Essays about: "factors in foreign language teaching.-"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words factors in foreign language teaching.-.
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16. Swedish Versus English : A Survey Study of Swedish Upper Secondary Students’ and Teachers’ Attitudes Toward L1 Use in the EFL Classroom
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/EngelskaAbstract : Whether there is a place for L1 use in the EFL classroom or not is a debated topic. Lately, a slight shift from an English-only approach toward a more accepting attitude toward L1 use can be seen. Additionally, teaching should “as far as possible” be conducted in English, according to the National Agency of Education, Skolverket (2011, p. 53). READ MORE
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17. Teacher collaboration and development in practice : An ethnographic approach to language teachers’ professional development in a university and an upper secondary school in Cuba
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktikAbstract : By learning and developing continuously in practice, many teachers are trying to improve their teaching. In order to support this process, schools promote models of professional development (PD). Previous studies point out the educational system of Cuba as especially successful in the PD of their teachers. READ MORE
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18. “Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America” : Highlighting bias in The Reluctant Fundamentalist with Positioning Theory, for the purpose of teaching students to critically assess narratives
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This paper sets out to analyze The Reluctant Fundamentalist by a narratological application of positioning theory with the aim of highlighting the bias of the main character. The paper argues that using said novel in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom in conjunction with positioning theory could result in an improved understanding of how language is used in different situations for different purposes, which in turn can teach students to critically assess narratives in any medium. READ MORE
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19. "One goal is to understand the world better" : A Thematic Analysis of Upper-Secondary School Teachers' Choice and Use of Literary Texts in EFL
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aims of the present study were to explore how teachers in upper-secondary school choose and use literary texts and genres in their teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL), what their attitudes are towards the role of literature in reaching the learning objectives and what implications their textual choices have for literature teaching in general. Six people participated in the study, three male and three female upper-secondary school teachers in Sweden with English as one of their main subjects. READ MORE
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20. The use of learning rubrics in English as a foreign language primary school classrooms in Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : Learning rubrics are adapted to the students’ understanding, and contain a clear focus of what they are supposed to learn. Teachers’ knowledge about them seems to be limited, and assessment rubrics are a more common tool for teachers’ assessment practices (Alm, 2015). READ MORE
