Essays about: "L2 learners"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 179 essays containing the words L2 learners.

1. 11. We Can’t Do It Unless We Put Our Minds to It : A Study on L3 Learners’ Motivation to Learn English

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Lotta Nolemo Lundgren; [2023]
   Keywords : motivation; L3; L2MSS; upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This study examines what motivates newly arrived students to study English while atthe same time immersed in and studying Swedish as a second language, both coresubjects and necessary to attend higher education. The question arises since manystudents fail to pass the English course in secondary school but at the same time manageto pass the course in Swedish as a second language. READ MORE

3. 12. The Usefulness of Auditory Aid in Reading Assignments for Dyslexic L2 English Learners in Secondary School

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

   Author : Erik Vesterlund; Fatma Fejsal Odah; [2023]
   Keywords : Dyslexia; Auditory aid; Independent readers; Helping tools;

   Abstract : In a democratic school system, all students should be included regardless of their individual differences. However, dyslexic students run the risk of being left behind in the process of becoming an independent reader. READ MORE

4. 13. Exploring Emely: An exploratory case study on the usability and user experience of a conversational agent for L2 learning

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

   Author : Julia Ahrling; Jonna Franzén; [2023]
   Keywords : Conversational agents; Second language learning; L2 learning; Usability; User experience;

   Abstract : This study focuses on evaluating and enhancing the user experience of Emely, a conversational agent aimed at improving language skills for second language learners, particularly those who want to increase their chances of securing employment in Sweden. Usability testing was conducted in two test rounds, with the first round providing design implications for the user interface in the second round. READ MORE

5. 14. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
   Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

   Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE

6. 15. The cross-linguistic influence on L2 learners' ability to use morphosyntactic cues predictively. : A psycholinguistic study on German grammatical gender acquisition by Greek native speakers.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Mavra Mylona; [2023]
   Keywords : Grammatical gender; Prediction; Second Language Acquisition; Gender Assignment; Picture Selection;

   Abstract : German and Greek are both Indo-European languages that realize grammatical gender and indeed they have similar grammatical gender systems, they both realize three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). They pose some similarities concerning gender agreement as well. However, the lexical gender between these two languages differs a lot. READ MORE