Essays about: "language teaching approach and culture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words language teaching approach and culture.
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1. Representations of Culture in ESL Textbooks for Young Learners
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : In both LGR 11 and LGR 22 (Skolverket, 2019; Skolverket, 2022) Skolverket prescribes that those students within the English subject should be given opportunities to learn about the culture in different English-speaking areas. The researcher therefore investigated the extent to which the culture of different English-speaking countries is represented in ESL textbooks. READ MORE
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2. Bienvenue A Qualitative Study on How Identity of Foreign-Born Teachers Is Constructed in the French Classroom
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärandeAbstract : With the intention of understanding the opportunities, challenges, and construction of identity that foreign teachers encounter through their work in France, my study is grounded in the theory that identity is changeable, ongoing, and influenced by both past and current living situations. Furthermore, the professional, social and cultural theories propose that identity is constructed through our work and our place within a group or a culture. READ MORE
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3. Do we even care about politeness anymore? : A mixed-methods study of societal perceptions on pragmatic competence in English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Politeness is viewed as an admirable trait by most people, yet what it means to be polite is arguably a controversial issue when it comes to using English, as people of different ages, education levels, and proficiency levels use English daily, and may have different views on politeness. These observations raise questions about whether there are certain universal pragmatic rules, or if pragmatic rules are primarily language- and/or culture-specific. READ MORE
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4. Who can “I” or “we” be without Gender? An online ethnographic study to understand identity inside the alchemy of agender
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : This research is a curiosity for the spaces outside the gender binary, the spaces where an “I” and a “we” could manifest unencumbered by this hierarchical binary[1]. The binary is often in gender research considered a system of understanding sexed peoples in this world based on their differential position in relation to one another. READ MORE
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5. An International Language? -Cultural Representation in English textbooks for Swedish Schools
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : Culture and language are intrinsically linked, and the question of how to approach teaching culture whilst teaching a language is always going to be one teachers have to ask themselves. A textbook is a tool which is meant to aid teachers and remove some of the burden of decision-making from their shoulders. READ MORE