Essays about: "English language ELT"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words English language ELT.
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6. Equally non-native? : Investigating the attitudes of Swedish students towards Swedish and Arabic L2 English speakers
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The increasing use of English as a lingua franca has led to the emergence of many nonnative varieties, but research indicates that despite the efforts of disciplines such as World Englishes and ELF to elevate the status of these varieties, speakers of native varieties are still valued higher by listeners all over the world. However, few studies have attempted to compare non-native varieties to each other without the presence of a contrasting native variety. READ MORE
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7. Translanguaging in Swedish ELT in upper-secondary school : A study of students' self-reported use and perceptions of translanguaging
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The use of translanguaging in ELT classrooms can have significant benefits for multilingual students. This study investigates how students with background languages other than Swedish perceive the use of translanguaging in ELT classes. READ MORE
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8. The Portrayal of the Other : A Postcolonial Perspective on ThreeESL Textbooks in Swedish Upper Secondary School
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study is to investigate three English as a second language (ESL) textbooks used for English 6 in Swedish upper secondary school from a postcolonial perspective, answering the following research question: Who is the implied reader, based on assumptions of the expected experiences and culture, and what and who is constructed as deviant or Other? To examine these questions, the study employs critical discourse analysis and implements strategies from multimodal analysis. The analysis is concerned with matters such as what is constructed as familiar or unfamiliar to the student, what images are chosen, and what those images convey. READ MORE
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9. Providing Written Formative Feedback for the Diverse Classroom : A case study of a Swedish lower-secondary EFL classroom
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The study, designed as a case study, aimed to explore an EFL teacher’s process of producing individualised written formative feedback to further the English language development of the diverse student body of one eighth-grade class in southern Sweden. The research questions were approached from a teacher’s perspective. READ MORE
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10. Extramural English in The Classroom : An Attitudinal Study of Swedish English Language Teachers in Grades 4-9
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/EngelskaAbstract : This study explores Swedish English language teacher’s (ELT’s) attitudes towards EE, their reasons for or against its inclusion in their classrooms, and how these views affect their planning, instruction and assessment. Themes for investigation are established through thorough review of literature in the field in a Swedish context and explored through thematic analysis of interviews and a survey study. READ MORE
