Essays about: "engagement with language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 essays containing the words engagement with language.

1. 1. Behind grades: Extramural, environmental and individual factors in learning English as a foreign language

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Milla Moilanen; [2024]
   Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Extramural English; Environmental Factors; Individual Differences;

   Abstract : The EF English Proficiency Index has presented high English proficiency levels for Swedish students. Previous investigations have studied different factors that contribute to high proficiency in a second language, such as the engagement with the language in the free time, or personal characteristics such as motivation or learners’ home environment. READ MORE

3. 2. FEEDBACK IN THE ERA OF GENERATIVE AI

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Bunichi Otaki; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : AI-generated Feedback; ; Dialogism Feedback in Higher Education; ; Focus Group Interviews Human Feedback; ; Qualitative Research; ; Thematic analysis; ChatGPT; ; Dialogic Feedback; ;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of students and educators in higher education towards feedback provided by large-language model AI, with feedback and interaction with human educators. Theory: Drawing on the dialogism framework and considering the emotional and relational aspects of feedback, this study examines the role of dialogue and interaction in feedback processes and the implications of integrating AI-generated feedback with human feedback. READ MORE

4. 3. Emotion in adult learing

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Sara Shadabi; [2023-02-16]
   Keywords : adult education; migrant learners; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; host country language learning; emotional states;

   Abstract : Aim: Of particular interest to this research are migrant students’ emotional states in the courses Swedish for foreigners (in Swedish “Svenska för invandrare” or SFI Swedish for immigrants) and their learning process, including types of emotions, reasons for the occurrence of these emotions, and the influence these emotions may have on learning. The study has an overarching research aim that incorporates identifying the main types of emotional states of SFI migrant students in Sweden, analysis of the dependency of emotional states of students on their studies, socialization, and integration. READ MORE

5. 4. Sustainability education in early childhood: Preschool teachers´perceptions and approaches in nurturing sustainability education practises

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Rose Anyanwu; [2023-01-25]
   Keywords : Education; Sustainability; Sustainable Development SD ; Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Early Childhood for Sustainable Education; Preschool teachers;

   Abstract : Aim: This study aims to examine early childhood teachers’ perceptions of Education for Sustainable Development as well as their pedagogical approaches for nurturing sustainability in Swedish preschools, and how their perceptions of ESD relate to their teaching strategies in nurturing sustainability education. Theory: Lev Vygotsky’s social constructivism emphasizes the significance of language and thought, social interaction, zone of proximal development, scaffolding, mediation, and collaborative work in learning. READ MORE

6. 5. Neural correlates of pragmatic processing in adolescents

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2023]
   Keywords : Adolescence; cognitive control functions; fMRI; pragmatics; theory of mind; fMRI; kognitiv kontroll; mentalisering; pragmatik; tonåringar;

   Abstract : Understanding indirect speech, i.e., when an utterance does not match the intended meaning, is one of many pragmatic abilities at play in conversation. While the development of pragmatic abilities starts early, they continually develop throughout adolescence although this period is understudied. READ MORE