Essays about: "How to teach a second language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words How to teach a second language.

1. 1. Cultural studies in multicultural classrooms: Implementing language and culture-reflexive approaches in language acquisition practice How can reflective approaches lead to the advancement of cultural studies in language education for immigrants?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Kathrin Huemer; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : sociolinguistics; cultural studies; culture- reflexivity; intercultural citizenship;

   Abstract : Aim: This research aims to investigate how the concepts of culture-reflexivity, intercultural citizenship and translanguaging are understood and implemented by language teachers’ who teach cultural studies in multicultural classroom settings of immigrant language learners. This is done by engaging withtwo analytical foci: i) an in-depth examination of the establishment of language and culture-reflexive concepts and the development of intercultural citizenship for immigrant language learners and ii) language teachers’ perceptions of these concepts and their reflective thoughts about application in practice. READ MORE

3. 2. Sentence Stress in Songs: The Potential of Using Authentic Songs for Teaching English Sentence Stress to EFL Learners in Swedish Lower-Secondary School

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

   Author : Teo Mattiasson; [2023]
   Keywords : sentence stress; pronunciation teaching; musical instruction; English as a foreign language; English songs; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Using music as a tool for teaching a foreign language has been shown to positively affect the language learning process (Balčytytė-Kurtinienė, 2018; Cañete García et al., 2022; Heidari- Shahreza & Moinzadeh, 2012), and this essay suggests that authentic English songs can be used in the teaching of EFL in lower-secondary school in Sweden to efficiently meet many aspects of the syllabus. READ MORE

4. 3. Teachers’ Interpretations ofthe Reading Strategies in the ESL Syllabus : A Mixed Method Study on the Possible Advantages andDisadvantages of the Phrasing of Reading Strategies in theRevised ESL Syllabus for Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Frida Brude; Alice Öhman Ekman; [2022]
   Keywords : Didactics; educational policy; English as a Second Language; ESL; interpretation; L2; reading strategies; receptive strategies; second language acquisition; second language education; Skolverket; Sweden; syllabus; upper secondary school; Didaktik; styrdokument; engelska som andraspråk; tolkning; andraspråk; lässtrategier; receptiva strategier; andraspråksinlärning; andraspråksutbildning; Skolverket; Sverige; ämnesplan; gymnasiet;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how teachers interpret the reading strategies in the revised English as aSecond Language (ESL) syllabus from 2021, and what advantages and disadvantages they see with the syllabuswhen they teach reading strategies. Previous studies suggest that it is beneficial to teach reading strategies in school. READ MORE

5. 4. Language Learning without the Feeling of Predatory Monetization using Flat Design : Gamification of Language Learning

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

   Author : Kristian Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Gamification; Language Learning; Design Science; Flat Design; Predatory Monetization;

   Abstract : This paper aims to explore how different design choicesaffect players perceived feelings of purposeful limitations andpredatory monetization in educational gamified software. Thisstudy, along with two others, is part of an initiative by the EUto explore teaching of a second language, in this case Russian,through gamification. READ MORE

6. 5. Punctuation in Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Emma Madsen; [2022]
   Keywords : Punctuation; Skiljetecken;

   Abstract : Punctuation enhances the understanding and correct reading of written text by the use of spacing and conventional signs. When learning a language, the usage of correct punctuation is vital. This is especially important when learning a second language since punctuation rules vary between languages. READ MORE