Essays about: "english for a specific purpose"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words english for a specific purpose.

  1. 1. The Influence of Literary Texts on Intercultural Competence in the EFL Classroom. A Literature Review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Amanda Ehrnborg; Ebba Ring; [2023-11-14]
    Keywords : intercultural competence; ICC; EFL; classroom activities; fiction; literary texts;

    Abstract : Due to the growing status of English as a global language of communication, cultural studies have become an increasingly important aspect of English as a foreign language (EFL) education. Many scholars argue that there is now a need to deviate from merely focusing on Anglo-Saxon cultures and to embrace an intercultural perspective in education, a view that is also reflected in the Swedish educational frameworks. READ MORE

  2. 2. A phenomenological study on Chinese parents's primary choice in Gothenburg, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Haijiao Chen; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : school choice; parental reason; cross-culture; rational choice theory; theory of acculturation;

    Abstract : Aim: As big differences exist in the culture and school system in China and Sweden, it is hard for Chinese parents to choose primary schools for their children in Sweden. No research has investigated Chinese parents’ school choice in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. An Intervention Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the ESL Classroom: English teacher perspectives on the Effectiveness of ChatGPT for Personalized Language LearningEn

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

    Author : Abrar Mohammad Ali; [2023]
    Keywords : ChatGPT; AI-based tools; Personalized language learning; ESL classroom; ESL; L2; Individualized learning; Tailored tasks; Digital-tools; Chatbots; Artificial Intelligence TPACK; Adaptive learning; educational tools;

    Abstract : The recent release of AI tools for public use allows for the development of novel teaching approaches for goals that often present challenges in the classroom, such as the need for personalized learning materials. The current study enlists a four-week ChatGPT-based personalized learning intervention in tandem with a teacher questionnaire and interviews in two upper-secondary schools in Southern Sweden to investigate English teacher perceptions of the benefits and challenges of using AI for personalized language learning. READ MORE

  4. 4. LinguaMapping: The New Frontier in Language Processing : A New Online Tool for Measuring Swedish L1 Transfer in English Embedded Relative Clauses

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Henrik Salomonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : L1 transfer; English embedded relative clauses; language processing; eye-tracking; self-paced reading; LinguaMapping;

    Abstract : The structure of embedded relative clauses in English may involve several grammatical elements, generating different grammatical rules with respect to word order. Studying the impact of first language (L1) transfer in the production of English embedded relative clauses is important to reveal valuable information about specific challenges in second language acquisition (SLA). READ MORE

  5. 5. Domain-specific knowledge graph construction from Swedish and English news articles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Aleksandra Krupinska; [2023]
    Keywords : knowledge graph; information extraction; knowledge representation; Swedish; English;

    Abstract : In the current age of new textual information emerging constantly, there is a challenge related to processing and structuring it in some ways. Moreover, the information is often expressed in many different languages, but the discourse tends to be dominated by English, which may lead to overseeing important, specific knowledge in less well-resourced languages. READ MORE