Essays about: "form-focused"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word form-focused.

1. 1. EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices for Grammar Teaching. A Qualitative Interview Study at Lower Secondary School in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Lisa Wassén; [2023-06-14]
   Keywords : Teacher beliefsl; teacher practice; EFL; grammar teaching; lower secondary school;

   Abstract : Grammar teaching plays a crucial role in second language acquisition. However, in the specific context of lower secondary schools in Sweden, the emphasis on communicative language skills often overshadows the importance of grammar. This study aimed to examine the role of grammar teaching in EFL classrooms. READ MORE

3. 2. Form-focused or meaning-focused? : Grammar tasks in EFL textbooks for English 5 in upper secondary school

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : form-focused; meaning-focused; instruction; grammar; tasks; CLT;

   Abstract : This paper investigates what role grammar plays, what grammatical content is included, and whether focus on form or meaning dominates in six EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks for English 5. Through the methodology content analysis, the grammatical content is calculated, categorized, and analyzed with coding frames in three parts: form-focused instruction and grammar tasks and meaning-focused instruction and grammar tasks, context, and grammatical categories. READ MORE

4. 3. Grammar practice activities in a Swedish ELT textbook for year 9

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Jimmy Rosberg; [2023]
   Keywords : grammar practice activity; present; practice produce; ELT material; SLA;

   Abstract : This study investigates the prevalence and proportion of explicit grammar practice activities in relation to a present, practice, and produce structure to find out if it is possible to derive an approach to grammar teaching that is used in the English language learning material Magic! 9. Current SLA research suggests that explicit grammar teaching facilitates L2 acquisition if grammatical activities focus on meaning over decontextualized form-focused drills. READ MORE

5. 4. Teachers' Prefered Timing of Form Focused Instruction : A Study of Grade 4 - 6 English Teachers' Preference for Isolated- and Integrated FFI in Swedish Compulsory School

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Johannes Backlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Form-focused instruction; grammatical instruction; integrated FFI; isolated FFI; grade 4-6; English teachers; Swedish compulsory school;

   Abstract : Abstract  This study examined grade 4-6 English teachers’ preferred approach regarding the timing of grammatical instruction, developed and distinguished by Spada and Lightbown (2008) as isolated and integrated form-focused instruction (FFI). Both isolated FFI and integrated FFI are described as taking place in primarily meaning-based communicative classrooms. READ MORE

6. 5. Teachers ́ perceptions and enactment of the communicative classroom : A qualitative study of four teachers ́ attitudes towards communicative language teaching at upper secondary schools in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Rebecca Valfridsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition; Communicative Language Teaching; The Principled Communicative Approach;

   Abstract : The Swedish syllabus for English promotes a communicative approach to language teaching, but does not offer concrete guidelines regarding how a communicative classroom should be enacted. This leaves a great deal of interpretation up to each individual teacher. READ MORE