Essays about: "motivation second language"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 115 essays containing the words motivation second language.
-
21. The use of social media for promoting vocabulary acquisition in the L2 classroom
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)Abstract : Social media as a tool in the classroom is not a concept one hears much about. Being that social media is still a relatively new phenomenon, this is not particularly strange. Research surrounding the subject is sparse, but there are several articles that show there being a possible place for social media in the classroom. READ MORE
-
22. Always Mind Me: Responding Subjectively to Literary Texts in Order to Create the Ideal L2 Self in the EFL Classroom
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay aims to examine the applicability and relevance of subjective reader response in relation to second language (L2) motivation within literature education in the classroom of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). With support from previous research within the field of reader response theory (RRT), this essay argues that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education Thus, this essay answers the following questions: 1) Does subjective reader response contribute to creating motivation among students in EFL (literature) teaching, and if so, how can this theory be implemented? 2) Does subjective reader response support students’ construction of what Zoltán Dörnyei refers to as “Ideal L2 self”? 3) What are the main benefits of using a reader response approach? The results support the hypothesis that a subjective reader response approach contributes to increasing students’ motivation in relation to literature education. READ MORE
-
23. Motivation among high and low achievers in English : A qualitative study of students’ motivational orientation in an upper-secondary school in Sweden
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The aim of this degree project was to identify motivational orientations among upper-secondary school students in grade 12. A qualitative approach, namely analysis of interviews, was used to explore six participants’ views on and reasons for learning the English language. READ MORE
-
24. Teachers’ Perceptions of Written Corrective Feedback in the English L2 Classroom in Sweden
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)Abstract : Providing feedback on learners’ written production is an integral part of English as a second language (L2) teaching, and it is thus important that teachers know when and how to apply such feedback, and how it affects learners. In the current study, we use a semi-structured interview design focusing on the concepts of implementation, motivation and emotion to explore teacher beliefs regarding the usefulness and reception of written corrective feedback (WCF) in a Swedish, lower-secondary L2 English teaching context. READ MORE
-
25. Motivation and different types of feedback : A study on Focus on Form (FonF) and student motivation
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This study investigates whether there is a relationship between student motivation and Focus on Form (FonF) frequency in English language teaching (ELT), with a focus on Swedish upper secondary school. The goal is to identify potential patterns of inefficiency in ELT that may need remediation, and to investigate potential benefits of promoting student motivation in ELT. READ MORE
