Essays about: "Essay on second language acquisition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Essay on second language acquisition.

1. 11. Reading Literature : A Study of the Significance of Literature in Language Education

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Malin Sjöström; [2017]
   Keywords : Literature; reading; language education; ELT coursebooks; language acquisition.; Läsning; engelskundervisning; språkinlärning; litteratur.;

   Abstract : The aim with this study is to find out the role of literature in language education. More specifically, this essay focuses on discovering how literature can be used to learn and acquire the English language. The study will show how reading literature can benefit students’ proficiency. The paper is based on two parts. READ MORE

3. 12. Automaticity in L2 learning: Correlation between vocabulary proficiency and response time in word recognition

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Signe Jonsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Vocabulary proficiency; Response time; Automaticity; English; Second Language Acquisition; Paul Nation; Frequency levels; Coefficient of Variation.;

   Abstract : Automaticity (in this essay defined as short response time) and fluency in language use are closely connected to each other and some research has been conducted regarding some of the aspects involved. In fact, the notion of automaticity is still debated and many definitions and opinions on what automaticity is have been suggested (Andersson,1987, 1992, 1993, Logan, 1988, Segalowitz, 2010). READ MORE

4. 13. Teachers’ Perceptions of Second Language Learning and Teaching – A Comparison of Two Groups of English Teachers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Camilla Kvist; [2014]
   Keywords : second language learning; second language teaching; teacher attitudes; teacher beliefs; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Abstract The study of teachers and students’ perceptions of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching began in earnest with Horwitz’s seminal research during the 1980s. Numerous studies into both teachers and learners’ belief systems have since then been conducted by researchers and educators (Bell, 2005; Borg & Burns, 2008; Brown, 2009; Davis, 2003; Horwitz, 1987, 1988; Lasagabaster & Sierra, 2009; Matsuura, Chiba, & Hilderbrandt, 2001; Peacock, 1999; Schulz, 1996, 2001; Vasquez & Harvey, 2010). READ MORE

5. 14. It's simple isn't it? Investigating Swedish Pupils* Command of Canonical Question Tags with Reverse Polarity at Different Stages of Learning

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Hans Brasch; [2013-06-28]
   Keywords : canonical question tags; canonical tag questions; reverse polarity; developmental sequences in second language acquisition; contrastive analysis;

   Abstract : This essay investigates Swedish pupils' command of canonical question tags with reverse polarity in written English at different stages of learning. 22 pupils in 6th grade and 23 pupils in 9th grade completed a set of tag questions which required either a form of "to be", "to have", "to do" or a modal verb in the question tag. READ MORE

6. 15. Pros and Cons in Immersion : - A Study of a Swedish and Italian Exchange Project Focused on Immersion

   University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Author : Oscar Semb; [2013]
   Keywords : Immersion; Second language acquisition; input; exchange project; language instruction;

   Abstract : Abstract This study examines the Comenius exchange project between Da Vinci, Kattegattgymnasiet in Sweden and Liceo Scientifico F. Vercelli in Asti, Italy from both a qualitative and a quantitative angle. This exchange project was working with immersion. READ MORE