Essays about: "foreign language effect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words foreign language effect.

1. 1. Is a combination of language and vocational training an effective labour market policy for immigrants? - a quantitative study of Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Olsson; Robin Stoytchev Sulevani; [2023]
   Keywords : Combination education; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; Vocational training; Labour market policy; Diff-in-Diff.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In recent years, Swedish municipalities have introduced programs that combine Swedish language education with vocational training. However, due to the novelty and lack of an established framework, data and research on their effectiveness in improving immigrant labour market performance is limited. READ MORE

3. 2. To what extent can explicit morphology instruction promote vocabulary development for older adolescent or adult learners of English as a foreign language?

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

   Author : Camilla Parment; Thore Hägglund; [2023]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language; explicit teaching; higher education; morphological awareness; morphology; upper secondary education; vocabulary development;

   Abstract : Vocabulary development is important when it comes to learning a language, but it is also a challenging task. The Swedish syllabus focuses on implicit knowledge, and explicit teaching has been shown to have a positive impact on learners’ implicit knowledge. READ MORE

4. 3. Learning a foreign language in the outdoors : Perceptions of foreign language anxiety and foreign language enjoyment of primary students and teachers when learning English in an outdoor setting

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande

   Author : Alba Besora Morlans; [2023]
   Keywords : Outdoor Education; Foreign Language Learning; Foreign Language Anxiety; Foreign Language Enjoyment; Outdoor Language Learning;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education (OE) can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when primary students are learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The design was a pre-post intervention study with two experimental groups of 3rd graders of a Catalan state school that participated in an outdoor English session. READ MORE

5. 4. The effectiveness of interacting with picture books on vocabulary acquisition in an EFL classroom

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

   Author : Ella Sjödin; Niam Dabbous; [2023]
   Keywords : “Interacting”; “Vocabulary acquisition”; “Picture books”; “English as foreign language”; “Young language learners”; “Read-aloud”;

   Abstract : This research paper investigates the effectiveness of interacting with picture books on vocabulary acquisition in the young learner English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. Recent reports show that more than half of the pupils in Swedish secondary schools do not read outside of the school environment (Skolverket, 2019). READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring the foreign language effect in bi and multilinguals

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Sebastian Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign language effect; multilingual; bilingual;

   Abstract : Would your decision-making be different if you used your foreign language? This is a topic that has gained attention in the field of cognitive psychology in recent years. Work today often involves two or more languages and at times requiring processing of information in a language that is not ones native. READ MORE