Essays about: "authentic text"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words authentic text.

  1. 6. Vocabulary Profiles of Authentic Texts used by Upper Secondary English teachers : A lexical analysis of authentic texts used in EFL classrooms

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Jonathan Ståhlberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Authentic Texts; Teacher Agency; Vocabulary Acquisition; Vocabulary profile;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate whether the vocabulary in authentic texts used by upper secondary English teachers teaching the course English 7 reach the expectations set by the Swedish National Agency for Education and the CEFR. This was done by analysing 26 texts contributed from five teachers with vocabulary profile web tools such as Text Inspector and Compleat Lexical Tutor. READ MORE

  2. 7. Linguistic approaches to Swedish authorities' web-based information in English

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Lena Persbeck; [2020]
    Keywords : comprehensibility; acceptance of wording; reliability; informative texts; machine translation; cross-linguistic influence; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Most authorities in Sweden provide an English language version of their web sites, in the form of a translation or an adaptation of the Swedish original text. The first part of this thesis includes an analysis of the linguistic quality of a selection of texts from authorities on three administrative levels: state, regional and municipal. READ MORE

  3. 8. Critical Literacy through Critical Documentaries - How Bowling for Columbine and Michael Moore hates America can be used to teach argumentative writing and source criticism to students in upper-secondary school in Sweden.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Pontus Schwartz; [2019]
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    Abstract : This essay seeks to illustrate how critical literacy and source criticism can be incorporated in argumentative thinking and reasoning in an assignment based on authentic materials constructed for students studying English 6 in Swedish upper-secondary school. The assignment seeks to, grounded in critical literacy theory, increase the students’ source criticism and improve their argumentative thinking and reasoning. READ MORE

  4. 9. Literature in the EFL Classroom : How EFL Teachers in a Few Swedish Secondary Schools Use Novels in Their Classrooms

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Emma Skog; [2019]
    Keywords : EFL; Novels; Reading; Literature; Swedish Secondary School; Engelskaundervisning; romaner; läsning; litteratur; Svenska högstadiet;

    Abstract : Since 2011 The Swedish Curriculum for the compulsory school from 2011 (revised2018) states that different types of text that should be taught in EFL classrooms inSweden are “Literature and other fiction” (Skolverket 37). In my essay, I examine theuse of novels in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in a few Swedishsecondary schools. READ MORE

  5. 10. Meme Marketing to Fellow Kids

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : William Lind; [2019]
    Keywords : Memes; memetic media; authenticity; corporate identity; vernacular criticism; intangible assets; reddit; twitter;

    Abstract : Corporations attempting to enter the realm of memetic media often find themselves lost and embarrassed; the chaotic nature of meme culture as a global way of expression on the internet has proven difficult, and communities like Reddits r/FellowKids enact vernacular criticism on corporations who attempt to use memes in order to reach their target audience. This study aims to reach higher knowledge of successful corporate engagement in memetic media through a text analysis of discussions between users on Reddit and the interplay on Twitter where users engage in vernacular ways with the Wendy’s Twitter account. READ MORE