Essays about: "L2 identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words L2 identity.

1. 1. Extramural English, Motivation and Identity : A study of Swedish young English language learners’ participation in English class

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Sebastian Lagnebäck; [2022]
   Keywords : engagement; ideal L2 self; L2 learning experience; L2 motivational self system; linguistic portrait; phenomenographic;

   Abstract : This phenomenographic study examines how imagining a future self as an English speaker and extramural English habits interact and affect the desire to learn English and engagement in the English classroom. The study was carried out in northern Sweden, and used a purposive sample of 23 pupils in the fifth and sixth grade of Swedish compulsory school. READ MORE

3. 2. Raising Gender Identity Awareness through a Memoir in the L2 English Classroom

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

   Author : Felicia Nolvi; [2022]
   Keywords : Close reading; nonfiction; memoir; gender identity; LGBTQ ;

   Abstract : This study claims that an LGBTQ+ themed memoir, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, and possibly similar texts can be used by teachers in the L2 English classroom in an approach of raising gender identity awareness. READ MORE

4. 3. The discourse of danger in Denmark (2001-2006), discourse analysis of the Danish cartoon crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fadi Azzo; [2022]
   Keywords : Danish cartoon crisis; Muhammad cartoon crisis; Discourse of danger; The Politics of identity; Post-structuralism; International Relations.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Danish cartoon crisis was triggered by the publication of twelve cartoons of the prophet Muhammad by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in 2005 and had a significant impact on world politics. This paper tries to understand this crisis using a post-positivist approach to social reality. READ MORE

5. 4. Investigating Swedes’ attitudes towards their own and other Swedes’ English accents

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Cornelia Elmelid; [2021]
   Keywords : Accent attitudes; Standard Language Ideology; Social Identity Theory;

   Abstract : Within the sociolinguistic field of accent attitudes, it has often been shown that both native and non-native speakers show preference for certain accents, especially for native varieties. This ‘native speakerism’ can have a negative impact on second language speakers, as the stigmatisation they may experience can hinder their willingness to speak. READ MORE

6. 5. The English Language’s Influence on Social Identities in Sweden: The Role of L2 English in Identity Construction

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Elias Mahfoud; [2019]
   Keywords : L2 identity; Social identity; Bilingualism; Multilingualism Code-switching; English;

   Abstract : This study aims to examine if English as a L2 influences the construction of Swedes’ social identities but also whether any linguistic strategies are used to strengthen their identity. Furthermore, the study aims to study if there is a difference in bilingual Swedes' reflections on the topic compared to multilingual Swedes. READ MORE