Essays about: "importance of speaking english"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words importance of speaking english.

  1. 21. Speaking about Newspeak - Teaching Democracy, Critical Thinking and Language through Nineteen Eighty-Four

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tomas Wahlqvist; [2014-02-19]
    Keywords : engelska; George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-Four; critical language study; education;

    Abstract : This essay presents how to use George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a literary intergrated project of teach democracy, critical thinking, English language skills and critical language study in the English 6 EFL classroom in upper secondary school in Sweden. This literary study is done through the lens of critical pedagogy with an emphasis on the way language influences power and helps dominant groups, in both the world of Nineteen Eighty-Four as well as contemporary society, remain in control. READ MORE

  3. 22. Filipino EFL Teachers Working Abroad: Some benefits and downsides for English teachers working abroad

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Crisdella Pastera Frederiksen; [2014]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; Native Speaker Ideal; Native and Non native English speaking teachers;

    Abstract : This paper investigates foreign born teachers working as EFL educators and their attitudes towards teaching as well as their roles in teaching the English language. The purpose of this study is to examine what motivates EFL teachers to work abroad and to explore why they are highly valued in non-English speaking countries. READ MORE

  4. 23. Culture in the EFL classroom - which cultures dominate the classroom?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Marcus Hammar; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : Culture pedagogy; English as a foreign language; syllabi for English 5; 6 and 7; target language culture;

    Abstract : In this essay a number of English teachers at upper-secondary level in Sweden have responded to questions concerning the concept of "culture" from mainly two points of view. Firstly, this essay analyses which topics the teachers prioritise and what their attitudes are towards teaching culture within the subject of English. READ MORE

  5. 24. The importance of language in international development cooperation - a Cambodian case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Nina Lindberg; [2012]
    Keywords : Cambodia; language of development; Khmer language; local NGO s; international development cooperation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As in most places in the world, English is the first language used within development cooperation in Cambodia. Language is not a neutral tool of communication and each language builds on the history and culture in which it has been shaped. READ MORE

  6. 25. A study of students’ grabbing the floor : ”put up your hand and holler cause that always works”

    University essay from Sektionen för Lärarutbildning

    Author : Linda Månsson; [2010]
    Keywords : english language; education; classroom; secondary school;

    Abstract : Equality between boys and girls is often discussed and is also stipulated in The Swedish National Curriculum. The present study examines students of English in Swedish secondary school from the perspective of grabbing the conversational floor in relation to the teacher. READ MORE