Essays about: "non-native students"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words non-native students.

  1. 16. Achieving Communicative Competence in Business English : A study of teacher and participant attitudes in Business English courses

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Malin Jonsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Communicative competence; BELF; Native speaker; Non-native speaker; Second language acquisition; Pronunciation;

    Abstract : The increasing globalization of trade has resulted in a growing need for Swedish corporations to ensure that their work force is able to communicate in English. In order to meet this demand, there is a growing market of companies offering courses in Business English. READ MORE

  3. 17. Teaching Methods of Foreign Languages : Teaching and learning of Spanish language in Kabul

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Freshta Zahir; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Second languages which are also called foreign languages are learnt beside native spoken languages and they are learnt in a systematic way (Hinkel, 2005). Spanish and English are widely spoken around the globe and they have improved a lot in Afghanistan, especially SPanish after Spanish military existence in teh country as part of ISAF after 2001 to Afghanistan and after the establishment of some private schools where Spanish is a part of curriculum. READ MORE

  4. 18. EFL vs. ELF

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Emma Karlsson; [2012-04-27]
    Keywords : teaching; English as a lingua franca ELF ; English as a foreign language;

    Abstract : The study explores whether or not the Swedish syllabus of English would allow the teaching of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Furthermore, the study investigates the attitudes towards the teaching of ELF among Swedish teachers of English. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of Different Proficiency Levels of Swedish as L2 on Vocabulary Acquisition of English as L3 : Cross-linguistic influences between Swedish as L2 and English as 3 at Upper-Secondary School

    University essay from Institutionen för språkdidaktik

    Author : Maria Gevorkian; [2012]
    Keywords : Additional Language Acquisition;

    Abstract : The fact that English is not only a widespread foreign language,a recognized lingua franca in Sweden but even one of the major subjects at Swedish secondary school promotes its acquisition at all levels of everyday life. The increasing mobility of the world population has resulted in a unique situation when English is acquired as L3 by many students. READ MORE

  6. 20. Contrast and Concession: The Use of However, Nevertheless, Yet and Still in Native and Non-Native Student Writing

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Brian Davies; [2011]
    Keywords : Academic writing; contrast markers; collocational patterns; concessive relationships; prototypical usage; native language transfer;

    Abstract : Previous comparative studies of usage of contrast markers have found that Swedish non-native speakers of English underuse and overuse different individual items compared to native speakers. This paper compares the use of the contrast markers however, nevertheless/nonetheless, yet and still in essays in linguistics to determine how and why they might be used differently. READ MORE