Essays about: "English learner"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 136 essays containing the words English learner.

1. 16. A thematic analysis of Swedish upper secondary EFL teachers’ cognitions about and reflections on written feedback

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Johan Jönsson Ahlbin; [2023]
   Keywords : Teacher cognition; written feedback; English as a foreign language; English language teaching; Swedish upper secondary school;

   Abstract : To gain a deeper understanding of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers’ knowledge, thoughts, and beliefs about written feedback (WF), this thesis explored four Swedish upper secondary school EFL teachers’ cognitions about WF, the sources of their cognitions about WF, and ways in which their cognitions about WF are reflected in their actual feedback practices. To carry out this exploratory investigation, the study made use of semi-structured interviews, sample student texts with teacher WF, and stimulated recall interviews. READ MORE

3. 17. The effectiveness of interacting with picture books on vocabulary acquisition in an EFL classroom

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

   Author : Ella Sjödin; Niam Dabbous; [2023]
   Keywords : “Interacting”; “Vocabulary acquisition”; “Picture books”; “English as foreign language”; “Young language learners”; “Read-aloud”;

   Abstract : This research paper investigates the effectiveness of interacting with picture books on vocabulary acquisition in the young learner English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. Recent reports show that more than half of the pupils in Swedish secondary schools do not read outside of the school environment (Skolverket, 2019). READ MORE

4. 18. Physically oriented learning meets vocabulary acquisition and motivation: how the ESL classroom can combine with PE through cross-curricular collaboration

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

   Author : Axel Olsson; Ali Tbena; [2023]
   Keywords : CLIL; Cross-curricular; Embodied learning; English as a second language; Motivation; Physical education; Vocabulary acquisition;

   Abstract : A positive relationship between physical motion and learning is widely acknowledged. However, few studies have investigated the potential effects of combining physical movement with second language learning. READ MORE

5. 19. Fallen Between the Cracks : Students’ Motivation and Use of Learning Strategies in English 5: A comparison between an academic and a vocational program

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

   Author : Rickard Hammar; [2023]
   Keywords : motivation; Self-Regulated Learning; vocational programs; academic programs; upper-secondary school; Sweden;

   Abstract : Recent reports have indicated that students’ motivation is declining, and that students in vocational programs show particularly low motivation. However, studies show that motivation and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) strategies are closely intertwined, where motivation is depicted as an instigating and maintaining force that fuels a learner’s efforts toward a goal, and SRL-strategies are the actions that learners use to solve different tasks and structure their own learning processes. READ MORE

6. 20. The complexity of linguistic complexity: a corpus-based study on development of phrasal complexity in written L2-Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Karin Rasmusson; [2023]
   Keywords : Second language development; Complexity; Accuracy; and Fluency; Linguistic complexity; Syntactic complexity; Phrasal complexity; Noun phrase complexity; Morphological complexity; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. READ MORE