Essays about: "Oral proficiency"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words Oral proficiency.

  1. 11. The Effectiveness of Different Types of Corrective Feedback for Grammar Acquisition: a Swedish Perspective

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

    Author : Nils Annertz; Theodor Sjölund; [2021]
    Keywords : Corrective feedback; grammar acquisition; grammar; L2; EFL; ESL;

    Abstract : Both grammar and corrective feedback (CF) are important for second language acquisition, though they are not mentioned explicitly in the Swedish upper secondary school curriculum. Moreover, it is not clear which type of CF is most effective in grammar acquisition. READ MORE

  3. 12. Peer Feedback in the EFL Classroom : A Systematic Literature Review of Practices, Effects and Perceptions

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Johanna Carling; [2021]
    Keywords : Peer feedback; English as a foreign language EFL ; teachers’ perceptions; students’ perceptions;

    Abstract : This systematic literature review investigates peer feedback in EFL education. Findings on practices, effects and teacher- and student perceptions of peer feedback are drawn together and thereby a multifaceted understanding of the phenomenon in EFL-related research is offered. READ MORE

  4. 13. Learning by gaming : A comparison of how Swedish upper secondary male and female students learn English

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Annette Mattsson; [2020]
    Keywords : extramural English; multiplayer online games;

    Abstract : Earlier research has suggested that online gaming can be an effective way of acquiring English as a second or foreign language. It can both increase language proficiency (vocabulary or oral proficiency) and have a positive impact on affective filters such as motivation or willingness to communicate. READ MORE

  5. 14. Summative assessment of oral language proficiency : Four Swedish EFL teachers’ views on communicative competence, grading criteria and strategy use

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

    Author : Malin Schultz; [2020]
    Keywords : oral fluency; oral interaction; knowledge requirements; grading; threshold levels; interviews; grounded theory; Swedish upper secondary school; syllabus for English;

    Abstract : Assessment is one of the major struggles for EFL teachers, not least oral proficiency assessment. Considering the great influence of communicative competence on today’s EFL classroom, oral language proficiency is a common source of assessment. However, it is also difficult to assess, and grading criteria are not always easy to interpret. READ MORE

  6. 15. Assessing oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of teachers' understanding, experience, and assessment of oral production, and interaction in Swedish upper secondary schools

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Eva Smit; [2020]
    Keywords : Assessment of oral proficiency; communicative competence; EFL teaching; foreign language speaking anxiety; oral interaction; oral production; oral proficiency.;

    Abstract : Oral proficiency plays a crucial part in mastering the English language. It is, because of that, heavily debated among professors and teachers. Among teachers, uncertainty prevails regarding how oral proficiency should be taught and assessed. READ MORE