Essays about: "Krashen"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Krashen.

  1. 1. Teaching pronunciation effectively in an EFL classroom; a literature review

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : My Olsson; Alice Osborne; [2024]
    Keywords : effective teaching; English as a Foreign Language; intelligibility; secondary education; pronunciation;

    Abstract : This study provides a literature review of the most effective ways to teach pronunciation to EFL secondary school students in Sweden. There is limited time allocated to pronunciation leading to a scarcity of available effective methods. This impacts the important role which intelligibility holds in pronunciation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding the factors behind Chinese students’ speech proficiency of English as a foreign language

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Ellinor Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : SLA; Speech proficiency; Chinese english education;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to understand the factors behind Chinese student’s English-speaking proficiency. The hypothesis formed to answer this issue follows: “Large factors influencing Chinese students’ English speech proficiency is an examination-oriented education system, degree of childhood exposure to English and motivational, stress-free learning environments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Multilingual Students’ Attitudes Towards Teachers’ Use of First Language in Second Language Teaching

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Ann Vuille-dit-Bille; [2020]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition; first language; multilingual students;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to identify multilingual students’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of a first language in the second-language classroom. For the last decades, the number of children growing up in a multilingual environment has been increasing. READ MORE

  5. 4. Not afraid to give it a go and make mistakes : What do teachers perceive as the factors that motivate students to speak English in and outside of the classroom?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Jennifer Gosser Duncan; [2019]
    Keywords : motivation; English; classroom language; willingness to communicate; teacher presence; strategies;

    Abstract : The goal of English language teaching is to encourage students to become proficient and confident users of the target language. Maximal use of the target language by both teachers and students in the classroom and outside it is one way to increase language confidence and fluency, according to Krashen’s acquisition learning theory where students are exposed to the target language and acquire it instead of learn it. READ MORE

  6. 5. Students’ Affective Responses to Computer Mediated Peer Feedback

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Richard Greenwood; [2017]
    Keywords : Computer-mediated communication; peer feedback; English as a second language; process writing; The Affective Filter Theory; second language acquisition; English as a foreign language;

    Abstract : This research explores the affective responses of five upper-secondary English ESL/EFL students using computer-mediated peer feedback (CMPF), in a writing assignment. The pragmatic approach to the research makes use of a thematic analysis using, motivation, anxiety, attitude, and self-confidence. READ MORE