Essays about: "difficulties learning English as a second language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words difficulties learning English as a second language.

1. 1. Difficulties found in the English classroom at the upper secondary level when teaching English as an L3 : English teachers and students view on teaching and being taught English as a third language

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Ida Wallin; [2022]
   Keywords : English; L3; L2; Difficulty;

   Abstract : The study aimed to investigate the difficulties English teachers in Sweden experience when teaching English to students studying English as an L3. A second aim is to investigate what students at the upper secondary level in Sweden experience as difficult when learning English as an L3. READ MORE

3. 2. The Impact of MALL on English Grammar Learning

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Elina Johansson; Marija Cukalevska; [2021]
   Keywords : MALL; Mobile-Assisted Language Learning; grammar; ESL; English as a second language; EFL; English as a foreign language; language learning; student attitude; student perceptions; student thoughts; student beliefs;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper was to explore how grammar learning in the English as a second or foreign language classroom can be improved. Our aim was twofold: (1) to investigate the possible effect of implementing Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) on students’ grammar learning in the Swedish upper secondary level education, and (2) to find out what students’ attitudes are towards such an implementation and how it can impact student motivation. READ MORE

4. 3. English in mathematics : Swedish EFL students’ and teachers’ experiences with learning and teaching mathematics in English

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Heba Dhia Peter; [2020]
   Keywords : EFL; English; mathematics; upper secondary school; mathematical word problems; EMI;

   Abstract : This study is intended to explore what difficulties students and teachers in international and IB programs in Sweden encounter when they learn and teach mathematics in English. Students enrolled in these programs tend to have English as a second or foreign language, and their being taught mathematics in a language that is not their native language might limit their understanding and the possibility to communicate and express themselves in the subject. READ MORE

5. 4. The Missing Pieces : A project about trying out and improving a jigsaw-style lesson in an ESL-setting

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

   Author : Emil Svanström; Pontus Lundgren; [2020]
   Keywords : Jigsaw-lesson; Communicative Approach; Co-operation; Jigsaw-learning; Group work; Language teaching; ESL; TESOL;

   Abstract : The aim of this project was to explore the jigsaw-method as a teaching tool in English as a Second Language-classrooms, and to design and evaluate a jigsaw-style lesson that aims to promote student activation and communication. To achieve this goal, we conducted a case study in which we designed and tried out a jigsaw-style lesson in two classes. READ MORE

6. 5. Challenges faced by newly arrived students with low English proficiency and their English teachers in Sweden : Three teachers' accounts

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Evin Demirsoy; [2020]
   Keywords : Newly arrived; students; English; teachers;

   Abstract : Students who have recently arrived in Sweden have a dual burden of learning the Swedish language as well as other subjects including the English language, and for those with low English proficiency, the burden is much heavier. The purpose of this research essay is to address this problem by examining three English teachers' experiences and perception of newly arrived students with low English proficiency. READ MORE