Essays about: "Junior High School"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the words Junior High School.

1. 21. Gender-based differences in learner English : A syntax study of Swedish high school students’ written production

   University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Kim Signell; [2012]
   Keywords : English; high school; syntactic maturity; T-units; gender;

   Abstract : Female students have long had a perceived advantage over male students in second language ac-quisition. In Swedish schools, the girls have outperformed the boys in the subject of English since the end of the Second World War, but the female students’ edge over the male students has diminished considerably over time. READ MORE

3. 22. Fiction and the Syllabus : A Qualitative Study of the Teaching of Fiction as Related to the Syllabus for English in Swedish Junior High School

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Jenny Backlund; [2012]
   Keywords : English fiction; qualitative fiction; syllabus; teaching methods; reading literacy; reading comprehension;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how fiction in English is taught in Swedish Junior High Schools with the present syllabus as a focus. I compare the present syllabus with the previous one in order to observe what changes English language teaching has undergone in regards to the teaching of fiction. READ MORE

4. 23. The Writing Process : Are there any differences between boys' and girls' writing in English?

   University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Rebecca Dahl; [2012]
   Keywords : second language acquisition; gender differences; junior high school; learner language; written samples; corpus study; error analysis;

   Abstract : This essay studies the written performance of 43 Swedish junior high school students. Relative clauses, prepositional usage and subject-verb agreement are studied and analysed in order to see what and how many errors the students make and then finally to see if there is any difference in the performance of boys and girls. READ MORE

5. 24. Error analysis : A study of Swedish junior high school students’ texts and grammar knowledge

   University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Amani Taher; [2011]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; error analysis; form-focused grammar teaching; the zero option.;

   Abstract : This study is an investigation of Swedish junior high school students’ English grammar knowledge, based on their written production. The Swedish students’ written productions where analyzed using error analysis as a method to find the most frequent errors that the students make. READ MORE

6. 25. Supporting the voice and choice of students : Promoting self-determination in the classroom: an observational study of teacher motivational behavior

   University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Author : Bo Nurmi; [2010]
   Keywords : self-determination theory; autonomy; competence; relatedness; education;

   Abstract : Motivation is an important factor when trying to understand human behavior and well-being (Ryan & Deci, 2002), especially for teachers since the occupation involves making students perform certain behaviors (Reeve, 2002). Building on the Self-Determination Theory perspective of motivation the aim of this observational study was to describe and analyze the relation between teacher motivational behavior and student behaviors. READ MORE