Essays about: "THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH IN School"

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1. 6. "I immediately think about philosophy" : A study of learners' attitudes toward English poetry in the EFL classroom

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

   Author : Anna Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : second language learning; English foreign language; literature; poetry; attitudes; motivation; learner perspective; Swedish upper secondary school; Sweden;

   Abstract : Poetry has great potential benefits for second language (L2) classrooms as a source for increasing language awareness and linguistic structures different from the rules learners may be taught in class. This potential of poetry and methods for teaching poetry is relatively well researched, while the learner perspective has received comparatively little attention. READ MORE

3. 7. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
   Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

   Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

4. 8. Reviewing the Effects of Explicit and Implicit Grammar Instruction in Second Language Acquisition : A Literature Review

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Jonathan Grahn Sherin; [2023]
   Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Grammar Instruction; Explicit Grammar Instruction; Implicit Grammar Instruction;

   Abstract : The syllabus for English 5 in Swedish upper secondary school has a strong communicative focus, and grammar is only explicitly mentioned once throughout the syllabus. This raised my interest about the role and importance of explicit grammar teaching in Swedish upper secondary schools. READ MORE

5. 9. An Intervention Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the ESL Classroom: English teacher perspectives on the Effectiveness of ChatGPT for Personalized Language LearningEn

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Abrar Mohammad Ali; [2023]
   Keywords : ChatGPT; AI-based tools; Personalized language learning; ESL classroom; ESL; L2; Individualized learning; Tailored tasks; Digital-tools; Chatbots; Artificial Intelligence TPACK; Adaptive learning; educational tools;

   Abstract : The recent release of AI tools for public use allows for the development of novel teaching approaches for goals that often present challenges in the classroom, such as the need for personalized learning materials. The current study enlists a four-week ChatGPT-based personalized learning intervention in tandem with a teacher questionnaire and interviews in two upper-secondary schools in Southern Sweden to investigate English teacher perceptions of the benefits and challenges of using AI for personalized language learning. READ MORE

6. 10. The Relevance of Social Class : A Content Analysis of EFL Coursebooks for Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Andreas Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL Coursebooks; Social Class; Neo-Marxist Theory; Upper Secondary School;

   Abstract : This study focuses on social class in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate what different social classes are represented and how much space they are given, as well as how they are portrayed in three Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at English 5 for upper secondary school. The selected coursebooks Viewpoints 1, Blueprint A 3. READ MORE