Essays about: "immigrant background"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 87 essays containing the words immigrant background.

  1. 31. Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Newly Arrived Students: Challenges and Opportunities

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

    Author : Oscar Szántó; [2018]
    Keywords : refugee students; immigrant students; newly arrived students;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to find out what a sample selection of teachers in Malmö and Lund, Sweden, perceived to be the most common strengths and challenges of newly arrived students when learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The study was conducted as there have been very few studies so far in Sweden on this particular subject, as well as an influx of newly arrived students in the recent years. READ MORE

  3. 32. Mental ill health in adult refugees : A literature study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Ranju Purewal; [2018]
    Keywords : Mental health; refugees; experience; mental illness; mental disorder;

    Abstract : Background: Today, there are over 65 million refugees exist worldwide and arrival of the refugees has increased rapidly in Sweden as well. Refugees and asylum seekers may be more susceptible to mental disorders because of the traumatic events they encounter prior to immigration and adverse circumstances in the new country. READ MORE

  4. 33. English Language Learning Motivation of First Generation Immigrant Students from Low Socio-Economic Background in Swedish Secondary Schools

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Mehkar Sheikh; [2018]
    Keywords : Motivation; Immigrants; Swedish secondary schools; Socio-economic Status; English language learning;

    Abstract : This study explores the factors that influence the English language learning motivation of first generation immigrant students from a low socio-economic class in the city of Växjö, Sweden. Qualitative research methods are applied and semi-structured, in-depth individual as well as group interviews are used to collect the empirical data. READ MORE

  5. 34. "I am not defined by how I look or where I am from" : An intersectional qualitative analysis about young women with immigrant background in Sweden and their views on identities

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Mariana Ortiz; Ulrika Ekeroth; [2018]
    Keywords : intersectionality; immigrant; women; people of color; identity; Sweden; intersektionalitet; invandrare; kvinnor; identitet; Sverige;

    Abstract : There are several studies regarding immigrants in Sweden with focus on integration and their situation in the labour market. However, few studies have focused on people with immigrant background and their view on identity, and even fewer have focused on women. READ MORE

  6. 35. The role of peers’ background, peers’ school adjustment and peer delinquency in predicting immigrant youths’ school adjustment

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Victoria Kolic; Therese Nyhlén; [2018]
    Keywords : immigrant youth; peer influence; school adjustment; truancy; school liking; delinquency;

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