Essays about: "Pronunciation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 106 essays containing the word Pronunciation.

  1. 21. Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2021]
    Keywords : English pronunciation; pronunciation instruction; pronunciation teaching; teachers’ views on pronunciation; English as a foreign language; language instruction; language skills; intelligibility; comprehensibility; nativeness; pronunciation model;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ views and reported practices regarding pronunciation instruction in the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. It adopts a mixed-method design, analysing qualitative data collected from a focus-group interview (N=4) and quantitative data collected from an online survey (N=54). READ MORE

  3. 22. Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among EFL Leaners in Swedish Lower Secondary Schools

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Abdullah Amouna; [2021]
    Keywords : English-as-a-foreign-language EFL ; foreign language anxiety FLA ; foreign language speaking anxiety FLSA ; language anxiety LA ; fear of negative evaluation FNE ;

    Abstract : Language anxiety (LA) is “the worry and negative emotional reaction when learning and using a second language and is especially relevant in a classroom where self-expression takes place” (Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2014, p. 14). READ MORE

  4. 23. Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Teaching English Pronunciation

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Daniela Madzo; [2021]
    Keywords : pronunciation; teaching pronunciation; Swedish L1 learners; learning English; upper-secondary school; English and upper-secondary;

    Abstract : This paper examines three English teachers’ attitudes towards teaching pronunciation. The teachers involved are teachers at upper-secondary level in Sweden. The study is based on a qualitative method, since the research involves collecting data to understand opinions and experiences. READ MORE

  5. 24. “It is important to understand that there are not just 3 varieties of English” : Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes towards varieties of English

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

    Author : Maria Chabo; [2021]
    Keywords : accent; attitudes; awareness; English; language; pronunciation; Sweden; upper secondary school; variety.;

    Abstract : The main aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes to varieties of English, especially with a focus on accents. Based on a survey with both open-ended and closed questions, this study is both qualitative and quantitative. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Portrayal of the Irish English Accent in Critical Role : From Mollymauk to Lucien, from Taliesin Jaffe to Matthew Mercer

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jacob Pettersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish English; phonetics; acting; Critical Role; accents;

    Abstract : The study aims to investigate the differences between Taliesin Jaffe and Matthew Mercer’s portrayals of a standard Irish English accent in Critical Role in their respective performances of the character Mollymauk/Lucien. Using previous studies on Irish English pronunciation, the presence of each established feature was investigated to find how authentically the actors succeed to produce the accent. READ MORE