Essays about: "English teachers"

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1. 21. Pleasure reading for development of English as a second language : Pleasure reading at home and its effects in the English classroom. How pleasure reading in English can improve children’s comprehension of and proficiency in English as a second language.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Elin Moberg; [2023]
   Keywords : English; Swedish; grades 4 to 6; English as a second language; language development; reading; pleasure reading; reading for language acquisition; language learning; Engelska; svenska; årskurs 4 till 6; engelska som andra språk; språkutveckling; läsning; nöjesläsning; läsning för språkinlärning; språkinlärning;

   Abstract : This study aims to find an understanding of how pleasure reading outside of a classroom context can assist in the development of English as a second language. The study primarily seeks to examine what teachers and parents say about how the access to and active reading of English books in children’s home environment can benefit their language skills development in the classroom, and this has been done through qualitative interviews. READ MORE

3. 22. The Dawn of Euro-English : Student and Teacher’s Knowledge and Opinion on Euro-English and the English Standards in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Irmelie Sundfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Upper-secondary school; American standard English; British standard English; Euro-English; upper-secondary school teachers; English teaching; Sweden;

   Abstract : Throughout the 1900s, the English subject has gone through massive change in the Swedish school system. The main focus has always been on the British standard, with the United Kingdom as the model for all who study English or educate students. READ MORE

4. 23. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
   Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

   Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

5. 24. Effects on EFL Students’ Motivation and Development using Formative Assessment

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

   Author : Nora Asllani; Rahmana Kosuta; [2023]
   Keywords : Formative assessment; Student motivation; Student development; Second language acquisition; EFL; Upper secondary school;

   Abstract : In recent years, research has been done on formative assessment and its connection to student motivation and development, showing both benefits and disadvantages of using the practice. This study investigates further how formative assessment affects students’ motivation and language development in an EFL (English as a foreign language) context, and the possibilities of implementing formative assessment in Swedish upper secondary classrooms. READ MORE

6. 25. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
   Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE