Essays about: "importance of the use of english Language"

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1. 1. "We live in Sweden; We use Swedish to understand" : A study on L1 functions and students' attitudes toward L1 use in a Swedish L2 English learning environment

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Johanna Pettersson; [2024]
   Keywords : Sweden; L1 use; L1 functions; English; L2 learning environment; student attitudes; codeswitching; translanguaging; monolingual learning environment; multilingual learning environment; bilingualism;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes toward first language (L1) use in a second language (L2) English learning environment. In addition, it aims to explore the functions of L1 use. Through a qualitative approach with both observations and interviews, a pattern of L1 use was noticed. READ MORE

3. 2. Using Frederick Douglass’s Autobiography to Promote Cultural Awareness

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Manuella Jabra; [2023]
   Keywords : Slave narrative; intercultural language teaching; autobiography;

   Abstract : This essay examines in what ways Frederick Douglass’s autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be used to promote cultural awareness in the English subject of Swedish upper secondary school. To explore this question, the essay uses the concepts from Byram et al's. READ MORE

4. 3. Proficient speakers : A literature review on what it means to be orally proficient as a speaker of English

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Kim Fahlström; [2023]
   Keywords : Fluency; speech; oral proficiency; assessment;

   Abstract : An increasing amount of people use the English language, even those with other first languages. Therefore, there is an interest in investigating various aspects of the English language. The present study aims to investigate what it means to be orally proficient as a speaker of English. READ MORE

5. 4. An Intervention Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the ESL Classroom: English teacher perspectives on the Effectiveness of ChatGPT for Personalized Language LearningEn

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

   Author : Abrar Mohammad Ali; [2023]
   Keywords : ChatGPT; AI-based tools; Personalized language learning; ESL classroom; ESL; L2; Individualized learning; Tailored tasks; Digital-tools; Chatbots; Artificial Intelligence TPACK; Adaptive learning; educational tools;

   Abstract : The recent release of AI tools for public use allows for the development of novel teaching approaches for goals that often present challenges in the classroom, such as the need for personalized learning materials. The current study enlists a four-week ChatGPT-based personalized learning intervention in tandem with a teacher questionnaire and interviews in two upper-secondary schools in Southern Sweden to investigate English teacher perceptions of the benefits and challenges of using AI for personalized language learning. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedish Upper Secondary English Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices Regarding CLIL

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

   Author : Tina Erlvik; Alexander Rau; [2023]
   Keywords : Content and Language Integrated Learning; CLIL; Teacher beliefs; Teacher practices; Foreign language instructions;

   Abstract : English has been on the rise on the global stage for the last half century, and is now the most studied second language, being used regularly in international academia, social and mainstream media and international relations. In Sweden, the increase in the use of English is particularly noticeable in the country’s higher education system, with recent studies reporting a significant increase in English as the language of instruction. READ MORE