Essays about: "english as a communication language essay"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words english as a communication language essay.
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6. Teaching English to newly arrived immigrant pupils : A qualitative case study about teachers' experiences at a Swedish secondary school
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This qualitative case study examines teachers’ perspectives on receiving and teaching newly arrived immigrant pupils. Previous research and the Swedish National Agency for Education have shown that immigrant pupils have a tendency to fail their education, and some researchers also implied that these children fail their English education. READ MORE
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7. Perspectives on the Teaching of English in Swedish Upper-secondary Education
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This essay deals with the current state of English teaching in Sweden with regards to an international perspective. The first, theoretical, part discusses ways in which a departure from the traditional way of teaching English as a Foreign Language towards more recent theories emphasising communication might be beneficial. READ MORE
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8. Speaking about Newspeak - Teaching Democracy, Critical Thinking and Language through Nineteen Eighty-Four
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This essay presents how to use George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a literary intergrated project of teach democracy, critical thinking, English language skills and critical language study in the English 6 EFL classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. This literary study is done through the lens of critical pedagogy with an emphasis on the way language influences power and helps dominant groups, in both the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four as well as contemporary society, remain in control. READ MORE
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9. "Nobel Prize kind of stuff. Fo’ sho." An Analysis of the English Found in Food Blogs
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This essay examines the frequency of Non-Standard English variants in six American food blogs in relation to gender and contents. The blog posts and commentaries of each blog were thoroughly analyzed to discern the frequency of Non-Standard variants. READ MORE
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10. “I’m come to have lessons, I am” - Pygmalion, Power and Pronunciation University
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The Swedish steering documents for English in upper secondary school put emphasis on the communicative approach, which focuses on function instead of form. Goals and criteria do not formulate a systematic awareness of language but knowledge of language as a tool for communication. READ MORE
