Essays about: "adult learning education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words adult learning education.

  1. 1. Experiencing and learning about food and food waste: A phenomenological study of household individuals in Malaysia and Sweden from an ESD perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

    Author : Alice Hedén; [2023-08-29]
    Keywords : Food; food waste; households; leftovers; lived experiences; phenomenology; transformative learning; sustainable development; education for sustainable development ESD ; learning sources;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to map how lived experiences affect the approach towards food and food waste. The study also aimed to map the primary learning sources regarding food and food waste in Malaysia and Sweden. Theory: The theoretical framework that was used is the Theory of Transformative learning by Jack Mezirow. READ MORE

  3. 2. Emotion in adult learing

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Sara Shadabi; [2023-02-16]
    Keywords : adult education; migrant learners; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; host country language learning; emotional states;

    Abstract : Aim: Of particular interest to this research are migrant students’ emotional states in the courses Swedish for foreigners (in Swedish “Svenska för invandrare” or SFI Swedish for immigrants) and their learning process, including types of emotions, reasons for the occurrence of these emotions, and the influence these emotions may have on learning. The study has an overarching research aim that incorporates identifying the main types of emotional states of SFI migrant students in Sweden, analysis of the dependency of emotional states of students on their studies, socialization, and integration. READ MORE

  4. 3. To what extent can explicit morphology instruction promote vocabulary development for older adolescent or adult learners of English as a foreign language?

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

    Author : Camilla Parment; Thore Hägglund; [2023]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; explicit teaching; higher education; morphological awareness; morphology; upper secondary education; vocabulary development;

    Abstract : Vocabulary development is important when it comes to learning a language, but it is also a challenging task. The Swedish syllabus focuses on implicit knowledge, and explicit teaching has been shown to have a positive impact on learners’ implicit knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of Social Support, Age, and Education in Second Language Acquisition of Adults

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Subeh Zakarias; [2023]
    Keywords : language; cognition; linguistics; learning; science; språk; kognition; lingvistik; inlärning; forskning;

    Abstract : The topic of second language learning is frequently discussed in linguistics and social science, and several factors differentiate between second language learning in children and adults. Adults are faced with additional complications when learning a new language, including social factors, exposure to natural learning situations, and neurobiological factors. READ MORE

  6. 5. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
    Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

    Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE