Essays about: "English oral test"
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1. Assessment of oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : Four teachers’ perceptions of the English Syllabus
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Previous research shows that English teachers in Sweden struggle with the assessment of oral proficiency. The reasons for this are several but most of them have occurred in the gap between the intended and perceived curriculum. READ MORE
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2. English Outside the Classroom : A study of the impact of Extramural English on students' receptive skills
University essay fromAbstract : This study sets out to investigate whether and to what extent activities involving Extramural English (EE) have an impact on how students in the sixth and ninth year of the Swedish school-system perform on the national tests of listening and reading comprehension issued by the National Agency for Education. In order to test this, the students participating were asked to fill out a questionnaire asking about their contacts with English outside of the classroom environment and were then administered old national tests of reading and listening comprehension as part of their regular classroom instruction. READ MORE
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3. Speaking through poetry- Using spoken word poetry to lower speaking anxiety among Swedish EFL learners
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This paper presents a qualitative study investigating whether exercises inspired by spoken word poetry can be used as anxiety-lowering speaking exercises for Grade 9 students in Swedish secondary school and increase their motivation for speaking English in class. My initial hypothesis was that the students would feel less anxious to speak English in class when performing spoken word than when doing oral presentations. READ MORE
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4. (In)visible assessment –why, what, when, how and by whom? : A qualitative case study of Swedish students’ and teachers’ awareness and experiences of formative assessment of English in upper secondary school
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This case study presents an overview of the student perspective on assessment, an area in which there is still little research. The aim of this qualitative study is to investigate the awareness, understanding and experience of assessment from a student perspective by addressing the following research questions: why, what, when, how and by whom are the students’ learning processes assessed? A secondary aim is to investigate if and how teachers work with formative assessment in order to discern possible similarities and differences concerning the perception of assessment between students and teachers of English in upper secondary school. READ MORE
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5. THE APPLICATION OF POLITENESS THEORY INTO ENGLISH EDUCATION IN JAPAN
University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) revised the Course of Study in English education twice in the last decade (in 2002 and in 2011), and the drastic changes have been made especially in the section of communicative skills: introduction of English study in elementary school, teaching English in English in high school, requirement of the subject ‘Oral Communication I’ in high school, etc. The aim of the revisions is to produce international individuals, who have high English proficiency not only in input-skills but also in output-skills, especially in speaking (MEXT 2004: 90, MEXT 2011). READ MORE
