Essays about: "english language policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words english language policy.

1. 1. The Complex Nature of Reading Comprehension for Upper Secondary Students with Autism in EFL Classrooms

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

   Author : Henrietta Edlund; Rebecka Larsson; [2024]
   Keywords : reading comprehension; inference generation; autism spectrum disorder; English as a foreign language; working memory; scaffolding;

   Abstract : In order to provide equal education to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Swedish upper secondary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, support must be provided that adapts to their strengths and needs regarding reading comprehension. Multiple studies show that many upper secondary students with ASD in Sweden do not meet the knowledge requirements for passing grades in English, and require support in reading comprehension. READ MORE

3. 2. The evolution of listening comprehension in Swedish policy documents for EFL between 1970 and 2022. : A content analysis of EFL policies for upper secondary school

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Randy Younan; [2023]
   Keywords : Listening comprehension; English; curricula; educational policies; development; globalization;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine the evolution of the depiction of listening comprehension in Swedish curricula and attached policy documents for upper-secondary schools from the 1970s onwards to the contemporary ones by analyzing the content and placing it in relation to curriculum theory. The research approach for this paper was inductive since the prior knowledge in this field was limited. READ MORE

4. 3. Challenges, needs, and connection points in EFL teachers’ and students’ perspectives of formative assessment

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

   Author : Melissa Linde Svantesson; Sebastian Ticak; [2023]
   Keywords : Formative assessment; formative feedback; ESL; EFL; Teacher challenges; student needs; secondary school; research overview; formativ bedömning; bedömning för lärande; formativ feedback; högstadiet;

   Abstract : Formative assessment is an educational approach that challenges the traditional summative ways of teaching. Although formative assessment has been found to stimulate learning development, it also involves difficulties for teachers to implement. READ MORE

5. 4. Teachers’ Interpretations ofthe Reading Strategies in the ESL Syllabus : A Mixed Method Study on the Possible Advantages andDisadvantages of the Phrasing of Reading Strategies in theRevised ESL Syllabus for Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Frida Brude; Alice Öhman Ekman; [2022]
   Keywords : Didactics; educational policy; English as a Second Language; ESL; interpretation; L2; reading strategies; receptive strategies; second language acquisition; second language education; Skolverket; Sweden; syllabus; upper secondary school; Didaktik; styrdokument; engelska som andraspråk; tolkning; andraspråk; lässtrategier; receptiva strategier; andraspråksinlärning; andraspråksutbildning; Skolverket; Sverige; ämnesplan; gymnasiet;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how teachers interpret the reading strategies in the revised English as aSecond Language (ESL) syllabus from 2021, and what advantages and disadvantages they see with the syllabuswhen they teach reading strategies. Previous studies suggest that it is beneficial to teach reading strategies in school. READ MORE

6. 5. Covid-19 & Swedish exceptionalism : A critical qualitative content analysis on the international print media discourses of Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Rianne Kippersluis; [2022]
   Keywords : Swedish Covid-19 strategy; international print media discourse; Qualitative Content Analysis QCA ; international image of Sweden; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; news values; Swedish exceptionalism; media landscapes; media coverage of pandemics; Covid-19 in media; language in the media; linguistic devices; stereotyping and bias; Anders Tegnell; trust; strategy; image of Sweden and Swedes; ideologies; Dutch media; English media; American media; Sweden;

   Abstract : In 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the Swedish Covid-19 response differed radically from the general policy of total lockdown and strict enforcement of Covid-measures and regulations recommended by the WHO. Instead, Sweden strove early on to achieve herd immunity, with no mandatory measures to limit numbers in shopping malls, buses, and other public events, nor mask requirements. READ MORE