Essays about: "Second language learning SLA"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 31 essays containing the words Second language learning SLA.
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11. The effectiveness of digital online games as an extramural activity for facilitating motivation and vocabulary acquisition in L2 English learning: student and teacher perspectives
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : In Sweden, 50% of all teenagers between the ages 12-18 spend at least three hours a day, spending their time on anything from digital games to YouTube and homework research. Given the popularity of such activities, it is worthwhile investigating to what degree any one of them might be used to help facilitate English second language learning. READ MORE
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12. How do Teachers use Reading as a Tool of Vocabulary Acquisition, in the ESL Classroom?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This degree project aims to investigate which methods five school teachers, in compulsory education, integrate into their practice when teaching ESL learners vocabulary through reading. Moreover, it aims to find out if the reported teacher practices reflect what is currently viewed as effective vocabulary instructions. READ MORE
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13. The effectiveness of using songs and music to foster motivation and language development in the young English L2 classroom
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : Teachers work with large student groups and their job is to make their pupils’ grow and evolve in their learning every day, even though the students may not be interested in the subject at all. How can teachers manage to do this with such a variety of students? What tools can be used to motivate as many of them as possible to achieve the most favourable learning outcomes? Music is a universal language that most people enjoy and for children it is even a natural part of growing up. READ MORE
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14. Prospects for Evidence-Based L2 Chinese Teaching Practice in Sweden: A Progression Sequence Analysis of Grammatical Items in Chinese Textbooks
University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteternaAbstract : This study was motivated by the current vulnerable status of Chinese taught as a second language in Swedish gymnasium education, calling for further knowledge on how theories on second language (L2) acquisition can benefit instruction on L2 Chinese. Since language textbooks often constitute the curriculum in Swedish classrooms, two Chinese textbooks were targeted for analysis in terms of the sequencing of grammatical content in relation to learner readiness. READ MORE
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15. A pedagogical waste of time or a vital necessity : A qualitative study investigating teacher attitudes toward explicit grammar instruction in L2 learners
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The topic of explicit grammar instruction has been and still is debated within the SLA (second language acquisition) discourse community in terms of efficacy and place within second language education (Ellis, 2014, Norris & Ortega, 2000). A vast amount of international research has been conducted and has found positive evidence for explicit grammar instruction in L2 classrooms; however, on a national level, while available for the subject of Swedish, the amount of established research about explicit grammar instruction in English classrooms is scarce. READ MORE
