Essays about: "aims of teaching grammar"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words aims of teaching grammar.

1. 6. Self-perceptions of Greek teachers of English regarding their effectiveness and employability opportunities as non-native English language teaching professionals

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Stella Sakaloglou; [2022]
   Keywords : : teacher perceptions; non-native speaking language teachers; Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL ;

   Abstract : The aim of the present study is to find out what the self-perceptions of Greek non-native speaking teachers of English (non-NESTs) are regarding their effectiveness as foreign language teachers. What is more, the study aims to explore the Greek non-NESTs’ perceptions about their teaching employability opportunities, in positions for which NESTs also apply. READ MORE

3. 7. An Analysis of the way Grammar is Presented in two Coursebooks for English as a Second Language : A Qualitative Conceptual Analysis of Grammar in Swedish Coursebooks for Teaching English

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

   Author : Malcolm From; [2021]
   Keywords : grammar; grammar presentation; SLA research; explicit instructions; implicit in- structions; inductive teaching; deductive teaching; FoFs Focus on Forms ; FoF Focus on Form ; FoM Focus on Meaning ; grammar-translation approach; grammar exercises; text- based teaching.;

   Abstract : This essay aims to investigate theoretically how two currently used coursebooks, What’s Up 9 and Solid Gold 1, in a local area of Southern Sweden, present (introduces and covers) grammar. The overall aim is to investigate how grammar is presented, using the present simple and the present continuous as examples. READ MORE

4. 8. Explicit Grammar Instruction: In-Service Teacher Attitudes and Classroom Implementations

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Nicolina Edwall; [2020]
   Keywords : Explicit grammar instruction; second language acquisition; upper secondary school; qualitative study; Swedish national agency of education; ESL EFL.;

   Abstract : The importance of explicit grammar instruction has been debated during decades within the second language acquisition discourse community. Researchers’ views on the topic are controversial, and there is still no clear answer to be found. READ MORE

5. 9. A pedagogical waste of time or a vital necessity : A qualitative study investigating teacher attitudes toward explicit grammar instruction in L2 learners

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Olof Unge; [2020]
   Keywords : Explicit grammar instruction; form-versus-form; form-versus-forms; high school education; qualitative study; SLA; Swedish national agency; ESL EFL;

   Abstract : The topic of explicit grammar instruction has been and still is debated within the SLA (second language acquisition) discourse community in terms of efficacy and place within second language education (Ellis, 2014, Norris & Ortega, 2000). A vast amount of international research has been conducted and has found positive evidence for explicit grammar instruction in L2 classrooms; however, on a national level, while available for the subject of Swedish, the amount of established research about explicit grammar instruction in English classrooms is scarce. READ MORE

6. 10. PROMPTED Peer Response and Grammatical Errors : Prompted Peer Response vs Unprompted Peer Response inReducing Grammatical Errors

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för språkdidaktik

   Author : Michael Melanson; [2019]
   Keywords : Peer response; grammar; errors; collaboration; prompts;

   Abstract : The current classroom environment is filled with expectations for both teacher and student but is often lacking in time. Skolverket (2011) outlines ambitious goals such as developing students’ critical thinking abilities, adapting teaching to each student’s individual needs, and encouraging students to actively take part in the development of their own educational process, to name just a few. READ MORE