Essays about: "communicative competence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 70 essays containing the words communicative competence.

  1. 21. Assessing oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of teachers' understanding, experience, and assessment of oral production, and interaction in Swedish upper secondary schools

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Eva Smit; [2020]
    Keywords : Assessment of oral proficiency; communicative competence; EFL teaching; foreign language speaking anxiety; oral interaction; oral production; oral proficiency.;

    Abstract : Oral proficiency plays a crucial part in mastering the English language. It is, because of that, heavily debated among professors and teachers. Among teachers, uncertainty prevails regarding how oral proficiency should be taught and assessed. READ MORE

  3. 22. Grammar in English as a Foreign Language Workbooks : A Mixed Methods Analysis of Grammar Tasks in Year 8 Workbooks published in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

    Author : Stephanie Smeds; [2020]
    Keywords : EFL teaching; grammatical competence; communicative language teaching; EFL workbooks;

    Abstract : This study investigates how grammar is presented in some commonly used EFL workbooks aimed at teachers teaching year 8 students in Swedish comprehensive school. Six workbooks are examined: the Awesome 8 Activity Book, the Good Stuff Gold C Workbook Year 8, the Wings 8 Workbook, the Happy Year 8 Workbook, and the Sparks 8 Workbook. READ MORE

  4. 23. Being polite : An experimental study of request strategies in Swedish EFL classes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

    Author : Christopher Ekelund; [2019]
    Keywords : Pragmatics; Politeness theory; Face threatening acts; Swedish upper-secondary school; Requests;

    Abstract : In a world which continuously becomes more globalised, the need to adapt one's language depending on context becomes increasingly important. This is acknowledged in the Swedish syllabus for the upper-secondary school, which emphasises communicative competence and the need to adapt to situation and hearer. READ MORE

  5. 24. Syllabi reforms and their intended impact on English teaching and learning

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Chonghui Li; [2019]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; school reforms; communicative competence; individualization; teachers’ roles; curriculum theory; syllabi; ;

    Abstract : This study investigates the development of the subject of English in Swedish upper secondary schools through an analysis of the syllabi in the curricula Lgy 70, Lpf 94 and Lgy 11, with a focus on English teaching and learning. In the last 50 years, the Swedish upper secondary school has undergone three major reforms. READ MORE

  6. 25. 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