Essays about: "educational language policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words educational language policy.

  1. 1. The Complex Nature of Reading Comprehension for Upper Secondary Students with Autism in EFL Classrooms

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Henrietta Edlund; Rebecka Larsson; [2024]
    Keywords : reading comprehension; inference generation; autism spectrum disorder; English as a foreign language; working memory; scaffolding;

    Abstract : In order to provide equal education to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Swedish upper secondary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, support must be provided that adapts to their strengths and needs regarding reading comprehension. Multiple studies show that many upper secondary students with ASD in Sweden do not meet the knowledge requirements for passing grades in English, and require support in reading comprehension. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Role of Language of Instruction: The Case of Morocco

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Emma Hamre; Yuki Kanayama; [2023]
    Keywords : Language of Instruction; Mother Tongue; Educational Attainment; Gender Gap; Intergenerational Transmission;

    Abstract : This paper explores the differential and intergenerational effects of Morocco's 1983 language policy that changed the language of instruction for most subjects in grades 6 to 12 from French to Classical Arabic. Although the policy has faced ongoing criticism over four decades, the plausible heterogeneous effects of the policy on marginalized groups and its intergenerational impact have yet to be investigated in the literature. READ MORE

  3. 3. The evolution of listening comprehension in Swedish policy documents for EFL between 1970 and 2022. : A content analysis of EFL policies for upper secondary school

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Randy Younan; [2023]
    Keywords : Listening comprehension; English; curricula; educational policies; development; globalization;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine the evolution of the depiction of listening comprehension in Swedish curricula and attached policy documents for upper-secondary schools from the 1970s onwards to the contemporary ones by analyzing the content and placing it in relation to curriculum theory. The research approach for this paper was inductive since the prior knowledge in this field was limited. READ MORE

  4. 4. Challenges, needs, and connection points in EFL teachers’ and students’ perspectives of formative assessment

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Melissa Linde Svantesson; Sebastian Ticak; [2023]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; formative feedback; ESL; EFL; Teacher challenges; student needs; secondary school; research overview; formativ bedömning; bedömning för lärande; formativ feedback; högstadiet;

    Abstract : Formative assessment is an educational approach that challenges the traditional summative ways of teaching. Although formative assessment has been found to stimulate learning development, it also involves difficulties for teachers to implement. READ MORE

  5. 5. Everyone wants to integrate immigrant women but not many are willing to put the work into it : A qualitative study about foreign born women’s integration into the labour market in the Swedish municipality of Jönköping

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation; Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Allison Trejos; Nora Wengland; [2023]
    Keywords : Integration; arbetsmarknad; kvinnor;

    Abstract : The process of integration has been shown to be intricate and particularly detrimental to immigrant women. In examining the Swedish labour market more closely, it is evident that immigrant women are disproportionately affected by unemployment. READ MORE