Essays about: "World Englishes"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words World Englishes.

  1. 11. Native English-Swedish Bilinguals in Sweden : Across the borders of the three circles of English

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Nicholas O'Neill; [2019]
    Keywords : global English; expanding circle; self-perception of sociolinguistic variation; national identity;

    Abstract : With nearly two billion speakers across the world, English has come to exist in all shapes and colors. Many functions and contexts in which English is found in the world are accounted for in the massive scientific effort to document the language’s global development. READ MORE

  3. 12. Teaching English with a Pluricentric Approach: a Compilation of Four Upper Secondary Teachers’ Beliefs

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

    Author : Elena Tizzano; Agnes Rauer; [2019]
    Keywords : pluricentric approach; varieties of English; English as an International Language; World Englishes; teacher beliefs;

    Abstract : One of our first courses at the teacher education program introduced us to how the English language could be taught with an approach we had not thought of before. In particular, the course discussed what it could mean for educators of English to implement a pluricentric approach in their teaching. READ MORE

  4. 13. It Don't Matter...Or Does It? The Significance of Non-Standard Grammar Features in Relation to Reading Comprehension

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

    Author : Julia Lu; Frida Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Non-Standard Grammar; World Englishes; Be-Conjugations; Do-Conjugations; Reading Comprehension; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The development of English into a dynamic and diverse compound of language varieties has led to a spread of non-standard grammar features. Such linguistic development affects language education, and thus the significance of common non-standard grammar features needs to be explored. READ MORE

  5. 14. How Can Film Facilitate Learning in Upper-Secondary School?

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

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Fredriksson; [2018]
    Keywords : Film; global Englishes; language learning; culture;

    Abstract : Film has worked as a tool in schools a long time. But what ways can film facilitate learning in an upper-secondary classroom, regarding the aspects of global English and culture? This research synthesis will attempt to answer the question on how film can facilitate learning by investigating the different perspectives in the learning process, such as the cultural and global perspective whilst focusing on the perception of using film from students and teachers. READ MORE

  6. 15. World Englishes in Lower Secondary School Textbooks : A comparative study between a Polish and a Swedish Textbook

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Ella Binder; [2018]
    Keywords : American English; British English; local varieties; major varieties; textbook; World Englishes;

    Abstract : The aim of this study has been to find out whether the authors of English textbooks in two EU countries, Poland and Sweden, view diversity and promote World Englishes in the same way or whether there are any differences. The attempt has been made to analyse reading texts in the two textbooks for teaching English as a foreign language, a Polish and a Swedish one, in order to see what different Englishes have been promoted there, and to which extent they are represented in both textbooks. READ MORE