Essays about: "foreign languages"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words foreign languages.

  1. 1. Predicting the Unpredictable – Using Language Models to Assess Literary Quality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Yaru Wu; [2023]
    Keywords : perplexity; variance; unpredictability; homogeneity; generative pre-trained models; text generation; literary quality;

    Abstract : People read for various purposes like learning specific skills, acquiring foreign languages, and enjoying the pure reading experience, etc. This kind of pure enjoyment may credit to many aspects, such as the aesthetics of languages, the beauty of rhyme, and the entertainment of being surprised by what will happen next, the last of which is typically featured in fictional narratives and is also the main topic of this project. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sentence Stress in Songs: The Potential of Using Authentic Songs for Teaching English Sentence Stress to EFL Learners in Swedish Lower-Secondary School

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Teo Mattiasson; [2023]
    Keywords : sentence stress; pronunciation teaching; musical instruction; English as a foreign language; English songs; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Using music as a tool for teaching a foreign language has been shown to positively affect the language learning process (Balčytytė-Kurtinienė, 2018; Cañete García et al., 2022; Heidari- Shahreza & Moinzadeh, 2012), and this essay suggests that authentic English songs can be used in the teaching of EFL in lower-secondary school in Sweden to efficiently meet many aspects of the syllabus. READ MORE

  5. 4. “It doesn’t usually turn out well when you’re stuck with a book you don’t like.” A Study on Swedish Upper Secondary School Students’ Experiences of Reading English Fiction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Erik Hed; [2023]
    Keywords : English literature instruction; Swedish upper secondary school; students’ experiences; English fiction; English as a foreign language EFL ; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This research project investigates Swedish upper secondary school students’ experiences of engaging with English fiction, both within and outside of the context of their English language classroom. Three focus group interviews were conducted with 18 upper secondary school students from the southern parts of Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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