Essays about: "learner motivation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words learner motivation.

  1. 1. Willingness to Communicate in EFL Classrooms: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Upper Secondary Students in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Jasmine Mohamed; [2023-10-17]
    Keywords : English; Willingness to Communicate; WTC; Student; Learner; EFL;

    Abstract : This qualitative research paper aims to investigate the EFL learner perspective on WTC and which factors influence their WTC. Additionally, another aim is to investigate if there is a difference in WTC between English and Swedish for the learners and what causes it. READ MORE

  3. 2. "I immediately think about philosophy" : A study of learners' attitudes toward English poetry in the EFL classroom

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

    Author : Anna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : second language learning; English foreign language; literature; poetry; attitudes; motivation; learner perspective; Swedish upper secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : Poetry has great potential benefits for second language (L2) classrooms as a source for increasing language awareness and linguistic structures different from the rules learners may be taught in class. This potential of poetry and methods for teaching poetry is relatively well researched, while the learner perspective has received comparatively little attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. Differentiation in Practice? A Study on what Challenges English Teachers Face in Applying Differentiation

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

    Author : Sandy Ny; Laila Amouri; [2023]
    Keywords : Challenges; differentiation; heterogeneous classrooms; inclusion; IDs individual difference; language acquisition; motivation; special needs learner; self regulation;

    Abstract : Differentiation concerns teachers’ strategies and methods to design teaching in response to the natural variation in heterogeneous classrooms. In this study, it is looked upon as a method of inclusion in English teaching to enhance the students’ learning regardless of their levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. Physically oriented learning meets vocabulary acquisition and motivation: how the ESL classroom can combine with PE through cross-curricular collaboration

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

    Author : Axel Olsson; Ali Tbena; [2023]
    Keywords : CLIL; Cross-curricular; Embodied learning; English as a second language; Motivation; Physical education; Vocabulary acquisition;

    Abstract : A positive relationship between physical motion and learning is widely acknowledged. However, few studies have investigated the potential effects of combining physical movement with second language learning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fallen Between the Cracks : Students’ Motivation and Use of Learning Strategies in English 5: A comparison between an academic and a vocational program

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

    Author : Rickard Hammar; [2023]
    Keywords : motivation; Self-Regulated Learning; vocational programs; academic programs; upper-secondary school; Sweden;

    Abstract : Recent reports have indicated that students’ motivation is declining, and that students in vocational programs show particularly low motivation. However, studies show that motivation and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) strategies are closely intertwined, where motivation is depicted as an instigating and maintaining force that fuels a learner’s efforts toward a goal, and SRL-strategies are the actions that learners use to solve different tasks and structure their own learning processes. READ MORE