Essays about: "oral proficiency teaching"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words oral proficiency teaching.

1. 1. The Effects of Different Assessment Methods on EFL-Students’ Speaking Performance. A Literature Review

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Alicia N Rådeström; Wilma Åkesson; [2022-11-30]
   Keywords : oral proficiency; speaking performance; EFL; assessment; dynamic assessment; peer-assessment; holistic assessment; analytic assessment;

   Abstract : Nowadays, it can be argued that it is becoming increasingly more important to be proficient in speaking the English language due to globalization. Examining teaching and assessment of oral proficiency is therefore important for establishing how EFL-learners’ speaking skills are most effectively taught and assessed. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessment of oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : Four teachers’ perceptions of the English Syllabus

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Ludvig Holmertz; [2022]
   Keywords : Oral proficiency assessment. Oral interaction. Oral fluency. Swedish lower secondary school. English syllabus. Oral National Test. Interpretations. Formative assessment. Summative assessment. Intended and perceived curriculum.;

   Abstract : Previous research shows that English teachers in Sweden struggle with the assessment of oral proficiency. The reasons for this are several but most of them have occurred in the gap between the intended and perceived curriculum. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of teachers' understanding, experience, and assessment of oral production, and interaction in Swedish upper secondary schools

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Eva Smit; [2020]
   Keywords : Assessment of oral proficiency; communicative competence; EFL teaching; foreign language speaking anxiety; oral interaction; oral production; oral proficiency.;

   Abstract : Oral proficiency plays a crucial part in mastering the English language. It is, because of that, heavily debated among professors and teachers. Among teachers, uncertainty prevails regarding how oral proficiency should be taught and assessed. READ MORE

5. 4. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
   Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

6. 5. The promotion of Swedish L2 students’ oral proficiency

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Hugues Samuelfolk; [2019]
   Keywords : Oral proficiency; L2 acquisition and learning; Swedish learners; speaking; interacting; English; Upper secondary school; oral proficiency teaching; Muntligfärdighet; andra språks förvärv och lärande; Svenska elever; tala; interagera; engelska; gymnasieskolan; muntlig färdighets utlärning.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to examine how Swedish teachers of English encourage the development of students’ oral proficiency in the English language. By interviewing six Swedish teachers of English at upper secondary school, the study addresses which methods are mostly used by the teachers in order to encourage the improvement of students’ oral proficiency. READ MORE