Essays about: "SLA."

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  1. 1. Exploring Translanguaging in English Textbooks : A Content Analysis of Upper and Lower Secondary School English Textbooks.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Simon Hallberg; [2022]
    Keywords : bilingualism; content analysis; language resources; multilingualism; Swedish EFL; textbooks; translanguaging;

    Abstract : Under de senaste decennierna har translanguaging fått mycket intresse inom SLA-sfären (SecondLanguage Learning). Samtida migration och den ständigt ökandeglobaliseringen har lett till en omvärdering av tvåspråkighet och flerspråkighet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Motivation and different types of feedback : A study on Focus on Form (FonF) and student motivation

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Catarina Stål; [2022]
    Keywords : SLA; ELT; FonF; student motivation; corrective feedback; pre-emptive FonF; reactive FonF; motivational strategies;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether there is a relationship between student motivation and Focus on Form (FonF) frequency in English language teaching (ELT), with a focus on Swedish upper secondary school. The goal is to identify potential patterns of inefficiency in ELT that may need remediation, and to investigate potential benefits of promoting student motivation in ELT. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effects of distracting thoughts on golf shot performance during internal and external focus of attention

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Victor Eskerin; David Lundin; [2022]
    Keywords : dual-task; golf; distracting thoughts; senior golfers; performance; working memory task; internal and external focus of attention; cognition; dual-task; golf; distraherande tankar; senior golfspelare; prestation; arbetsminnesuppgift; intern och extern uppmärksamhetsfokus; kognition;

    Abstract : Introduction: Being able to ignore distracting thoughts is often linked with better sports performance (Kane & Engle, 2003). Depending on how the performer directs their attentional focus it can either enhance or impair performance (Wulf & Su, 2016). READ MORE

  5. 4. “It is just pretty much given to us” : A mixed-methods study of Swedish EFL students’ views, experiences and preferences of written corrective feedback in connection to language awareness

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

    Author : Malin Eiman Hanslip; [2022]
    Keywords : Language awareness; written corrective feedback; EFL; SLA; noticing; engagement with language; Sweden;

    Abstract : In recent years, language awareness (LA) has received increasing attention and is an aim for the English subject in the Swedish curriculum for upper secondary school. The present study aims to connect LA to a practice that teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) perform on a regular basis, namely written corrective feedback (WCF), which focuses on linguistic or pragmatic errors in students’ texts. READ MORE

  6. 5. Students’ perceptions and use of teachers’ feedback on written assignments in EFL classrooms at a Swedish upper secondary school

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

    Author : Kamilla Lie; [2022]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language EFL ; assessment; feedback; corrective feedback CF ; written corrective feedback WCF ; student perception; second language acquisition SLA ; Foreign language FL ;

    Abstract : Providing written feedback is a time-consuming part of an English teacher’s work life and there are many ways in which feedback can be provided. According to the Swedish National Agency of Education (2011), teachers must provide their students with feedback. READ MORE