Essays about: "English textbooks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 113 essays containing the words English textbooks.

1. 1. An Investigation of Support for Productive Skills in textbooks : A mixed method study of grade 8 materials

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Emre Döner; [2024]
   Keywords : CLT; ELT; CEFR; Scaffolding; controlled exercise; uncontrolled exercise; teaching materials.;

   Abstract : English language learning materials take a central role in Swedish secondary schools. The curriculum in Sweden advocates for communicative language teaching where students are expected to produce language in various contexts without restriction. There is much prior research on different textbooks used in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. Word Frequencies and Vocabulary Threshold Levels in EFL Textbooks. A Corpus Study

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Samantha Read; [2023-06-19]
   Keywords : Vocabulary; corpus; coursebooks; upper secondary; word frequencies; threshold levels;

   Abstract : A significant number of studies have identified inadequate vocabulary exposure in EFL coursebooks as a problem. However, few studies have been carried out in the Swedish context. READ MORE

4. 3. 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. 4. Is the Echo English series relevant for advanced learners? : -A study on lexical character and recycling in two Swedish EFL textbooks for upper secondary school

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Magnus Ejnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Incidental learning; textbook analysis; recycling; pedagogy;

   Abstract : This study aims to provide additional research into how Swedish EFL textbooks support incidental vocabulary learning through reading texts, specifically for textbooks aimed at upper secondary school, expecting a greater emphasis on recycling mid- and low-frequency words. The study has investigated the lexical character of two textbooks, Echo English 5 and Echo English 7, as well as how they recycle lemmas and how well they recycle lemmas from the mid- and low-frequency bands. READ MORE

6. 5. Form-focused or meaning-focused? : Grammar tasks in EFL textbooks for English 5 in upper secondary school

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : form-focused; meaning-focused; instruction; grammar; tasks; CLT;

   Abstract : This paper investigates what role grammar plays, what grammatical content is included, and whether focus on form or meaning dominates in six EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks for English 5. Through the methodology content analysis, the grammatical content is calculated, categorized, and analyzed with coding frames in three parts: form-focused instruction and grammar tasks and meaning-focused instruction and grammar tasks, context, and grammatical categories. READ MORE