Essays about: "english is a secondary language"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 522 essays containing the words english is a secondary language.

  1. 16. Communicating as a Team. A study of EFL Students’ Perceptions about the Influence of the Learner Group’s Dynamics on their Individual WTC

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Ronja Källmark; [2023-06-14]
    Keywords : Willingness to communicate WTC ; group dynamics; English as a foreign language EFL ; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : Considering the current emphasis on communicative abilities in EFL teaching, learning and assessment (Council of Europe, 2020), research on willingness to communicate (WTC) has become increasingly important. Despite the increase of research in this topic area, further research is needed on situational factors relating to individual learners’ WTC. READ MORE

  3. 17. “There Is No Quick Fix” to Building Vocabulary. Teacher Cognition of EFL Vocabulary Development and Instruction in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Jane Ekenberg; [2023-06-12]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; language teacher cognition; vocabulary development; vocabulary knowledge; vocabulary instruction;

    Abstract : Vocabulary is a central component to learning any language, but learning a foreign language requires particular attention to vocabulary development. As teacher cognition influences teachers’ instructional choices, their understanding of vocabulary development merits attention. READ MORE

  4. 18. "I immediately think about philosophy" : A study of learners' attitudes toward English poetry in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Anna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : second language learning; English foreign language; literature; poetry; attitudes; motivation; learner perspective; Swedish upper secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : Poetry has great potential benefits for second language (L2) classrooms as a source for increasing language awareness and linguistic structures different from the rules learners may be taught in class. This potential of poetry and methods for teaching poetry is relatively well researched, while the learner perspective has received comparatively little attention. READ MORE

  5. 19. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
    Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

    Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

  6. 20. Reading between the lines : A quantitative study of Swedish upper secondary students’ idiom familiarity in English

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Viktoria Rösler; [2023]
    Keywords : idiom; familiarity; comprehension; Sweden; Upper secondary school; EnglisH;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper secondary students’ familiarity with English idioms, and whether or not there are differences depending on what level of proficiency the students are at. The participating students took an idiom familiarity test adapted from Nippold & Rudzinski (1993) which aimed at measuring students’ familiarity with a number of English idioms. READ MORE