Essays about: "english learner mistakes"

Found 3 essays containing the words english learner mistakes.

  1. 1. English spelling errors in Swedish high school : An investigation of English spelling errors among Swedish high school students and their possible causes

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Gule Akman; [2019]
    Keywords : Spelling error; Swedish English learners; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Transfer; Language Gender; Gender spelling mistakes; Program orientation; Uppsala Learner English Corpus ULEC ;

    Abstract : This study investigates spelling errors among Swedish students of English. The purpose of this research is to develop a better understanding of the causes of spelling errors and to investigate whether there are any differences between program orientation and gender. The participants are English A students from Swedish high schools in year 1. READ MORE

  3. 2. Four Teachers’ Thoughts about Pupils’ Speaking Anxiety in the ESL Classroom

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

    Author : Sofia von Kogerer; [2016]
    Keywords : speech; speaking; anxiety; teacher perspective; English; ESL;

    Abstract : Findings by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (2011), show that some pupils in Sweden feel anxiety when speaking English. This is no surprise to Horwitz, Horwitz and Cope (1986) who state that speaking is regarded to be the scariest part of language learning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Capital mistakes : The analysis of mistakes in the written production of advanced Swedish ESL learners at university level with focus on the use of capital letters

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Erik Söderlind; [2008]
    Keywords : Foreign language learning; English as a second language; error analysis; native language influence; capital letters;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to see what mistakes Swedish university students make when writing English essays and to focus on one specific mistake, namely the use of capital letters. Fifty essays written by students of Swedish origin were taken from the SWICLE (the Swedish Component of the International Corpus of Learner English), corrected and the mistakes were subsequently analysed. READ MORE