Essays about: "Third language acquisition"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 33 essays containing the words Third language acquisition.

1. 6. The Effectiveness of using L2 Creative Writing in the Classroom to support Autonomous Learning and Motivation

   University essay from

   Author : Yvonne Efverlund; William Wachtmeister; [2021]
   Keywords : Creative writing; English as a second language; Autonomous learning; Motivation;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effectiveness of creative writing instruction (CW) in classrooms where English as a second language (ESL) is taught. The study aims to determine under what circumstances CW can help learners grow in terms of autonomous learning (AL) and motivation. READ MORE

3. 7. English Errors in Swedish Upper Secondary School : A study of grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer, produced by Swedish Upper secondary students

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Catarina Kulborg; [2020]
   Keywords : Error analysis; Swedish learners of English; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Transfer; Language and Gender; English Language Teaching ELT ; Uppsala Learner English Corpus ULEC ;

   Abstract : This is a study that employs error analysis to investigate written production in English, by Swedish upper secondary learners of English, in order to determine which linguistic errors most commonly occur amongst this group, and to compare the results between first-year students and third-year students for a possible indication of which error types continue to occur throughout upper secondary school. The error categories included in this study are grammatical errors and errors as a result of transfer. READ MORE

4. 8. Acquisition of English in and out of school : Comparing bilingual and trilingual student's acquisition of the English language

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Robin Mills; [2019]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; Third language acquisition; Bilingualism; Trilingualism; English; Swedish;

   Abstract : The English language has a great influence on Swedish culture. Swedish students learn English in school, listen to music in English and watch movies where English is spoken. As the importance of English increases the number of students who already speak a second language also increases. READ MORE

5. 9. Swedish L2 Learners’ acquisition of grammatical morphemes : A cross-sectional study on how well Swedish Learners of English as a second language at upper secondary school use morphemes in their writing.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Hugues Samuelfolk; [2018]
   Keywords : Morpheme acquisition order; natural order hypothesis; L2 acquisition and learning; corpus; Swedish learners; Morfem förvärvsorder; naturlig ordning hypotes; andra språkinlärning; korpus; svenska elever.;

   Abstract : The main aim of this paper has been to examine if Swedish students at upper secondary school were able to use the morphemes The progressive –ing, The irregular past and The irregular third person. In addition, it has also addressed if the students examined in this essay were able to use some morphemes better than others. READ MORE

6. 10. Teaching English to Young Swedes; when and why?

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

   Author : Lisa Cataldo; [2018]
   Keywords : Teaching English to Young Learners TEYL ; Young children; Young Learners YL ; English as a Foreign Language EFL ; Early Language Learning ELL ; primary school; L2 acquisition; Attitudes;

   Abstract : As the English language holds the status of a Lingua Franca, being able to master it has become necessary in our globalised society. In Sweden, the English subject has been assigned a place along with Swedish and Mathematics as a core subject. READ MORE