Essays about: "Motivation and EFL teaching"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the words Motivation and EFL teaching.

  1. 11. Reaching outside the English classroom : English Foreign Language Teaching with Authentic Recipients

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildning

    Author : Camilla Löfling; [2022]
    Keywords : Authentic recipients; motivation; digital tools; extramural English;

    Abstract : Swedish pupils are exposed to English outside school to a large extent today, which makes English Foreign Language (EFL) teaching challenging in several ways. The topic for this study arouse when some pupils expressed that working with text and workbooks or digital teaching materials tended to be boring or lacking challenges. READ MORE

  2. 12. The digital teacher : a study of Swedish primary school teachers’ habits and motives for using English motion media as an asset in their EFL teaching.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Sofia Hedström; [2022]
    Keywords : EFL; motion media; digital teaching; primary teaching; language teaching;

    Abstract : Digital media has found its natural place in schools all around the world. Especially for its capacity to vary the teaching and to increase students' motivation. This small-scale national study aimed to investigate if and how Swedish primary school teachers use digital tools in form of motion media in their EFL teaching. READ MORE

  3. 13. Technology in EFL teaching and learning : ICT’s effect on reading and writing skills and attitudes towards ICT - a systematic literature review

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Katarzyna Stec; [2022]
    Keywords : EFL; ICT; students’ perceptions; teachers’ perceptions; upper-secondary;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ICT on EFL students’ reading and writing skills, as well as both teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards ICT. 14 articles from varying countries were systematically selected for the purpose of this literature review. The data collected was investigated through content analysis. READ MORE

  4. 14. Always Mind Me: Responding Subjectively to Literary Texts in Order to Create the Ideal L2 Self in the EFL Classroom

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

    Author : Sofie Jansson; Andres Alvarez; [2022]
    Keywords : reader response theory; subjective reader response; L2 motivation; EFL teaching; literature; L2MSS; literary criticism;

    Abstract : This essay aims to examine the applicability and relevance of subjective reader response in relation to second language (L2) motivation within literature education in the classroom of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). With support from previous research within the field of reader response theory (RRT), this essay argues that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education Thus, this essay answers the following questions: 1) Does subjective reader response contribute to creating motivation among students in EFL (literature) teaching, and if so, how can this theory be implemented? 2) Does subjective reader response support students’ construction of what Zoltán Dörnyei refers to as “Ideal L2 self”? 3) What are the main benefits of using a reader response approach? The results support the hypothesis that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education. READ MORE

  5. 15. Vocabulary Teaching: It is all about motivation. : A qualitative study.

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

    Author : Lucas Brandt; Anna Öhman; [2022]
    Keywords : EFL; vocabulary proficiency; children’s literature; digital tools; teacher beliefs;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to find out how the six participating primary teachers teach vocabulary in the EFL-classroom, in particular through children’s literature and digital tools. Furthermore, this study aims to discuss how the participating teachers motivate their pupils to acquire vocabulary through various strategies and methods. READ MORE