Essays about: "School essays"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words School essays.

  1. 21. Discourse markers and English acquisition. : A corpus-based comparison of essays in year 9 of junior high school and year 3 of senior high school in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Annika Åborg; [2018]
    Keywords : Discourse markers; spoken grammar; written grammar; English acquisition; extramural English;

    Abstract : Using a corpus of school essays of Swedish students in year 9 and 12 of junior and senior high school, the present study compares the level of formality and frequency of discourse markers in the respective year groups. Based on previous literature, discourse markers found in the essays are categorized as either formal or informal. READ MORE

  3. 22. L2 English spelling error analysis : An investigation of English spelling errors made by Swedish senior high school students

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

    Author : Amir Kusuran; [2017]
    Keywords : Spelling error analysis; misspellings; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Swedish learners of English; learner English; English spelling; Felanalys av stavning; stavfel; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; svenska elever i engelska; learner English; engelsk stavning;

    Abstract : Proper spelling is important for efficient communication between people with different first languages in the 21st century. While Swedish functions as an intranational language within Sweden, it sees little to no use outside of Scandinavia. READ MORE

  4. 23. Oral and Written Teacher Feedback in an English as a Foreign Language Classroom in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

    Author : Sanja Hadzic; [2016]
    Keywords : EFL; oral feedback; corrective feedback; written feedback;

    Abstract : When teaching English as a foreign language (EFL), teachers use feedback in order to help students to improve their English skills. They can use both oral and written feedback to encourage students to make progress. READ MORE

  5. 24. Slips or errors? : A study of the grammatical mistakes in Swedish pupils' written production of English

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elina Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition SLA ; grammar; mistakes; slips; errors; interlingual transfer; intralingual transfer; negative transfer; L1; L2; Contrastive Analysis; Error Analysis;

    Abstract : Grammar is an important aspect of language learning and is thus of concern in language teaching as well. This study sets out to investigate the kinds of grammatical mistakes Swedish secondary school pupils make in their written production of English and the possible causes behind these different mistakes. READ MORE

  6. 25. "I can tell a story that my dads friend tell me" : A corpus- and interview-based study on grammar education, with focus on verb forms.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Mikaela Lorenzi; Sofia Bergström; [2015]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Verb forms; Grammar; Teaching method; Attitude; Swedish; English;

    Abstract : This study consists of two methods: textual analysis and interviews, which are based on text from The Uppsala Learner English Corpus (ULEC), and teachers as interview objects. The textual analysis investigates errors made by students in year seven and year nine, regarding the construction of different verb forms in written English essays. READ MORE