Essays about: "english as medium language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words english as medium language.

1. 1. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
   Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

3. 2. Graphic Novels and Reading:The impact of reading graphic novels in theupper secondary classroom

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

   Author : Sanna Hedin; Cathrine Flymén; [2023]
   Keywords : Graphic Novel; English as a Foreign Language; Reading Motivation; Reading Comprehension; Multiliteracy; Critical Literacy;

   Abstract : According to recent reports (Dahlberg & Jarnlo, 2021), young Swedish people are amongthose who read the least number of printed books in the world. This study aims to investigatewhat current research postulates regarding how reading graphic novels may affect the readingmotivation, cultural awareness, and critical literacy, among upper secondary school students. READ MORE

4. 3. All English and No Code-switching : A thematic analysis of writing behaviours among EMI master's students

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Calum James; [2022]
   Keywords : code-switching; EMI; master’s students; multilingualism; code-switching; EMI; flerspråkighet; mastersstudenter;

   Abstract : As a kind of education strategy, English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has become increasingly widespread across the world in recent years. The increased adoption means that many students are performing study activities such as reading, writing, and giving presentations in English all while maintaining and using a native language in other situations. READ MORE

5. 4. Teachers’ Views of Video Games in the EFL-Classroom : A Study of How Swedish Upper Secondary EFL Teachers View the Use of Video Games in Their Teaching

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Gustav Svan; [2022]
   Keywords : Game-based learning; EFL-classroom; Motivation; Engagement; Sociocultural Theory; Assessment;

   Abstract : This degree project is a study investigating the views Swedish upper secondary English teachers have towards the use of video games as a medium through which to teach. The aim of the study was to gain insight into teachers’ views and what aspects they believed could encourage and/or inhibit the use of video games in the English foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. Teaching English via Fiction : A phenomenographic study of teachers’ perceptions about using fiction to teach English

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Edith Anyim Fon; [2022]
   Keywords : Fiction; digital fiction; texts; multimodal texts; and contexts; teaching methods; EFL.; Fiktion; digital fiktion; texter; multimodala texter och sammanhang; undervisningsmetoder; engelska som främmande språk.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine and identify the different ways in which secondary and upper secondary school teachers perceive the use of fiction to teach English as well as their beliefs about the outcome or benefits of doing so. Five secondary and upper secondary school teachers in Sweden who teach English as a foreign language were interviewed about how they use fiction to teach English. READ MORE