Recent reports have confirmed that Swedish adolescents read less every year. Because of these reports, Swedish governments have implemented regulations to provide directions and emphasize the importance of reading promotion. READ MORE
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3. Grammar in coursebooks? : An examination of how three coursebooks for the subject of English in Swedish upper-secondary school take account of grammar
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : In almost all teaching, in all of the school subjects, teachers use materials to help them conduct their work. But how do coursebooks that are designed for the subject of English in Sweden tackle the subject? This study aims to investigate how coursebooks for the subject of English at Swedish upper-secondary school take account of the subject area of grammar. READ MORE
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4. Teaching Ethics Through Young Adult Literature : - An Analysis of Suzan Collins’ The Hunger Games
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This essay explores the use of young adult literature, primarily the young adult novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008), and how it creates an educational potential for learning and discussing ethics and ethical dilemmas for upper secondary school students. First, the curriculum for upper secondary school in Sweden is examined and confirms literature as important content of communication in the English subject and what the role of literature can be. READ MORE
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5. Teachers’ Views of Video Games in the EFL-Classroom : A Study of How Swedish Upper Secondary EFL Teachers View the Use of Video Games in Their Teaching
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This degree project is a study investigating the views Swedish upper secondary English teachers have towards the use of video games as a medium through which to teach. The aim of the study was to gain insight into teachers’ views and what aspects they believed could encourage and/or inhibit the use of video games in the English foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE