Essays about: "english language and communication in education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the words english language and communication in education.

  1. 21. This paper sure is a brass ring!  : A quantitative study on the effect of context for non-native students’ interpretation of English idioms.

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

    Author : Angelica Halling; [2018]
    Keywords : idiom; interpretation; non-native students; context; Sweden; figurative meaning; familiarity; transparency;

    Abstract : Idioms are a big part of languages but can cause trouble for communication, especially for non-native speakers of a language. Interpreting idioms correctly means that one must derive a figurative meaning from words that individually mean something else. READ MORE

  3. 22. Using English as a Lingua Franca at an International Company : A Study of the Communication Between Non-native English Speakers in a Swedish Workplace

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

    Author : Josefin Nygren; [2018]
    Keywords : lingua franca; communication; workplace communication; language use; second language acquisition; technical language;

    Abstract : This essay examines the communication in English and use of English at a Swedish company with employees from all over the world. The aim is to investigate how the employees experience speaking English with their colleagues and if they believe that misunderstandings can occur owing to their language differences. READ MORE

  4. 23. ICT in the EFL classroom: cherished challenges : A qualitative interview study with six Junior High School English teachers in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Sven Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : ICT; English; Sweden; School; Upper School; Junior High School; English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Language Learning; Language Teaching; Qualitative interviews; IKT; engelska; Sverige; skola; grundskola; högstadieskola; engelska som främmande språk; EFL; språkinlärning; språkdidaktik; kvalitativa intervjuer;

    Abstract : ICT (Information and communication technology) is a fundamental part of modern society and has been part of the educational systems across the world for a few decades. This essay focuses specifically on the relationship between ICT and the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language. READ MORE

  5. 24. Student’s Self-perceived English Accent and Its Impact on Their Communicative Competence and Speaking Confidence : An Empirical Study Among Students Taking English 6 in Upper-Secondary School

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Johanna Norman; [2017]
    Keywords : Perceived accent; Communicative competence; English; Upper-secondary school; Students; Impact; Sweden;

    Abstract : The English language plays an important role as a lingua franca in Sweden as well as in many countries across the European Union (EU). The ability to communicate well in English is highly valued and as a response to this, communicative competence has had an increasingly major part in the English language education and curriculums all over Europe, including the Swedish curriculum for English language education. READ MORE

  6. 25. Finding room: critical literacy in GY2000 and Lgy11: a deductive content analysis of English language education policy in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Andreas Sander; [2017]
    Keywords : critical literacy; policy research; content analysis; ESL education; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Through a deductive content analysis, this paper aimed to elucidate a place for critical literacy as an educational approach based on research by Lewison, Flint and Van Sluys in the Swedish curricula for upper secondary school, GY2000 and Lgy11, respectively. After reading research by Cabau and Hult, showing how the curricula propagates the position of English in the curriculum, and the Swedish society, this analysis sought to make the potential place for critical literacy alongside the English language clear and tangible. READ MORE