Essays about: "informal language learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words informal language learning.

  1. 1. Bildung in the language classroom. Reading literature to stimulate young people's desire to learn English

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Thomas Mellen; [2023-08-01]
    Keywords : reading; literature; bildung; didaktik; professional self-determination;

    Abstract : The power of reading literary texts to stimulate language learning, critical thinking and communicative competence is well established, yet young people are reading less literature than they did ten years ago. The aim of my research is to find out what teachers and other educational professionals can do in order to support young people to take up the habit of regular deep reading. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vocabulary development within an informal environment : Ordförrådsutveckling i en informell miljö

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

    Author : Felix Wilke; [2023]
    Keywords : Vocabulary acquisition; Extramural activities; Extramural English; Vocabulary; EFL; Vocabulary learning; L2; YELL;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the informal environment that pupils ages 3-12 are a part of while they are not in school and how extramural tools aid their vocabulary learning. According to Sundqvist and Wikström (2016) children today are growing up in a world of digital development and advancement and at the same time being a part of it. READ MORE

  4. 3. Informal Learning Spaces : Exploring Contextual Social Interactions to Support Second Language Learning Outside of the Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Juliana Hernández Báez; [2022]
    Keywords : language learning; embodied interaction; contextual learning; human-computer interaction;

    Abstract : Migration has been increasing in the last years in the European Union, something that challenges social integration because of the language barrier. In the case of Sweden, although the government offers newcomers basic education to teach the language, small communities and local associations had been creating spaces to learn Swedish outside of a classroom environment. READ MORE

  5. 4. The potential of Facebook Groups as a learning tool : The case of an English-language community of practice.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Novia; [2022]
    Keywords : Facebook Groups; second and foreign language teaching and learning; informal language learning; collaborative learning.;

    Abstract : In recent years, Facebook has become a tool for practicing English. Language educators have been trying to integrate the social context of a community of practice into formal teaching, as a complement to classroom-based learning. However, social media platforms are used independently outside of the school context. READ MORE

  6. 5. Teachers’ perspectives and experiences of Extramural English

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Qendresa Dobratiqi; Tomas Tonzar; [2022]
    Keywords : Extramural Activities; Extramural English; Incidental Learning; Informal Learning; Second Language Learners; Teachers Perspectives;

    Abstract : In a world where we are increasingly connected to one another, the English language surrounds us here in Sweden. Children today grow up in an environment where they are exposed to the English language and the Swedish language simultaneously through various media and activities. READ MORE