Essays about: "english as a communication language essay"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words english as a communication language essay.

  1. 11. World Wide English. An Evaluation of the First Teaching Material Developed After the Introduction of Gy11’s Criteria for the Initial Course in English at Upper Secondary Level

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Johanna Hauptmann; [2012-04-27]
    Keywords : Syllabus; Course Syllabus 2000; Gy11; textbook analysis; World Wide English; Solid Ground;

    Abstract : A new curriculum was introduced in Sweden 2011, which increased the debate about education. The subject of English was exposed to minor changes; one example is that a criterion was introduced in the syllabus concerning the use of English as working language and another criterion demanding that students should benefit from the surrounding world as a source of contacts, information and learning not only as a source of comparison of different English speaking cultures as before. READ MORE

  3. 12. Communication Strategies in Speaking English as a Foreign Language : in the Swedish 9th grade national test setting

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Monica Lindblad; [2011]
    Keywords : second language acqusition; communication strategies; oral production; ESL instruction;

    Abstract : Speaking a foreign language is a major part of communicating in that language. Since LGY 69, spoken English has received the same attention in teaching as the writing of English; and in the national tests today spoken English is considered 1/5 of the test grade. READ MORE

  4. 13. Multimodality : An EFL textbook comparison using multimodal discourse analysis

    University essay from Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Eje Nordensvärd; [2010]
    Keywords : Multimodality; discourse analysis; EFL textbooks; teaching resources;

    Abstract : This essay aims to compare two EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks by using a multimodal discourse analysis in order to find out how EFL textbooks have changed in design and visually. In this essay the textual content is treated as one of several pillars making up design, this essay is interested in the visual changes. READ MORE

  5. 14. Spoken English in the EFL classroom : A study of Swedish pupils’ attitudes towards spoken English

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Lovisa Sköld; [2008]
    Keywords : Spoken English; teaching; EFL; willingness to communicate; anxiety; motivation; code switching.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate pupils’ attitudes towards spoken English and towards speaking in front of their friends, and how these attitudes appear to be related to their oral communication and communicative behaviour in the classroom. The material was collected by video taping two classes, a questionnaire in these two classes and by interviewing their teacher. READ MORE

  6. 15. From Grammar to Communication: An Analysis of Form and Function in Course Plans and Teaching Materials in the Subject of English for Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Emilia Stopar; [2008]
    Keywords : communication; course plan; English teaching materials; function; language studies; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the communicative approach towards learning English. The aim is to investigate how and why form and/or function are stressed in course plans in the subject of English intended for the first year of upper secondary school and how the content of these plans are mirrored in teaching materials. READ MORE