Essays about: "Oral proficiency"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 essays containing the words Oral proficiency.

  1. 16. Attitudes of Adolescent users of Electronic Games towards Extramural EFL/ESL Exposure and Language Skills

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : gabriel hjalmarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Electronic Games; Extramural English; L2 acquisition; Attitudes; Motivation;

    Abstract : Studies relating to Electronic Games (EG) and the development of language acquisition for ESL learners have shown remarkable results. A Swedish study researching vocabulary proficiency reported that “frequent gamers had a higher total mean score than the moderate gamers, and in turn the moderate gamers had a higher score than the non-gamers” (Sundqvist & Sylvén, 2012, p. READ MORE

  3. 17. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
    Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

  4. 18. The promotion of Swedish L2 students’ oral proficiency

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Hugues Samuelfolk; [2019]
    Keywords : Oral proficiency; L2 acquisition and learning; Swedish learners; speaking; interacting; English; Upper secondary school; oral proficiency teaching; Muntligfärdighet; andra språks förvärv och lärande; Svenska elever; tala; interagera; engelska; gymnasieskolan; muntlig färdighets utlärning.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to examine how Swedish teachers of English encourage the development of students’ oral proficiency in the English language. By interviewing six Swedish teachers of English at upper secondary school, the study addresses which methods are mostly used by the teachers in order to encourage the improvement of students’ oral proficiency. READ MORE

  5. 19. Speaking in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of how four compulsory school teachers view the role of oral proficiency

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sofie Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : EFL teaching; oral proficiency; oral production; interaction; communicative competence; assessment of oral proficiency; oral proficiency teaching;

    Abstract : Research shows that oral proficiency is a big part of communicative competence, and therefore highly relevant for EFL teachers in today’s society. This study aims to investigate what types of activities four EFL teachers in secondary school in Sweden prefer to use in order to practice and assess their students’ oral proficiency. READ MORE

  6. 20. “The main thing with peer review, if we help each other out, that is a quicker way to get a better result” - Teachers’ experience of using peer review in the English classroom

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

    Author : Rebecca Lindgren; [2018]
    Keywords : English teaching; Feedback; Language; peer review; process writing; secondary level;

    Abstract : The aim with this study is to explore the use of peer review in a Swedish school context. The study focuses on the role of secondary school teachers of English, and the main research question is: “What are teachers’ views of using peer review in the English classroom?” The interviews show that there are several ways and methods to work with writing such as projects that lasts for weeks or smaller task focusing on a certain area. READ MORE