Essays about: "English speaking proficiency"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words English speaking proficiency.

  1. 16. The relationship between extramural English exposure and receptive vocabulary knowledge of young Swedish L2 learners of English

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Karin Hubbe Emilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : instructed learning; informal learning; extramural english; vocabulary knowledge; intentional learning; explicit learning; PVST; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Abstract This study examines if extramural English (EE) has a positive effect on L2 vocabulary acquisition of young Swedish L2 learners (N = 24) of English (age 8-10). It examines the correlation between the amount of time spent on EE and scores on the Picture Vocabulary Size Test (PVST), which measures receptive vocabulary knowledge. READ MORE

  3. 17. Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among EFL Leaners in Swedish Lower Secondary Schools

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

    Author : Abdullah Amouna; [2021]
    Keywords : English-as-a-foreign-language EFL ; foreign language anxiety FLA ; foreign language speaking anxiety FLSA ; language anxiety LA ; fear of negative evaluation FNE ;

    Abstract : Language anxiety (LA) is “the worry and negative emotional reaction when learning and using a second language and is especially relevant in a classroom where self-expression takes place” (Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2014, p. 14). READ MORE

  4. 18. “A glass half-full of opportunities” The perceptions and lived experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants using digital primary healthcare applications in Scania, Sweden. A qualitative content analysis study.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Wasim Jabari; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital health; Digital primary care; Primary care; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Health Systems; Equity; Equality; Accessibility; Experiences; Qualitative; Patients; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: There is growing concern in Sweden about health inequity and unequal access to traditional primary healthcare among different socio-economic groups, predominantly immigrants. The use of information and communication technology in the health sector has been suggested as a potential tool to overcome healthcare accessibility and equity. READ MORE

  5. 19. Teaching Strategies to Increase EFL Speaking Skills in a Communicative Learning Environment

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

    Author : Sara Jejo; Sanaa Haji; [2020]
    Keywords : Communicative classroom; speaking ability; interactive environment; language development; motivation; anxiety; sociocultural; pragmatism; EFL.;

    Abstract : AbstractEven though developing speaking skills is the essential key to achieving proficiency in a target language, there are some pupils (grades 4-6) who do not participate in communication tasks in English classroom. Thus, the purpose of this literature overview is to investigate the reasons for the unwillingness of some young learners to speak and interact in English. READ MORE

  6. 20. Assessing oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of teachers' understanding, experience, and assessment of oral production, and interaction in Swedish upper secondary schools

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Eva Smit; [2020]
    Keywords : Assessment of oral proficiency; communicative competence; EFL teaching; foreign language speaking anxiety; oral interaction; oral production; oral proficiency.;

    Abstract : Oral proficiency plays a crucial part in mastering the English language. It is, because of that, heavily debated among professors and teachers. Among teachers, uncertainty prevails regarding how oral proficiency should be taught and assessed. READ MORE