Essays about: "first and second language acquisition theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words first and second language acquisition theory.

1. 1. Translanguaging; transcending conventional language teaching,effects, attitudes, and perceptions.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Lexros Erik; Timrin Nicolina; [2023]
   Keywords : translanguaging; vocabulary acquisition; first language; second language; second language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : This study investigates how translanguaging could affect the acquisition of a second language for young language learners and how teachers and other authoritative agents' attitudes/perspectives affect implementation of translanguaging in school. Cummins(2018) describes translanguaging as a concept of focusing on the dynamic correlations between different languages for a bilingual individual. READ MORE

3. 2. Multilingual Students’ Attitudes Towards Teachers’ Use of First Language in Second Language Teaching

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Ann Vuille-dit-Bille; [2020]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; first language; multilingual students;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to identify multilingual students’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of a first language in the second-language classroom. For the last decades, the number of children growing up in a multilingual environment has been increasing. READ MORE

4. 3. Language use in the Swedish EFL Classroom : An empirical study on teachers’ language use in the Swedish elementary EFL classroom

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

   Author : Malin Weijnblad; [2017]
   Keywords : EFL; English; Target language use; First language use; Swedish elementary school; language of instruction.;

   Abstract : In this empirical study, the aim is to investigate how and why teachers in five elementary classes in Sweden use the target language and first language respectively in the EFL classroom. In addition to investigating the teacher perspective, pupils are also asked how they perceive their English teacher’s choice of spoken language in the EFL classroom. READ MORE

5. 4. Language use in the EFL classroom : A literature review on the advantages and disadvantages of teachers’ choices of instructional language in the EFL classroom

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Pedagogiskt arbete

   Author : Malin Weijnblad; [2017]
   Keywords : EFL; target language; first language; target language instruction; teachers’ motives;

   Abstract : This literature review investigates what previous research has found regarding target language use in the Elementary EFL classroom, and what different views there might be on communicating in English during English lessons. The study is conducted with Stephen Krashen’s (1982) Second Language Acquisition Theory as theoretical perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. First Language Use in Second and Foreign Language Teaching

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Andreas Berlin; Kajsa Hammarström; [2016]
   Keywords : First language; second language; foreign language; code-switching; medium of instruction; second language acquisition; Förstaspråk; andraspråk; främmandespråk; code-switching; undervisningsspråk; andraspråksinlärning;

   Abstract : The Swedish curriculum for the subject English in upper secondary school clearly states the English should be used“as far as possible” in the classroom. However, the possible amount of first language usage is never mentioned. READ MORE