Essays about: "essay how to improve english"
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1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower in the EFL Classroom : Childhood Sexual Abuse, Reversed Gender Roles and Trauma Responses
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This essay is a literary analysis of the childhood sexual abuse trauma in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and its possible usefulness in the EFL classroom. Previous scholarly work has lacked in discussing how abuser closeness and a female perpetrator have affected the main character Charlie’s trauma. READ MORE
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2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Irony
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : In this paper, I explore how Douglas Adams’ comedic 1979 science-fiction novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy could be used to improve English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ understanding of irony. Specifically, the study is based on criteria for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school and is performed using a combined theoretical framework of Dan Sperber and Deidre Wilson’s principle of relevance and Paul Grice’s maxims of conversation. READ MORE
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3. Promoting Playfulness within Grammar Exercises in the Context of Writing : A Materials Analysis for Teaching and Learning English in a Swedish Upper-Secondary School Context
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The English subject in Swedish upper-secondary school aims to develop students’ holistic communicative ability, giving students opportunities to produce meaningful texts with confidence. The syllabus further proposes that this ability includes knowledge of the language’s grammatical structures since being aware of grammatical structures and options helps students to write in varied and effective ways. READ MORE
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4. Why not "English only"? : Patterns of code-switching between Swedish and English in Swedish upper secondary EFL education
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : English education in Sweden tends to be viewed as a second language, rather than a foreign language. Therefore, it is generally expected that instruction is performed, and content is taught in English. However, previous research shows that English is generally not the sole language used, even in classrooms with explicit “English only” policies. READ MORE
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5. Critical Literacy through Critical Documentaries - How Bowling for Columbine and Michael Moore hates America can be used to teach argumentative writing and source criticism to students in upper-secondary school in Sweden.
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : This essay seeks to illustrate how critical literacy and source criticism can be incorporated in argumentative thinking and reasoning in an assignment based on authentic materials constructed for students studying English 6 in Swedish upper-secondary school. The assignment seeks to, grounded in critical literacy theory, increase the students’ source criticism and improve their argumentative thinking and reasoning. READ MORE
