Essays about: "English majors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words English majors.

1. 1. Discrimination and prejudice: the experience of female students in male-dominated education

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Erica Neuman; [2022]
   Keywords : Female students; Male-dominated; Post-secondary Education; Discrimination; Sense of belonging; Kvinnliga studenter; Mansdominerat; Eftergymnasial utbildning; Diskriminering; Känsla av tillhörighet;

   Abstract : Research has shown that female students experience discrimination and prejudice in male-dominated higher education, which in turn could result in a lower sense of belonging. This study collected data from 53 female students in different majors and countries with the help of two surveys (one in Swedish and one in English). READ MORE

3. 2. Investigating Chinese Upper Secondary School Students’ Motivation for Learning English from the Aspects of Genders, Age, and Majors

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Wei Lu Larsson; [2021]
   Keywords : English Learning; Motivation; Gender; Upper Secondary School; China.;

   Abstract : English language learning is an indispensable part of Chinese students’ education. As a core subject tested in the high-stakes national college entrance examination, English plays a decisive role in Chinese upper secondary students’ schooling. READ MORE

4. 3. Inter- and intralingual errors in Chinese students' compositions : A case study

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : David Björkegren; [2018]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; interlingual errors; intralingual errors; Chinese learners of English; Error Analysis; Andraspråksinlärning; förstaspråksinterferens; målspråksinterferens; kinesiska studenters engelska; felanalys;

   Abstract : In this quantitative study, time controlled written English compositions by 39 Chinese university majors of English were analyzed by means of Error Analysis (EA) in order to find out what grammatical errors were made. It investigates errors made by more than one fifth of the participants, in order to see whether they can be ascribed to either interlingual or intralingual influence. READ MORE

5. 4. What are the Cognitive Elements in Strategic Thinking: A comparative study of students and professionals in Computer Science and Engineering

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Yanhong Ding; Jiehua Dai; [2018]
   Keywords : Cognitive Elements; Computer Science and Engineering; Interactive; Iterative; Strategic Thinking; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Research Purpose The concept of strategic thinking is vague in the previous literature, and we lack an understanding of what strategic thinking is. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute towards the understanding of the cognitive elements or components in strategic thinking. READ MORE

6. 5. Chinese English major students and the apprenticeship of observation : The influence of previous student experiences on current beliefs about English language teaching

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Marion Högqvist; [2017]
   Keywords : the apprenticeship of observation; previous student experiences; beliefs about teaching; prospective teacher’s beliefs; observationens lärlingskap; tidigare eleverfarenheter; åsikter om undervisning; blivande lärares uppfattningar;

   Abstract : “The apprenticeship of observation” is a person’s previous experiences as a student and it can greatly affect a person’s beliefs about teaching. This paper aimed to study the effect that previous student experiences had had on English major students at a university in China. A questionnaire was designed in order to collect data. READ MORE