Essays about: "English pedagogy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 essays containing the words English pedagogy.

  1. 21. Idioms in the Classroom : A qualitative study of teaching English idiomatic expressions in Swedish schools

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Ana Popovic; [2020]
    Keywords : idioms; idiomatic expressions; figurative language; pedagogy;

    Abstract : According to research, “out of the different types of nonliteral expressions, idioms are the most frequently encountered in discourse. Without a knowledge of idiomatic expressions a nonnative speaker can never fully understand an English movie, sitcom or even the news” (Burke, 1998: 149). READ MORE

  3. 22. The Advantageous and Disadvantageous Aspects of Utilizing Cooperative Learning in an ESL Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Jens Hultberg; Filip Söderberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Cooperative learning; ESL classroom; Advantages and disadvantages;

    Abstract : This evaluation of research investigates the advantageous and disadvantageous aspects of utilizing cooperative learning into the ESL (English as a second language) classroom for pupils at an elementary education level. Teachers need to be contemporary with their pedagogy and lesson design and implement methods that can enable that the national criteria regarding knowledge requirements in the syllabus for English are met. READ MORE

  4. 23. Corrective Feedback in Oral EFL Learning Environments : A Study on Swedish Teachers’ Awareness of Corrective Feedback Strategies and Effects

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

    Author : Josefine Westerberg; [2020]
    Keywords : corrective feedback; EFL; foreign language acquisition; English; pedagogy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate four Swedish upper secondary teachers' reasoning about their own corrective feedback strategies in oral EFL learning environments, and how their reasoning correlated to previous research in the subject.The research was carried out by using the qualitative method of interviewing aselection of teachers. READ MORE

  5. 24. Queering EFL Teaching : Opportunities and Challenges According to Preservice Teachers

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Alvina Bertilsson; Nora Stimjanin; [2020]
    Keywords : Queer theory; Queer pedagogy; Teacher education; ELT; Focus group interviews; Preservice English teachers;

    Abstract : This study examines how preservice teachers reflect upon queer pedagogy in relation to their future profession as English teachers. The purpose is to find out if preservice English language teachers consider queer theory to be important in their future profession, and if they do, find out what aspects they think are important, and what aspect could be challenging. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Caged Bird’s Free Flight : Analyzing Intersectionality in Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings with the Aim of Empowering Pupils in the EFL Classroom to Speak Out Against Inequality and Prejudice

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Karin Risedal Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Maya Angelou; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; upper secondary school; EFL classroom; critical race theory pedagogy; intersectionality; racism; gender; class; autobiography;

    Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis was to study the portrayal of discrimination that occurs because of multiple factors in Maya Angelou’s book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The analysis has been conducted through the lens of Critical Race theory as the theory draws on the affiliation between race, racism and power. READ MORE