Essays about: "importance of english education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 essays containing the words importance of english education.

  1. 16. Effectiveness of English teaching with JET Programme Assistant Language Teachers and Japanese Teachers of English : Team Teaching Perceptions through Team Interviews

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Elliot Smith; [2021]
    Keywords : JET Programme; EFL; Effectiveness; Self-efficacy; Relationships; Assistant Language Teacher; Japanese Teacher of English; Japanese Education; Native Speaker;

    Abstract : This research seeks to develop further understandings of effectiveness of the  Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET)  Programme. The JET programme is an internationalisation programme of which employs primarily native English language speakers into the role of Assistant Language Teachers of whom aid in teaching English within school settings across Japan. READ MORE

  2. 17. Remembering the Holocaust : Teaching historical trauma in the English classroom through historical fiction and Maus

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Felicia Siljebrand; [2021]
    Keywords : education; didactics; language; literature; history; english; trauma; historical trauma;

    Abstract : This essay explores historical trauma through the lens of post-memory and trauma theory, and aims to analyse the representation of historical trauma in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus. By using these theories, the essay explores how trauma can be passed on through generations, and how it ultimately affects not only the people who were there to experience it, but also those generations that came after. READ MORE

  3. 18. Is Early L2 Reading of Children’s Literature a Good Idea? : How the attitudes to reading English children’s literature affect book access and teacher-library collaboration in two Swedish primary schools

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

    Author : Jennifer Oldby; Elin Rushworth; [2021]
    Keywords : EFL; ESL; English children’s literature; teacher attitudes; teacher-library collaboration; book access; early L2 reading; Extensive Reading; Book Flood; young language learners; primary school;

    Abstract : This case study investigates how teachers’ and school librarians’ attitudes towards L2 reading in years 1-4, as well as their perceived book access and teacher-library collaboration, influence the use and reading of English children’s literature in two Swedish primary schools. This study is motivated by the importance the English language has in Sweden for higher education, the previous research proving powerful language benefits of extensive L2 reading, as well as the recent proposition to strengthen the school library’s role in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 19. A Closer Look at Reading Strategies in the Swedish Syllabus for English as a Second Language : A Literature Review on Strategies for Reading in Upper Secondary School in Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Frida Brude; Alice Öhman Ekman; [2021]
    Keywords : Reading strategies; second language education; upper secondary school; literature; Swedish National Agency for Education; Lässtrategier; andraspråksundervisning; gymnasieskolan; litteratur; Skolverket;

    Abstract : Given the importance of reading in life, it is worrying that reading comprehension as well as the interest in reading among Swedish students, especially older students, have decreased during the 21st century. One way of addressing this problem is the explicit teaching of reading strategies, which has proven effective in improving reading comprehension and is supported by the revised English as a Second Language (ESL) syllabus published by the Swedish National Agency for Education (SNAE) – effective as of 1 July 2021. READ MORE

  5. 20. The effectiveness of CLIL for English language learning in Swedish primary schools

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

    Author : Gabriela Porc; Luisa Bundy; [2020]
    Keywords : CLIL; Content and Language Integrated Learning; English; ESL; Primary School; Sweden; Education; Language;

    Abstract : We live in an increasingly interconnected world where being bilingual or multilingual is the norm. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an effective way to practice important skills for global citizens. READ MORE