Essays about: "Third language acquisition"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words Third language acquisition.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Do teachers Report Using Swedish during English Teaching?

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

    Author : Emma Andersson; Yakub Khwaja; [2017]
    Keywords : L1 in L2 learning; Teachers perspective; Language development; ESL classroom; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : This empirical degree project explores the use of Swedish in foreign language learning such as English and the subsequent consequences. For this study, we explored the positions of researchers regarding the topic and investigated how, when and why three teachers in Sweden used the Swedish language during English teaching. READ MORE

  4. 13. Turkish-Swedish Bilingual Third Language English High-Front Vowel Category Formation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ekelund; [2017]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition; third language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; phonology; phonetics; English; Swedish; Turkish; acoustic measurements;

    Abstract : This study explores the possibilities of phonetic category formation in early bilingual Turkish-Swedish learners of English. Specifically, the high-front unrounded vowels across the three languages Turkish, Swedish and English are investigated. READ MORE

  5. 14. Teaching English to newly arrived immigrant pupils : A qualitative case study about teachers' experiences at a Swedish secondary school

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Antonia Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : CLI; English; ELT; Third language acquisition; Immigrant pupils; Lingua franca;

    Abstract : This qualitative case study examines teachers’ perspectives on receiving and teaching newly arrived immigrant pupils. Previous research and the Swedish National Agency for Education have shown that immigrant pupils have a tendency to fail their education, and some researchers also implied that these children fail their English education. READ MORE

  6. 15. Qualitative differences in L3 learners' neurophysiological response to L1 versus L2 transfer

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Alejandra Keidel Fernández; [2016]
    Keywords : EEG; Language acquisition; Morphosyntax; TLA; grammar; P300;

    Abstract : In the present study, the influence of morphosyntactic aspects of L1 and L2 on L3 comprehension is investigated using ERP (Event-Related Brain Potentials). The study examines the processing of verb and gender agreement incongruences in Spanish by native Swedish speakers that are fluent in English and learning Spanish, in comparison to a control group of native Spanish speakers. READ MORE