Essays about: "all-round communicative skills"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words all-round communicative skills.

  1. 1. Beyond the Norm of Standard English : A Content Analysis of Standard and Non-Standard Varieties in EFL Textbooks

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Erik Molin; [2023]
    Keywords : EFL textbooks; Linguistic variation; Standard and non-standard varieties; Upper secondary school;

    Abstract : To achieve the Swedish National Agency for Education’s (2022) aim of developing all-round communicative skills, knowledge of the vast diversity of English may be needed. Therefore, this study analyses the representation of standard and non-standard varieties in four EFL textbooks aimed for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school. READ MORE

  3. 2. To M̶o̶u̶r̶n̶ Try To Live : Personal trauma in 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close', and its pedagogical implications in the Swedish EFL classroom. 

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Frank Smit; [2019]
    Keywords : Concept of Loss; Mourning; Vicarious Trauma; Personal Trauma; Foer; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; The EFL Classroom; Freud.;

    Abstract : This essay examines Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close through an application of a theoretical framework of trauma studies, aiming to showcase the elements of personal trauma displayed in the novel. Moreover, it wishes to discern the mental and physical sufferings and working through of the trauma through a thematic analysis aimed at the concepts of loss, vicarious trauma and isolation. READ MORE

  4. 3. So, what you’re saying is …? : A study of year 9 students’ attitudes towards and perceived knowledge of communicative competence

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Daniel Sandström; [2019]
    Keywords : communicative competence; second language learning; pragmatic awareness; teaching focus; learner perception; lower secondary school language teaching;

    Abstract : Swedes’ proficiency in English is often high up in the world rankings among the countries in which English is an L2[1]. Learners of English are routinely tested in the Swedish school system, using standardized national tests to measure how well students are doing nationwide, whilst also providing teachers with sometimes essential assistance in grading students’ language skills. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lord of the Rings, Lord of Nature : A postcolonial-ecocritical study of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and its implications in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Stefan Lobo Jansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Colonialism; Postcolonialism; Imperialism; Ecocriticism; Environmentalism; Pastoral; Nature; Wilderness; Development; Tolkien; The Lord of the Rings; The EFL Classroom.;

    Abstract : This essay examines J.R. READ MORE

  6. 5. How Swedish Teachers Work with Different Varieties of English in Their Classrooms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Alexandra Nord; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : varieties of English; English Dialects; English Accents; American English; British English; Global Language; curriculum; Lpf94; GY11; National Test; Syllabus for English; Swedish Upper Secondary School; Teachers of EFL;

    Abstract : British English and American English are frequently used in Swedish schools. Today, however, English is a global language, and several other English dialects and accents are to be found worldwide. READ MORE