Essays about: "Extensive Reading"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words Extensive Reading.

1. 1. “The Fundamental Values Are an Approach – Not Something you Teach Strictly” : A Qualitative Study of How Upper Secondary Teachers Use Fiction in Relation to the Fundamental Values in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Jessica Blomén; [2022]
   Keywords : fundamental values; EFL; fiction; Rita Felski; Judith Langer;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how and why Swedish upper secondary school teachers use fiction in relation to the fundamental values in the EFL classroom. Using fiction as pedagogical material is an advantageous method when raising topics related to the fundamental values, which include topics such as democracy, equality, and gender awareness. READ MORE

3. 2. Student Attitudes Towards Extensive Reading: : A mixed methods study about Swedish upper secondary school students' attitudes andperceptions of extensive reading in English

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

   Author : Emelie Haugsnes; [2022]
   Keywords : Extensive reading; student reading attitudes; self determination theory; L2 reading motivation;

   Abstract : This essay aims to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students' perceptions about their attitudes and motivation towards extensive reading in English. Further, this essay also aims to investigate students' attitudes towards self-selected reading as a potentially more motivational classroom strategy in comparison to teacher-selected reading. READ MORE

4. 3. Learning to Read at the Upper Secondary Level : A Mixed-Method Study of Teachers’ Use of Literature to Enhance Reading Comprehension in the Upper Secondary EFL Classroom in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Maha Haidar; [2022]
   Keywords : Teaching Literature; Reading Comprehension; Reading Strategies; English as a Foreign Language EFL ;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore the use of literature to enhance students’ reading comprehension abilities in the upper secondary EFL classroom in Sweden. The study uses a mixed method of teacher survey and teacher interviews to answer the three research questions: (1) How often do teachers use literature to enhance students’ reading comprehension abilities? (2) What kinds of literature are used when the purpose is to enhance students’ reading comprehension abilities? And (3) How do EFL teachers teach literature when the purpose is to enhance students’ reading comprehension abilities? The study finds that upper secondary school teachers in Sweden use literature in various ways to enhance students’ reading comprehension abilities. READ MORE

5. 4. Learning from the Past: The Case of the Weimar Republic : A Proposal for Historical Analysis, Revision and Digitization

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Giulia De Paduanis; [2022]
   Keywords : Weimar Republic; Newspapers; Digitization; Press; Textual Analysis; Historical Repetition; OCR Challenges;

   Abstract : In a world in which current events increasingly evoke episodes from the past and former crises, understanding history becomes fundamental in order to build an informed solution strategy. Nevertheless, one should also recognize to leave one’s contemporary judgment and knowledge in the present, while dissecting the past for valuable insights. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards terminology-based keyword extraction

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Cornelius Krassow; [2022]
   Keywords : NLP; BERT; keywords; keyword extraction; Electronic Medical Records; Swedish; patient journals;

   Abstract : The digitization of information has provided an overflow of data in many areas of society, including the clinical sector. However, confidentiality issues concerning the privacy of both clinicians and patients have hampered research into how to best deal with this kind of "clinical" data. READ MORE