Essays about: "Oral proficiency"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words Oral proficiency.

1. 21. Teaching and assessing English pronunciation in the communicative classroom : A qualitative study about teaching and assessing English pronunciation as part of oral skills in the ninth grade in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Kalle Heikkinen; [2018]
   Keywords : pronunciation; oral skills; oral proficiency; speaking; communication; communicative classroom; English; ninth grade;

   Abstract : This study investigates how a group of English teachers in Sweden teach and assess pronunciation to ninth graders as a part of oral skills. The method applied in the study is qualitative semi-structured interviews with six teachers from different cities and schools in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 22. Teaching speaking in the English classroom : Teacher practices in Swedish upper secondary schools

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jorge Villegas Martínez; [2018]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language EFL ; speaking; communicative competence; oral proficiency; target language; pedagogical materials; textbook analysis; assessment; communicative approach;

   Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate how teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) work to develop their students’ oral proficiency. The study analyses interviews and pedagogical materials to elucidate how the interviewed teachers regard their students’ oral proficiency, what kind of activities they use for teaching speaking and how they assess oral proficiency. READ MORE

4. 23. "We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to Anyone" : How to Work with Film and Drama with a Thematic Focus to Improve Students' Oral Proficiency

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

   Author : André Fransson; Rebecca Berndt; [2017]
   Keywords : School; pedagogy; drama; movies; Zootopia; Remember the Titans; language learning;

   Abstract : This essay is based on a previous study we conducted during our last internship in the teacher trainee program. We have conducted a a literature study on alternative and possible usage of movies in classroom environments in upper secondary school. READ MORE

5. 24. Oral Communication Strategies in English as a Foreign Language

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Matilda Krohn; Christopher Kindbom; [2017]
   Keywords : Oral communication strategies; English as a foreign language; oral communication; language proficiency; strategy use; Muntliga kommunikationsstrategier; engelska som främmande språk; muntlig kommunikation; språkfärdighet; strategianvändning;

   Abstract : The syllabi for the subject English in both Swedish compulsory and upper secondary school state in the core content for English that it should provide the opportunity to learn how to use linguistic strategies in speech, i.e. oral communication strategies. READ MORE

6. 25. Extramural Gaming and English Proficiency : A Literature Study on Digital Games and the Effect onVocabulary and Oral Proficiency among Young L2 Learners

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

   Author : Magdalena Resare Sandberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Extramural English; out of school English; digital gaming; young L2 learners; English second language ; gender; proficiency; literacy;

   Abstract : Today we live in a global world, where English has become easily accessible through the internet. Pupils encounter English in an out-of-school context and playing digital games is a common activity. This literature study aims to examine if there are effects on pupils ’ vocabulary and oral proficiency due to playing digital games. READ MORE