Essays about: "The English Only argument"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words The English Only argument.

1. 1. God, homeland, and those who had the right to neither: An overview of private property laws and human capital accumulation during dictatorial colonial rule in Angola

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mariana Martins Cardoso; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Human Capital is deemed as an imperative factor for economic growth, however, it is argued the extent of this interrelation. Acemoglu, Gallego and Robinson (2014) claim that the institutional framework of a nation, in specificthose of private property are deemed as pivotal for a nation’s development. READ MORE

3. 2. An Investigation of the Cultural Content in English Instructional Materials Used in Sweden’s Secondary Education

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

   Author : William Wickersham; [2020]
   Keywords : Cultural Content Analysis; power relations; socialization; international communicative competence; surface culture; deep culture; nationalism;

   Abstract : This thesis is a two-pronged analysis of the cultural content in two instructional materials series presently meant for use in the English language instruction in Swedish secondary education, and it integrates an examination of surface and deep cultural content with an ideology analysis focused on the representation of nations and the international world. The driving impetus of this thesis is an interest in the representation of culture meeting the students in their instruction. READ MORE

4. 3. Plurilingualism vs the English only argument - Swedish EFL teachers’ interpretations of a complex syllabus

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Frida Nilsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Plurilingualism; The English Only argument; Multilingualism; Educational policy; Case study; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This project examined how two contradictory aims of the national syllabus for the teaching of English in upper secondary school in Sweden were interpreted and realized by two EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. The aims state that English education should be conducted in English as far as possible, yet also promote plurilingualism and allow skills in different languages to interact and support each other. READ MORE

5. 4. Does it help or hinder English language learners to use Swedish when English is taught in a multilingual classroom?

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

   Author : Stephanie Brodén; [2016]
   Keywords : L2; second language learning; multilingual; English;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to find out whether pupils English language learning benefits from using Swedish during the English lessons. I decided to collect my material from interviews in combination with classroom observations. I chose to start with the observation of the class and the teacher during one lesson before I did my interview. READ MORE

6. 5. Postcolonial Literature in the Language Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sanele Gumpo; [2014-10-13]
   Keywords : Postcolonial literature and theory; language classroom; Eurocentric hegemony; Eurocentric education;

   Abstract : This thesis is inspired by my own experiences with the lack of cultural diversity in teachers’ choices of English literature in the upper secondary language classroom. The essay is going to highlight teacher’s tendencies of neglecting postcolonial literature. READ MORE